I was 11, it was a thursday (I know because I used to have to go to this thing on thursday to fix my swallowing before I could get braces) I was stressed out and took a razor from the closet where we kept bath supplies, toothpaste, razors, soap etc... and cut myself on the side of my left hand under the pinkie finger because I had no idea what I was doing and thought it would be easier to draw blood there because of the wrinkles when I made a fist... It started out small and has progressed over time... please stop! it can be very dangerous, you can bleed to death, then of course everyone has scars, then there are the stiches and the hateful treatment of medical personal...well not all docs look at it the same, there is a huge stigma, some are understanding but nervous, wanting you to promise to be safe, call them etc... my experience has been good, none of them have freaked out yet... most of them have worked with patients who have self-injured before... really, please try to resist, it is a horrible addiction... how long have you done it?

I start when i had just turned 13 i took a razer from the bathroom and starting cutting my legs because my mum was saying horrible things about me i carnt remember what it was she said know. But the scars are horrible and needing stitches is worse because i lie about what has happened.

I was a 11 years old, it was a nice summer day. I had just found out that my family was being kicked out of our house. I had left crying and I became tired of crying and I went into my room. I sat on my bed and started to hit my head on the wall. Then suddenly I started to throw myself into things in my room. Slowly that turned into biting, scratching, and then cutting. My doctor was surprised and yet concerned when I told her this past May of this year. She made sure that I was cleaning them and made sure that I should cover them properly.

I started when I was 14, I was reaching up into a cupboard to get a container & it fell on my head. My mom was nice to me after yelling at me earlier. It distracted me & I got comfort.

The next day after yelling at me again, I found a wooden stick & hit my leg until it bruised. Then I realized I couldn't explain it to my parents how I got it, but it still distracted me.

Now 23 years later, I picked up a broken disposable razor in August and cut my arm after a fight with a friend.

I finally told my doctor Wednesday, she was surprising unfreaked about it. I am trying to get into therapy right now for this & a couple other issues.

Yes, this is very serious.

*hugs*

Jondy, I have done it for about a couple of months. More frequently in the past couple of weeks. I just use a plastic knife so I am not even sure if that is even considered cutting. I do have red marks and a couple of cuts.

it is a form of SI, next time you feel the urge try using some coping skills, laerning why/ when you do it will help you find good coping skill i.e. anger= destroying some clay, blood= red food coloring sadness= funny movie etc...

oh and then there are general distractions like, running

The thing is, is that I really like to do it. I love to see the marks the next day. I love becoming dizzy and feeling like I am going to pass out. I now have these obsessions of breaking my arm.

confused.. you said you used a plastic knife.. so not much blood, so why are you feeling dizzy? I think we all get those type of fixations but hopefully they don't come true! I know it feels good but as you can tell already it keeps getting worse

I think I get dizzy because I am usually hypervenilating and full of rage while I do it.

I started self injuring when I was eight. I had endured 8 years of child sexual abuse, parents divorce, and being nearly kidnapped by a stranger, and school bullies. I began by (during lunchtimes at school) finding the sharpest stick I could from under the trees. I then used it to carve things into my leg, such as UGLY and BITCH and a sad face... sometimes even my name. Every time I did it it got deeper and deeper. I then used to do it during assembly and other kids would have competitions to see who could go the deepest.... I feel guilty about that. It led to cutting with knives and blades... and now 18 years later here I am, trying to stop. Its definitely a serious thing. You should try to get help if you self injure, every time gets worse and you never know whether you would end up bleeding to death somewhere. My psydoc doesn't really talk to me about the self harm, she talks with me about ways to handle a crisis or stress, and once I use those things, sometimes I can stop myself. Most times, not...But you see, 18 years of a habit is hard to break....

Cutting with a plastic knife id self harm, I did it in the hospital and got caught. They were concerned and watched me for 24 hours. But I have aloso cut with real knives, razors, cans, ect...I started after college when I didn't know what to do with my life. It is a very serious thing. DBT helped me. I've been in therapy 10 years but I've only gone 6 months without self harm. It's a hard habit to break!

pls don't break your arm! there are some other things you can do besides SI
is life stressful right now? why do you do it?

i've always done it. for as long as i can remember. i know kids in 1st grade made fun of me for it.... and it started before that. i hardly do it anymore, but i still have a lot of trouble.
SI can be anything that you do to cause pain i think. It's been over 10 yrs since i've cut on purpose...but i bite my tongue and dig my nails into myself now =/

i was 12 and had an argument with my mum i sat and my desk and started to play with a fountain pen to distract me..i couldnt get the lid off and i was pulling at it really hard when it finally came free it the nib went straight into my arm...when i pulled it out there was a hole and lots of bllod...then i realised i no longer felt frustrated and it just developed from there

I was 9 yrs,old.Accidental cutting (on the farm)led to burnig,then stabbing myself,injecting household cleaners (I was hospitalized for months)to jumping out of a car,to crashing my car speeding.After alot of surgeries ,skin grafts and recontsructive procedures,like fixing my liver after the stabbing I am quickly coming up to 4 yrs. without si and life isnt ALWAYS perfect but a whoole lot better!