Self-Injury Support Group

Whether you or someone you know or love struggles with self-injury, this is the community to discuss your experience, find support, meet others going through the same, and get advice on how to stop. Working together, we can help find alternative coping skills to reduce the urge to self-harm.

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lilduckie 09/06/2009

I have been a cutter since I was 13yrs old. I am now 27yrs old. I have been trying to recover that past 2 yrs or so. I have cut since then but I am trying. Anyway I have recently for the past month or two been pulling hang nails. My finace' says that I am doing the same as cutting. Do you think that is true. I dont know. I never thought about it. It hurts at times to do it and I do bleed. I know it looks ughly. I dont know. I do have strong erggas to cut a lot. pls help me. thnxs.

mrsdough 09/06/2009

yeah its pretty much the same thing unfortunatly!! unless your able to cope with something else its really hard not to do some sort of damage one way or the other!!! SI isn't just cutting and burning, its anything that causes pain and bleeding that is intentional!!! HUGS

lilduckie 09/06/2009

oh ok. smiles that helps. Never thought bout it that way. not coping well is hard for me right now. :(

deleted_user 09/06/2009

i do this alot, i dont even realise that i'm doin it half the time but i used to bite my nails alot wen i was a kid so i'm pretty sure it's linked to that aswell

mrsdough 09/06/2009

yeah not coping is really hard!! Its the worst part of an SI addiction!

lilduckie 09/07/2009

wow. Im a nail biter and trying hard to stope but now its my cutitles. oy. It sucks. make all my insecurity come out.

deleted_user 09/07/2009

hi. it is pretty much the same. anything causeing harm to yourself, including hair pulling, and anything that causes pain to your body or damage i feel is the same. HUGS to you..

lilduckie 09/07/2009

Yeah I just cut all my nails off last night and I was growing them out. I still bite them and dont want to anymore. It sucks ass. I did pull 4 hang nails last night. This sucks. I need to learn how to stop. I am not sure what to do but some how I need to stop. I want nice nails like most girls have. Something will happen. I thank you for all ur help. smiles.

deleted_user 09/08/2009

Hello, I am new to this site, I cut at my finger nails, the side of them, the little skin around the nail and just dig till they bleed then start on another nail or toe nail. It's gross I hate it, I feel alone and scared, 4 hours could go by and I'm still cutting in the bathroom. I feel scared and alone, I have been doing this since I was young.
Your not alone, I think if you sit there and obsess on an imperfection on your nail or skin and you dig to get it out and bleed, then we are hurting ourself, self injuring for sure.
I hope you feel better. Man I hope I feel better too!! I'm tired of making myself bleed. It is interfering with my social life as well.
Write back if you like to.

lilduckie 09/09/2009

Yep I have more canscious of what I am doing and I still cant stop. My fingers are so ughly. It drivers me crazy!!!! I just cant stop. Oy.
Bablyoncandle: I know you will be ok. I am here for you as well as others. If you need to talk I am here. It is hard to deal with our inperfections. I am so in the same boat as many others. It is so hard right now and I dont even know why. HUGS to you guys.

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