
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.

avril
i know this might sound strange but i need to understand it. last night i cut the name of the man who abused me into my wrist with a knife. has anyone ever done such a thing like this?? and can anyone suggest why i did it? i really need to know because its going to be a bad scar and i know its totally messed up but i cant even remember what i was thinking at the time. now im stuck with it for life. please. any suggestions im ok to criticise. just need to know something. anything?? :O:(:X:@

deleted_user
I have done this before and It is such a crazy thing to do babe, but just like you, I wasn't thinking straight at the time. Anyways, using something like Bio-oil is really good, dramatically reduces the scars. Hope this helps

deleted_user
I have heard of people doing this before. I haven't done it (but if I did there'd be a few names on there)

deleted_user
yes i have. i have cut the man i lost into my wrist and on my leg with a razorblade. your not weird and in your case you might have done it because you did'nt know how to deal with the hate you had for this guy ,.so you did it the only way you knew how...hope this helps

deleted_user
He hurt you, which left a mark, a mark you can't see but feel. You left his mark for the work to see. That's the way I look at it.
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