Self-Injury Support Group
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I am just curious as to what the age group for SI is. It seems like mainly teens but then again maybe not. I am just wondering what the average age group is and what the average length of time people struggle with it is. Below please comment with the age you were when you first started SI and the age you stopped or if you still do comment with the age you are and state that you are still self injuring. Very interested to see what the results are.
Me-
Started:12
Stopped: Still struggling but haven't cut for a week almost
Age: 14
Me-
Started:12
Stopped: Still struggling but haven't cut for a week almost
Age: 14
I am trying to stop but still cut.
I am twenty years old.
Have not stopped, plan to do so in the future.
Age 21
Stopped: Still cutting but less often than i did before. i can go upto a few months sometimes.
Age: 29
*info for your poll. my mom started as a teenager and continued up until she passed away. she was 55 and still self injuring.
12- Began cutting
Stopped on and off. Alot. Longest I have gone is close to 7 months.
18- Still cutting,
Stopped: I'm still not sure if I want to stop, but I think I'm starting to realize I should. I haven't cut in 9 days.
Age: I'm 15.
I'm 36 now. I still get urges, but I can talk myself out of it.
Stopped at 16
Now 19.
Still trying to stop
I'm 22 yrs old
working on stopping
age 20
stopped when i was 17 but recently relapsed
im now 20
Age now: 21
Still struggling. It's only been about a week since I last cut.