HI! I'm 17 and I've got 1 week... welcome!

Hey I am 22... it hasnt been as long for me :( but I am working harder and harder each day.... to walk away from the hurt. I have a lot of support... that helps so much... so thats all I can give you... that and keep yourself busy, always stay active and try running... it frees your mind. Good Luck and if you need to talk I am here for ya!

Hello new friend..Congrats on your 2 weeks cut free!! I know it's hard, but please try to resist that urge. I'm 5 weeks cut free today and very proud. When the urge try to get me, I come here! I use rubberband therapy too sometimes but this site has been a God-send! Let me know if you need anyone to talk to!!...love, Sandy

welcome and congratulations!!

I am 37... it has been 4 days for me at noon.


*hugs*

YAY!!! 2 weeks, congrats!! It's been 2 months for me! Alot of therapy... keeping all razors, blades, knifes etc... far from my reach, which btw... is hard because I live alone... but I struggle everyday. Hang in there... talking to someone helps me too!
xoxo

Hey, I'm 15 and struggled with self-harming for 3 years. I have not done it in over 125 days. Which is the longest I have ever gone since I started... My best advice is if you need something instantly to take away a current urge and there is nothing else you can do, hold ice under your tongue. OR if that doesnt work put it on the place you want to cut. It will definately make you feel the pain/burning of how cold it is. And as for not being able to stop thinking about it...I dont mean to make things look bad...but there is still not a day that I dont think about it. You just have to stay strong and let the urges pass. One thing I promise you, is it will get easier in time the longer you go without giving in. And in the meanwhile, I'm here for you if you wanna chat, sometimes a good friend that can keep you distracted with something else does you well.

One last thing I would like to add though...if you are trying to quit...quit for yourself. Not because someone wants you to, or tells you you have to. That is one thing you will not hear from me "you have to quit" IT does no good and only makes the person feel guilty, at least thats what it did to me in my own oppinion. And honestly...you won't be able to stop for good until you realize the harm it does and how it affects more than just what you see...it will ruin every aspect of your life...but until you can see that for yourself...that means nothing.

Well, I'm 53 and I've been cutting since I was a teen ager. I hadn't cut for about a month or a little over. I just talked to my ex online and such and started crying so hard that I couldn't breath. He wanted the breakup not me and I knew that the only thing that would stop my tears was to cut. So I've been razorblading for about 45 minutes. I'm glad that I have cats to blame the marks on so no one at work tomorrow will question me. I'm so hurt and so angry that the only thing that helps this type of mood for me is too cut. I can believe that I'm alive and not in hell when I see the blood. I have alot of scar tissue to get through, but I just love the sight of the blood. He soothes me in some sick way. I tried talking to some hot line before I cut myself, but all they wanted to know was whether I was suicidal or not. Stupid bastards. Even when you do the "right" thing like call for help they still just don't get it at all.

WELL DONE , and if you need to talk feel free to send me a message .. well done again

Thanks guys. I'll try to keep fighting this urge.

keep it up!!! i know how hard it is....