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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What Have I Done

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The other day as I looked at myself in the mirror I tried to imagine my life without the hideous scars on my stomach and my arms. There are days where I live in regret and say how stupid of me, what are people going to think? Do they look at me and say to themselves, " what could have been so bad for her to do something like that to herself?"
People have different ways of dealing with their anger, this is my way. I constantly hear people say you have to find a better way of handling your stress and blah, blah, blah. I just have to say this. I don't care. I have stopped trying to cover up my arms. If people like me than it will be for who I am and they would know that the last thing i need to hear is find a better solution. Unless your a cutter you may never know. I believe that I have to want it inorder to stop, but right now I'm not sure I'm ready.
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Its scarry cause thats exactly the way i feel!! Im sick of having to hide myself away from eveything cause im scared of what people would think of me and my scars over my arms and wrists. Im over it! I hate when people say theres a 'better' way to handle stress and my depression and anxiety. People like that dont know how hard it is for people like us. Most of my family and friends know what im going through so i shouldnt have to hide it anymore! They dont understand why i cut,or why i wont stop. The truth is, i dont want to stop, not yet anyway. I'll stop phyisically harming myself when im ready, when i stop hurting inside.
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*tears*
i tottaly see where you comming from i am here
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In my newbieness, i do too. Very moving.
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