Hi, I'm new.... :\

Name: Ellie
Age: 16
Location: USA
Gender: Female
Form of Self Injury: cutting, scratching, burning, beating myself up... pretty much anything you can think of.
Why do you Self Injure? I Si to kinda feel numb, to forget about life, to focus when I cant think straight, to just... deal.
When was your first time? A couple years ago, when ( Read more... )

Name: Danielle
Age: 20
Location: North Carolina, usa.
Gender: Female
Form of Self Injury: Cutting, burning,
Why do you Self Injure? Pain is easier to feel fiscally than emotionally, I do it to drain out the emotional pain.
When was your first time? September, 2003
Where do you most often Self Injure? Hips, stomach, chest.
What do you use? razors, ( Read more... )

Name: Kim
Age: 14
Location: Ireland
Gender: Female
Form of Self Injury: Cutting
Why do you Self Injure? to deal with anger, pain, rejection, sadness, and to feel like I can control when/were I do it. I am control
When was your first time? Last October 2008
Where do you most often Self Injure? My Right leg, both of my legs, thies, and sometimes wrists, ( Read more... )

Hi.  My name is Tamara and I am new to this community.  It has been a couple years since I last injured myself.  I have been doing much better and have surrounded myself with things and people that make me happy and feel more positive.  I have always found comfort in writing.  Writing has helped me get through a lot of the struggles that I have ( Read more... )

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Name: Rachel
Age: Eighteen
Location: California
Gender: Female
Form of Self Injury: Cutting, bruising
Why do you Self Injure? Stress reliever. Keeps my thoughts at bay so I can concentrate and so I can just forget.

When was your first time? When I was twelve with a metal pick of sorts.

Where do you most often Self Injure? I used to cut exclusively on my ( Read more... )

Name: Lizzie
Age: 20
Location: Norwich, UK
Gender: Female
Form of Self Injury: Cutting, Bruising, Plucking out (pubic) hairs, Throwing myself down stairs, Mostly cutting.

Why do you Self Injure? Because I get so angry and frustrated, it is my only outlet. I adore the scars and I love picking at them before they're healed. Only occaisionally can a ( Read more... )

Name: Nicole
Age: Eighteen
Location: New York
Gender: Female
Form of Self Injury: Cutting, Scratching, Biting, Burning, Hair Pulling, Pinching, Bruising, Hitting

Why do you Self Injure? To deal with my crazy emotions, it makes me feel alive and lets me know I can feel, makes me feel in control, I like the sight of blood, sometimes out of sheer boredom ( Read more... )

i want to kill myself right now.....
help

My first post to this community.

Was addicted to Self Harm for 4/5 years.
My mum found out twice. Didn't stop it.

I've stopped now, but still get cravings to do it.
I loved the feeling of release it gave me.
It's what got me so addicted.

<3