News of Cutting and Self Injury Forum

Hi,

I’m new here and I hope someone has some insight for me.
I have cut and hurt myself in the past but it has been quite mild and I’ve been able to stop by myself. However I am scared I might start again.

A Brief history: About 15 years ago, when I was at high school, I was having suicidal thoughts and cut myself in the wrist. I didn’t want to kill myself so ...

I have self harmed tonight I need help
I’m on anti d's
I’ve been referred to group but I need more help and I don’t know where to turn??

I just read a comment on another thread about self injuring with other people, and was just wondering of anyone does this in a group or with another person? if so why?

for me SI is a solitary and personal thing, I couldn't do it in front of anyone else, so id just like to know how others feel about this

hope this question isnt triggering or offensive - still not quite sure what might ...

I've gone months being happy and not letting everything bother me. Tonight I just snapped and everything that hasn't bothered me just struck me. I've never had any luck with guys. I've had one boyfriend who dated me out of pity. He then liked one of my best friends and she liked him and I gave my consent to her even though deep down it hurt me so bad it felt like my heart was ...

I've been eating yew leaves.

Also berries, but only the harmless meat, not the very poisonous seeds.

I would eat entire branch (it is a pine-like tree) of about 6 to 8 inches with all leaves. This was far from lethal dose, but I would feel sleepy at first.

Also I felt more wise and spiritual. Also calmed a lot, comforted. The pain of living is unbearable and I have drowned it in pornography, but ...

Hi, i'm new here...and i have not cut in about three months.
I am sixteen and have been SIing since i was about eight...it started with me hitting myself and throwing my body at walls and stuff. Then i started purposely touching the woodstove and burning myself with matches. I had a problem with drugs at a young age and then i stated cutting and i have just recently stopped becaue i have decided that ...

Now you´ve got a visitor from far away :) I'm an ex-self injurer from Sweden, now studying to be a nurse. I had a severe self destructive behavior for many years, but now I call myself recovered ... Whatever that is. I can still feel anxiety sometimes, but not as often. And when I do, I can handle it. I like my life and consider myself quite ...

i am sorry if this offends anyone but wht ages do people cut from cos i have a person at my school who does for attentio seeking and my nurse at school told me at my age many people do it but not many oldeer people do it. is this true?

i am fifteen i have been self harming for a while now, but i think i have it under control, but i have developed a wierd twitch thingy.its whenever i think of things like my past the problems i have had with my eating my parents and the self harm.
mostly he self harm but it is getting annoying. people say i am putting it on but i am not. its like whenever i think ...

Does anyone here know how to get rid of scars? I have been cutting, burning, bruising, etc. for 3 or 4 years now, and my scars are not fading. I have spent a lot of money throughout my life on scar removal medicine from drugstores, but none of it does anything. The cuts were very deep, and my skin is so pale and makes the scars show up even more. I worry about people seeing ...