1) How old were you when you started self harming?
9 Years Old
2) How often do you self harm?
I use to do it daily when I was younger, now it seems like I do it in binges.
Like hardcore for 3-5 days, take a break and then back at it again.
3) What method of self harm do you use?
Cutting mostly.
4) Do you think that you need professional help?
I am getting it now and have been for awhile.
5) Are you trying to stop self harming?
Yes, I am just scared that even if I want to, need to, that it is not enough
and that I fear I am not ready.
6) Does anyone know about your self harm?
Yes, my family all does, my friends all do, my therapist of course. However I
started at age nine, as said above and it was almost 12 years before someone
found out.
7) How many years have you been self harming?
Whoa, until I did the math I had no idea. Self Harm = 24 years.
8) If you self harm, were you abused or neglected (either as a child
or later in life)?
Yes sexually abused for many years.
9) Would you label yourself as emo?
Nope, not ever close. P.S. For all you uneducated people Emo doesn’t not =
Cutter/Self Harmer and it goes the other way, Cutter/Self Harmer doen not= Emo.
This addiction shows no race, creed, religion, lack of religon. It can and does
affect anyone.
10) Do others label you as emo?
AHA HA HA!! Not that I am aware of and if they do, it sounds like a personal
problem they need help with, for being judgemental. And they say I have all the
problems. Whatev! lol
11) Why did you start?
To distract from the fact that my uncle was molesting me/raping me. Giving me
something other then the abuse to think and feel about.
12) Where do you self harm?
Wrists, arms, thighs.
13) What do you use to self harm yourself?
Blades…and in my opinon this is one of the not so important questions around
this addiction, Im just sayin’.
14) Do you think you can stop?
Honestly, I am afraid to say it but no. I just think I will have times and
periods in my life where I don’t do it and other times when I will keep falling
back on it. But I am hopeful one day will be the last time.
15) Do you want to?
Yes, when I am rational, and no when I am insane.
To those of you who are hurting out there, remember there is hope, there is
help:
http://www.selfinjury.com/