Comments on: DOs and DON’Ts of self injury

By: Alexis

Alexis — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 04:27:03 +0000

wow. number one the school counselor and my therapist need to learn. And also with the whole parents/friends making you promise to not cut yourself again. It just makes you feel guilty and worthless when you go and end up cutting again the next time. And by taking away all sharp objects just makes you feel even more ashamed about yourself, and make you want to feel the release all the more.
oh well…
oh yeahh, <3 the list btw

By: Zeu

Zeu — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:53:38 +0000

So they asked me to stop, took the razors and needles away. But there is kitchen, cds, wood… To stop i need to release, not be left without “toys”. Then those who don’t care. They suck. I like the list.

By: Aly

Aly — Mon, 11 May 2009 07:15:31 +0000

These are so true. And I’m such a happy and cheerful person in front of everyone. But recently things have gotten hard for me, and no one thinks its a big issue, so then i result to cutting, then they say I’m an attention seeker. Its so stupid!

By: Hannah

Hannah — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 15:41:05 +0000

these are all totally true. #4 and #28 are especially important. everyone just goes yeh when you say ‘okay’ i wont do it again and i get called emo cos im not ashamed of my scars. I did it to myself its my fault i shouldnt be ashamed of them. people talk and whisper all the time and even one of my friends who also does it thinks im jus doing it to be coll cos i show my scars.
thanks for the blog!

By: Kristen

Kristen — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 06:32:11 +0000

They don’t get it. My friends support me though. One of them is truly worried about my well-being and wouldn’t do anything against my wishes, like telling a teacher. but she asked me to never do it again, and all I could say was I don’t think I could promise that. She wants me to get better, but i don’t think I’ll ever truly be ‘better,’ I’ll never be able to escape the feeling, the need, and the regret. And, whenever I think I might be able to trust someone, yo tell someone how I truly feel, I learn they think it’s just another ‘thing’. I act happy, I’m the spazz, the class clown, so no one thinks anything is wrong. I got into a conversation with a friend about Demi Lovato’s supposed cutting, and I learned that she thought it was just an act. How stupid can people be? Because of stupid Hollywood stereotypes and popculture, people think that self-harm is attention seeking. Because of stigmas against things like this, no one wants to accept the reality. It is covered up for a reason, and yet no one seems to get it.

By: Lex

Lex — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 05:24:49 +0000

I totally know what you mean Kristen..i told two of my close friends thinking they would be there for me and instead…they deny it or believe me when i promised to NEVER do it again. I think i made that promise more for them to be comfortable and to let them think “in a perfect world” but that’s just not the way it is. I’ve also been threatened by it. I told my friend in confidence and she said if she “caught” me doing it again, she’d tell everyone i care about. All that tells me is to play smarter..? People just don’t get it do they!?

By: Kristen

Kristen — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:42:48 +0000

I wish that the people around me knew #4. I can’t stand it- they ask me not to do it, they take away any ’safe’ ways I have, such as rubber bands. And they believe me when I say I won’t do it, except for my friends who have done it. And even then, they don’t get it when I try and inform them of my injuries in an indirect way. I overreact to being touched where an injury is, I intentionally make obvious lies, I complaina lot, and the thought of me cutting again never seems to cross their minds. They know I don’t want therapy, so I won’t tell them. Why can’t teachers, people all over, just hand his list out? I know more than just me would benefit.

By: Lex

Lex — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:38:26 +0000

Wow! this list is absolutely true..i wish people around me could read and understand its meaning.

By: Justin

Justin — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 22:23:47 +0000

Great list, thanks for posting. Stuff like this needs to be shared