Skip to main content Skip to bottom nav

My own injuries trigger me

User Profile: pinkiepie1724
pinkiepie1724 May 30th

Idk if it's just me, but my own recent c*ts/scratches have triggered me into doing more

It's stupid because it's my own body and as much as I hate this habit, I've become used to seeing those marks on my skin.

2
User Profile: Spiritriver
Spiritriver June 1st

@pinkiepie1724

That's not hard to imagine. I can think of a lot of parallels to any number of things that provide similar evidence, either of having recently happened, or just about to happen again.  Take a disheveled romantic couple. A person could look at them and assume they've recently been active together. Another person could look at the same couple and be triggered by a deep desire to be active with another person. 

In other words, seeing evidence of an experience can trigger the urge to replicate it.  That's very common.  

How does it feel to think about a time when you weren't used to seeing evidence of SH on your body? 

How might you feel if such evidence were absent today? 

Is talking to a professional who has experience with SH possible or of interest to you?  

User Profile: pinkiepie1724
pinkiepie1724 OP June 1st

I think that picturing myself without sh isn't so great either, I haven't been truly happy in over 5 years and seeing my younger self just makes me sad. Ive had truamtic events led to my sh, bit before that I wasn't doing well either