First time you ever experimented with self-harm?
I started cutting this month, I have had panic attacks, grown distant from everyone I used to be close with and have marks all obpver my leg, there worst bit is I'm 13, I'm a child and I'm this unhappy
7th grade, nearing the removal of my braces, the ones on my bottom teeth kept cutting the inside of my lip. I started enjoying the pain and would press the inside of my lip against my braces. I was actually disappointed when I had to get them taken off. I think I would even rub salt into the wound to make it hurt more. But also for disinfecting reasons.
7th grade, nearing the removal of my braces, the ones on my bottom teeth kept cutting the inside of my lip. I started enjoying the pain and would press the inside of my lip against my braces. I was actually disappointed when I had to get them taken off. I think I would even rub salt into the wound to make it hurt more. But also for disinfecting reasons.
Beginning of seventh grade, Iwould always scratch. Until some girls that cut made me feel like my pain wasn't real because it wasn't cutting. I felt invalidated so it drove me to do it and I haven't been able to stop for years.
The first time I 'self harmed' was on a particularly dreary day. I was feeling pretty empty and overwhelmed. This was wayyyy before I knew about 7 Cups. I knew what self harm was, and I knew what I was doing to myself but I still did it. It was a long time ago though, and I'm here now! ^^
The first experience I had with self harm was when I was 14, I had a really bad argument with my mam (we never really argue) and I went straight to my room to cool off. Everything was like a blur and I remember being very angry and frustrated, I don't remember exactly how I started but I ended up scratching all the skin off the backs of both my hands with my own nails... I was just staring at my hands realizing what had just happened. I got some bandages and I remember it stinging like hell when I was wrapping them. I wore long sleeves all the time and pulled them down so all you could see were my fingers. That was years ago but the backs of my hands are discoloured from it. I never did anything that bad again but I would cut my wrists unit I completely stopped self harming two years ago.
This post was longer than intended but I'm glad I've finally shared it.
I was 10 when I started cutting and burning. But I did scratch at arms and legs, pinch myself, Or bite myself. I can't remember. Coz I'm pretty sire I was 5 because I've always been nervous and there's videos of me doing it. I'm not sure if that counts though.
I began by scratching myself, and then scratching with scissors but not breaking my skin. It only got worse from there
When i was 9, i cut myself with a dart and continued ever since :(
Fourth grade year, I took an exacto knife and pressed it as hard as I could to my wrist. That was the first time I felt the emotional release self harm provided me.... I'm now in tenth grade and it's become an addiction for me.
