How many people on this site suffer from SI?

I was just wandering

a lot...

I SI ......

I don't suffer, I enjoy every minute of it.

Tons of people.

SI?

It means Self Injury, Rozzy. In other words, who hurts themselves purposefully.

-Laura.

i do y u wondering?

:( i do...

I do too.

I haven't in four weeks. yayyy

Do what? Complete what task? This post is about SI not suicide. So if you mean to complete the task of SI, then most of us have already.

I do....

i do

I do

But of a different kind to most others...

LOL thats funny Tiffany

Eirissa what SI do you suffer from?

I think that is bang out of order! Cutters don't show their cuts they keep them secret. We cut because no one seems to listen or to care, it releases alot of tension and we don't want to kill ourselves, its just a sign that we are hurting, we don't want to die we just need help.

Get ur facts straight.

Just because someone cuts themselves doesn't mean they have attempted suicide or plan to attempt suicide or are even suicidal.

Cutting can be a "look at me!" announcement if they show their cuts to everyone and let their thoughts be known.

It doesn't have to be eithier it could be the way they deal with emotions or many other reasons.

Nicely put Vix, I agree with you.

People who self harm are struggling to cope and in desperate need of help..thats what matters, not whether they flaunt it or hide it. I do get a bit annoyed when people say they do it just because their mum is bitchy, or something like that. But at the end of the day anyone who self harms is just in dire need of some love and some help. And its true, there is so much proven science behind the addiction.

I'm 3 months clean of self harming *fingers crossed* for the future...! For all of you that self harm and want to stop, you can do it! Its not an easy road, and yes you'll go through some bad patches on the way, but you can do it if you put your mind to it and keep trying! :-)

Toni xxx

All who SI visit this website, if you can register then you can chat with other Self-Injurers. Try it, its a really cool place.

http://self-injury.net/

Great job Toni! I wish you luck with everything! And I like the way you told us all that you have stopped.... You didn't make those of us who feel we can't stop feel stupid or pathetic because of it. You told us in a way that made us happy for you! And I truly am happy for you hun!
Love always..

ohhhhh i know it as SH self harm......yeah i do.

Thankyou Tiffany, that made me smile :-) x

mayb it is unhappy u bastard dont even tlk ok?

i used to, haven't for 8 weeks though!!! YAY ME!! sorry, i'm happy

Hm...fascinating...good one.

teys has some what a point.yeah you can be happy if you want to be happy but what if it's not your choice.what if your brought down,taken advantage of,beaten,spit on,etc.do you have choice then?hey and some people just like to feel the pain.so if you dont care so much mind your biz.once you know the facts you talk whatever you want but dont talk crap about crap you dont know crap about.

teys has some what a point.yeah you can be happy if you want to be happy but what if it's not your choice.what if your brought down,taken advantage of,beaten,spit on,etc.do you have choice then?hey and some people just like to feel the pain.so if you dont care so much mind your biz.once you know the facts you talk whatever you want but dont talk crap about crap you dont know crap about.

me

DID YOU KNOW SOME SELF-HARMERS CUT TO SEE THAT ARE STILL ALIVE, BECAUSE THEY FEEL SO NUMB AND DEAD INSIDE? THEY WANT TO LIVE, THEY CUT TO SEE THEY STILL DO! DON'T CLASS US ALL IN OEN CATEGORY, IT'S A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND IT REALLY GETS MY BACK UP WHEN PEOPLE START SAYING HOW PATHETIC IT IS. I, PERSONALLY CUT BECAUSE I WANT TO DIE, BUT I RARELY HAVE THE GUTS TO DO IT, SO I CUT TO STAVE OFF THE URGE. I DON'T REGRET MY 500+ SCARS BECAUSE IT'S PROOF I'VE LIVED THROUGH MORE THAN THOSE WHO LOOK DOWN ON ME *MARILYN MANSON QUOTE* I'VE BEEN RAPED, ABUSED IN EVERY WAY, AND HURT SO MANY DAMN TIMES SO DON'T ANYBODY DARE TELL ME WHAT SELF HARM IS, IT'S PERSONAL TO EACH ONE, THE REASONS ARE DIFFERENT FROM ONE PERSON TO THE NEXT. SO 'TEYS' WHY DON'T YOU DO SOME RESEARCH AND BE A HUMAN AND HAVE SYMPATHY AND UNDERSTANDING???????? I'M NOT SAYING YOU'VE NEVER HURT, BUT PEOPLE HURT IN DIFFERENT WAYS, AND COPE IN DIFFERENT WAYS. SOME PEOPLE GO TO THE PUB AND GET WASTED. SOME PEOPLE SMOKE A JOINT. SOME PEOPLE OVER-DRIVE ON WORK. SOME PEOPLE BECOME ADDICTED TO SEX FOR COMFORT. AND SOME PEOPLE CUT, EVERYONE HANDLES IT IN DIFFERENT WAYS SO DON'T BLOODY JUDGE, BECAUSE YOU AREN'T ANY ONE OF US, ONLY GOD CAN JUDGE, SELF HARM IS A SYMPTOM OF A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM INTERNALLY, IF I NEVER SELFHARMED MY PROBLEMS MAY NEVER HAVE BEEN DELT WITH, BUT MY SCARS WERE ACCIDENTLY SEEN AND HELP ARRIVED ... THINK ABOUT STUFF BEFORE YOU GO SHOUTING YOUR MOUTH OFF.

apolagies for caps, i just have strong beliefs in this area, and i'm very passionate about this.

OK, I am finally going to post on one of these SH/SI boards. I'm not saying I SI and I'm not saying I don't, not everyone Si for the same reasons. Some SI out of boredom, some people SI out of pain, some people SI because for them it's just a form of expressing themselves. There are a myriad of reasons of why people SI or not. However, this post was not about why you SI, why you shouldn't SI or how you Si. It was inquiring simply WHO SIs.

Just my two cents.

xoxZoexox

Ok Sharon...a little confused. You just said you don't regret any of your scars, yet when I was reading an earlier post you said:

i regret ever scar on my body, and i have over 500.

Not judging, not being nasty, or anything else like that, cos you know i've been there too, just v confused!!

i regret them but don't it is confusing, i regret them because when i feel vulnerable, people can be very harsh and judging, and it can affect a choice of career, and can put people off you, which when i feel rough can make me feel worse. but when i feel upbeat, i don't regret them. i look at them and think, okay i've survived this much, so i know i'm strong enough to beat this thing. on the whole i don't regret them. sometimes i do, sometimes don't, but for different confusing reasons.

Thats cool, I think I understand a bit more now, its sorta to do with your moods/perspective at the time?

Its good you can sometimes think of them positively though...I think i'm gonna try and start doing that with mine instead of regretting them so much.

x