Self Harm (Possibly Triggering)
 

Anyone had any experiences of it, or know people who have?

Pretty personal thing to ask.

Hmmm I guess, well it is Serious Debates and it's up to people what they share I guess. Was just trying to get a topic going!

Not self harm but once i got so angry I punched my sisters bunkbed and cut all my knuckle. I felt better after, but my hand didn't.

I'm just going to answer yes and leave it at that.

Same here.

Yes and that is all i'm saying

Sorry if it is a triggering topic? Shall I delete it?

I don't think you need to personally, it's up to people if they want to say or go into detail or not.

Yeah, I used to whack away at my stomach area with a blunt knife a few years ago and stub fags out on myself because I wanted the rush but without the risk of like ... death.

Stupid thing in hindsight obviously. Though I still stub fags out on my arms and tongue to get free drinks off people in clubs.

Nope.

Yeah but I was a kid and stupid! Looking for attention! Looking back it was a pretty stupid thing to do!

yeh

I've purposly done stuff to hurt myself, but its not like with a knife or anything so I dunno if that's classed

:rolleyes:

You should put "[Potential Trigger]" or something in the title (well, don't feel obliged ha, just my suggestion :)).

I think everyones self harmed to an extent, I don't mean slashing your wrists or burning your skin off, but things like nipping our skin when angry, biting our lip til it hurts etc are all examples, and these examples help people who go "I don't understand why someone would do it" - understand a bit more.

Good idea Lauren.

That's an interesting point too. I have a very compulsive personality. I used to clench my fingers, not together, but on there own, all the time. You know when you stiffen you fingers up. Really horrible sensation but I kept going back to it out of some bizarre compulsion.

Another less extreme example for perspective would be scratching an itch or picking a scab.

That's a really good point actually Lauren!

the real world cancun had a nice little story on self harming

some girl totally slashed her self up with some glass because her roommate spat in her tacos

Fascinating.

I know! :joker:

Yeah, I think at one point I almost got addicted to cutting myself. Bearing in mind I was not well at the time. It is only after you snap out of it you realise how bad you were.

Umm its not real

I just did it because if I kept it up I would eventually get incredibly light headed. Body releasing it's own painkillers. Attribute it to an addictive personality, which I have with everything. That's not just bragging about drugs, either, I am referring to completely mundane things too. I can't just sit down and play a game for an hour. It's an all nighter or bust.