[MissKittyFantastico]

Originally Posted by lili

You are a ****ing idiot.

That is all.

Short and to the point.

I like it.

[Lewis.]

Never had an experience with it. Never even thought about self harm. I'm genereally one of those people who just get on with a bad situation and hope for the best.. but then again, nothing too drasticly bad has ever happened to me in my life

[Scarlett.]

I have never self harmed, but I do understand why some people do it

Once a guy at our college had to read something out in English, then out of nowhere he proper punched himself in the face (full force) then ran out shouting, it was very ****ing scary

[Tom4784]

It's nothing really but if I experience something embarrasing or remember something embarrasing I tend to claw at my arms a lot. It's probably not relevant.

I don't really know what to add to this topic which hasn't been said by wiser people really.

[InOne]

Then don't post bullshit

[Stacey.]

Originally Posted by InOne

Then don't post bullshit

im not... its something thats important to me,, also YOU suggested it!

[Harry!]

Courtney...Courtney sometimes I have the urge to bash my head against the screen because of your posts. Urgh.

(Joke)

[Tom4784]

Oh Courtney quit while you're failing, stop acting like an authority on things you know nothing about.

[Wildcat!]

You guys are actually answering to those posts from courtney out here? cmon now!

I personally cant think of anything I have done, other than biting on my skin on my fingers, when I am worried about thinks. But I do know people who have done it, regularly, with knives and suh. Really not a nie thing to see, and how compulsive it an get for some people, and the ant help it.

[lily.]

That's how I roll.

[Stu]

At least the 'Possibly Triggering' tag has lived up to it's name .

[InOne]

Originally Posted by Stu

At least the 'Possibly Triggering' tag has lived up to it's name .

It entices people more really lol

[Stu]

Originally Posted by InOne

It entices people more really lol

I feel now like willingly reading Courtney's posts pretty much equates to self harm.

[InOne]

There are no words to sum that girl up lol Although lili got the closest

[Iceman]

Yeah Bronna I told who I though was a friend and they told me to stop messing about....I was like cheers...

[InOne]

Youtube video

Story of a girl. Video could be triggering.

[lily.]

A bit of both Brona... she is really smart..

I'm sorry your mum doesn't get it. I don't know how I'd react if it were my daughter either. I have friends who have been through it though, so even though I don't entirely 'get it' since I haven't experienced it first hand.. I do get it to a point.. and I'd hope that if someone close to me felt they could confide in me that I'd be able to be there for them..

[Tom]

To be blunt, and call me heartless or whatever, but I just think its attention seeking

[InOne]

Originally Posted by Tom

To be blunt, and call me heartless or whatever, but I just think its attention seeking

For some people I think, it becomes a coping mechanism, and then they get addicted to it. People have all sorts of reasons I guess. Would not say they were all attention seeking, some might try to hide it and feel ashamed.

[Iceman]

Originally Posted by Tom

To be blunt, and call me heartless or whatever, but I just think its attention seeking

No I dont think anyone would call you that. The fact is I did it for attention and some other reasons but it wasnt a cry for help as such, more of a look what im doing kind of thing....if that makes sense??

[Wildcat!]

Originally Posted by Tom

To be blunt, and call me heartless or whatever, but I just think its attention seeking

NOthing wrong with that, because a lot of them are attention seeking, but in the form of a cry for help indirectly.
But also keep in mind that a lot of people who self harm, hide it from everyone. In those cases, sometimes, people never find out about it, until they have stopped doing it for a long time, before they ever talk about it. Or they get caught by accident. So those cases really cant be called attention seeking, since they are done secretly.

[Jack_]

Originally Posted by Tom

To be blunt, and call me heartless or whatever, but I just think its attention seeking

Didn't want to be the first to say it, but I agree with this.

[lily.]

I don't think you are heartless. You are expressing your opinion.

I respectfully disagree with your opinion though.

In some cases it's attention seeking, but in others it's really not, so in my opinion it would be foolish to judge all cases the same.

[lily.]

It's a complex issue to be honest, and to assume it's all attention seeking is akin to assuming every girl who cries rape is lying...

Just because a lot of them are doing it.. doesn't mean everyone is.. if you get my point.

[InOne]

Yes, very broad, and whilst everyones situation is different, sometimes alot of the factors can be quite similar.