Have you ever cut yourself with a blade?

No, but my family had the gull to accuse me of such when all I did was merely ask to inspect some razors! This was, I think in the late or mid 2000's, and during this time self-harm became focused on in the media. Keep in mind that I was a sheltered kid, who barely watched the news and hadn't the faintest clue as to what self-harming was. They treated me like a convict. I once saw my mom putting the razors behind the mirror in the cabinet and she turned, looked at me and basically threatened me not to go into that cabinet and take one of the razors because, she found out, I would be in so much trouble. Can you image how that made me feel?

I did, however, in the Summer of 2008 started cutting my gums with dental floss to suit my masochistic needs. It was a really inopportune time to do this because, The Dark Knight had just come out and my method of cutting, of course, left these noticeable ravines in the sides of my mouth. I didn't noticed this and neither did my family for quite awhile, but when one person did, it was as if every suddenly could see it. My friends and the counsellors that I was close with were either taking me aside or asking me in front of others if something was going on and that I could always talk to them. Very embarrassing and difficult. I finally and sadly had to force myself to stop when my dentist noticed this and became concerned. My family weighed the fear of social services taking me away over my head. *sign*

Nope, I've been suicidal before or at least thought about killing myself. However, I never saw cutting as an answer to anything.

Yes with a tractor mower blade wasnt nice :/ but it wasnt an attempt to die, it was an accident :o

Yes but not in an emo way.

My sister, but with safety scissors... It made a small cut...

Not really anymore :)

I did as self harm, several times, but I've gotten to the point where I don't anymore (mostly)

No, but I can understand why anyone would rationalize this as the best solution to a stressor, or moment of sadness in the moment.

To this, I would suggest placing the Local Suicide Prevention Hotline on speed dial so you have someone in the moment to talk to live, or a close confident to reach out to for help when urges such as these appear so you don't harm yourself, would be beneficial. The physical scars are permanent when using a blade for cutting behavior.

Over the years, Self Mutilation [Cutting Behavior/or the urge to use a blade to cut ] is understood as not a cry to commit suicide but a way to deal with painful emotions - Best to chat it out with a Therapist, a close confident, or Hotline Licensed Professional.

Did you know there is a free 24/7 toll free number to a National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, 1-800-273-TALK (8255) to chat about suicidal crisis or emotional distress?

It's free to general public and Veterans! Great Resource for all! They will chat about anything and to anyone in distress.

On purpouse - no. When preparing food - once (last year).

If you're trying to kill yourself surely there's an easier way than cutting yourself....

And no i haven't but i've been tempted to at times

Yes. I have cut myself accidently with shaving razors. Although there was one time I deliberately cut myself with one.

Yep.

I'm a bit squeamish about blood, honestly. I've never fainted at the sight of it, but needles make me feel faint and the only time I've ever fainted in my life was during a drugs ed class when they showed a film about needles. I had to excuse myself from a biology class about drugs once because I felt wobbly once, too. I think I feel that way because I was always been taught to be extremely suspicious and even afraid of hard drugs (my family has a history of drug use. Heroin specifically, which is why the idea of needles give me that reaction when smoking or snorting don't.).

I've generalised that fear response to all needles (the context of drugs makes the reaction stronger), and generalised that to blood and blades. Even typing about it makes me feel a bit uncomfortable. I'm touching my wrists and neck as I type. It's actually got worse over time; I never used to feel anything and I even thought being scared of blood was a bit silly.

I've cut myself on my fingers by accident, but that's it. Tips of fingers have more calloused skin and no visible veins, so that bothers me a lot less than I would be bothered if I got a cut on my wrists or neck. I got loads of cuts on my finger tips when I started playing guitar, and I got them when I moved away to university and had to start cooking for myself every day.