Have you ever self-harmed?

To help you understand what you or others are going through: http://www.mind.org.uk/help/diagnoses_and_conditions/self-harm

My best friend used to cut herself everyday. I never noticed it but I did realise that she was looking more pale in the face and during summer she never wore tank tops and she never took off her school jumper. I thought the paleness in her face was due to her brother dying and I thought she wore a lot of clothes because she was just insecure about her body (which she was). Then our PE teacher made her wear a short sleeved polo shirt and she ran out the gym crying. I touched her shoulder area to calm her down and she started shouting in pain. That's when showed me her arms, legs, and body. It made me extremely sad and both of us sat there balling our eyes out. I got another really close friend of hers and we sat her down and begged her to stop. It wasn't easy but she did it.

I used to do this years ago. I stopped when I realized it did nothing to resolve my issues. Funny thing, though, I still have the piece of glass I used to cut myself with. I can't seem to part with it for some reason :-/

never, i wouldnt want to damage perfection

I did once, but it hurt so I stopped

i just get my gf to beat me up

ahahhahahaah faggots, if it hurts don't do it plain and simple.

people who self harm for what ever reason need help.

Cutting was to get me from point A to point B. Emotions were always too much for me to handle then, and I would always use the physical pain to override any emotional conflict or pain I had. I couldn't bear to show emotional weakness to anyone... so now I've got a load of scarring. I stopped this practice when I realized that it was only a temporary solution to a much bigger problem. So anyway, I decided to quit (which was one of the hardest things) without any kind of help (therapist/counselor/etc) and haven't cut in at least 5 years now. Thankfully, my boyfriend is okay with the scarring (because they aren't just a couple tiny things...).

I did it for a while but I ended up getting horrible scars all over my legs, which sadly never went away, so I realized it was pointless and stopped doing it. Now when I really need to self harm I cut the tip of my fingers, but's it's pretty much inoffensive.

When I was in sixth grade, I use to "stab" myself near my heart with a pencil... not a sharp one- I don't know if that counts as self-harm :/

I used to, but not the usual way. I didn't cut my limbs with razors. I cut my gums/lips with dental floss, until I would bleed and deep lines were cut into my mouth....

I did it a few times while I was on medications. No longer suicidal after quitting the meds and treatment. funny eh?

did it when i was 14-15 and was deeply depressed, had a fall-back in high school bcz of serious issues but now havn't done it in yeas and i wont do it not ever again

I've never cut myself. Cutting doesn't resolve anything. Plus if i did then i would be self-conscious about my body and is something i don't want.

I don't want to and have never had the urge to cut myself, but when I get really angry sometimes I punch my hand onto things to try and get it to bruise. Also, sometimes I try to hit my legs with things to get them to bruise.

The bruises, if any, are only temporary and it helps me to relieve stress.

Luckily, it's not a daily thing.

I'm too afraid of cutting. I really am a chicken, and that's too bad. However, I use prescription medication that I buy online and mix it and overdose it. I often do alcohol + meds. I'm also a chicken here.. always afraid that the overdose might be lethal.. I'm such a cissy.

I used to self harm but I don't remember doing it for any particular reason. Most of it was done on my left arm. I would cut, burn and sometimes put out my cigarettes on my arm. I also once cut up the right side of my face but not as bad as my left arm so it healed but left a few small scars.
I'm not proud or dissapointed that I done it but I am irritated that I have to keep the scars on my whole left arm.
If you ever plan on self harming then don't do it because you will realize that after a few years the scars will be perminant and it looks quite stupid and ugly.

I haven't tried, my phobia of blood is much greater than any urge to self-harm...

No one in their right mind is going to tell you they self-harmed on the internet .......they wouldnt want to be judged which was probably a reason for them self-harming