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Don't lecture me, I know how bad it is. I don't do it anymore. But my cuts have healed and I really really want to ruin my wrist again. I can't explain, I just want to cut it loads.
OP, here's the thing. We all have compulsive tenancies, and these are more likely to come to the surface when life gets tough. The trick is to harness these compulsions to constructive rather than destructive ends. Take that anger or sadness or whatever it is you're feeling and find a creative way to either direct or express it.
As somebody who has a good friend who must explain the hundreds of scars on her legs to any new people she meets, I wouldn't do it if I was you. Kids always ask about them as does the occasional insensitive adult.
If you live through this portion of your life, I'm pretty sure you will regret the scars you have already created, inside and out, so why add to it all? Time to take control. Life will get better. I hope this doesn't qualify as a lecture, but perhaps??????
I only ever do it on the left arm...If I ever get a cut on my right side I go crazy, no idea why.
Buuut, I stopped due to the scars it left. My arm looks an utter mess. You'll end up reretting it when you have to wear certain clothing to hide them all.
Cutting becomes a bad habit, I did it everyday for years, and I remember the panic of running out of space on my arms and legs and still wanting to cut. Mutilation is generally do to past trauma, and you might find that you are destructive in other ways too. If you a teenager, it will get easier, trust me. I found therapy and medication helped the most
Those thoughts for self harm are there because of hormonal inefficiencies, and that is not who you are supposed to be though. You deserve to be a happy human being with a healthy attitude towards your own body, it is the only body you will ever get. You shouldn't hurt yourself, just like you wouldn't hurt others.