really really need some advice about a SI related tatto i have PLEASE PLEASE help, making me so low
 

I am really worried about an SI related tatto i have. I really love it and it means so much to me but after about to months of having it, it has dawned to me in the last few weeks that it could be considered pro self harm.

I really, really really don't want this. I am not pro self harm in any way and it has really upset me to think that i may have somthing pro self harm on my arm. Self harm has wrecked my intire life,l i am so anxious about this please please please tell me what you think

On my top left arm i have the words

it doesn't immediately jump at me as being pro, although i can see you might be able to draw that conclusion. However, if you look at it a different way, its about scars (not cuts) and the battles you have won. You could consider it battles against not harming any more?
Anyway, i see it more as you've been though bad times and feel proud to have overcome them and that could mean anything (including but not limited to harming). x

i don't think it's pro-SI. it's not saying you're proud of what you've done, more of what you've overcome. *hugs*

I don't think it's pro self harm, the tattoo focuses on what you have got through not the cutting itself.

I agree, i don tthink its pro self harm, in fact its one of my fav quotes about SH. It shows that you fought to get through it! well done btw

The tattoo shows what a strong person you are. You've gone through life hurting yourself but either you beat it, or you're trying to. Either you've succeeded or you will succeed. If you haven't stopped hurting yourself it can also serve as a reason for you not to. The tattoo would become invalid if you did it again.

I don't think it's pro-SI in any way.

agree not pro-SI at all
i think it's nice, seeing as it focuses on your success

Thank you so mmuch for the response. I am so much calmer now.

Good :)

people think diffrent things hun, thats life everyones always going to judge/ not judge on diffrent things, you know what it stands for thats all that matters, its inspiring how far youv come and how you went and got a tatto to show your progress

Nah, I wouldn't take it as pro-self harm at all. Don't worry, it's fine :)

I didn't think it was pro self harm either :)
I'm sure it looks really pretty too xx

not pro-si at all. shows what u have accomplished and what it means to u thats all. hope ur feeling better x

are you feeling better?

It doesn't sound very pro to me personally, although I do see where you're coming from. The last part suggests that it's not pro

Thanks for all of the responses. It makes me feel better about myself. I'm glasd no one thinks it's pro self harm.

i don't think any one would, but i can see where you're comming from on it possiably being pro it sounds like a really pretty tattoo

I dont think its pro at all, i love that phrase, I saw it on a website the other day
Really don't worry :)

Definitely not pro hun :) xx