how do you feel about your scars?
 

simple question really but ive noticed in a couple of threads lately that people seem to be really split on how they make them feel so it made me wonder. for me i love my scars, its that simple. id never get rid of mine and i hate it when they start to fade. i know sometimes it can be awkward if someone you dont know sees them but in the end my scars are for me, so why should i care what anyone else thinks.

The ones on m arms depend on my mood sometimes I like them somtimes i hate them. My large pink one on my arm is a bit urgh.

I don't like the ones on my thighs and I couldn't care less about the patch i have on my leg.

Depends upon my mood. Sometimes they reassure me I'm still human, each one has its own story and it grounds me in my past and reality. On the other hand I hate despise it when people see them and ask questions, it's something immensely personal to me and I don't like sharing it.

I don't like them at all but their a part of me. I wish I could change that but I can't so I've learned to love them minus the akward questions/stares.

Mine aren't very noticeable, but i'm still embarrassed of them.

I don't like them whatsoever.

They are, and have been severely limiting my life in terms of what I can wear, what jobs I can work due to uniform etc.

They itch, they are unsightly, and to me, my own scars are just very ugly. That being said I don't find scars in general ugly, just my own.

If I could make them all disappear, I would. I don't 'Wear them with pride', I wear them with shame because I couldn't deal with my own **** in a better way, at the time.

I hate them. All of them.

Nay, LOATHE them.

There isn't a word strong enough to express my disgust of them.

Depends on my mood to be honest. But they make up who I am, so I wouldn't change them.

I hate them. I really can't stand them, I'm so ashamed of them.

I just, can't understand how I would ever be proud of them. All they show is that I couldn't cope with my feelings in a healthy, positive, 'normal' way. And the sad thing is, I don't even remember the reasons behind most of them.

Not saying it's a good way to be, mind. I guess I'd like to learn to accept them one day.

They trigger me sometimes :\

Well, if I'm having a particularly fat day, then the ones on my legs are disgusting to me, however most of the time they don't bother me. I like the ones on my arms/wrist though.

For me they kinda remind me that what I went through was real. I did have a really bad time when I caused those scars, it's not just something I've imagined. The dermatillomania scars on my face are horrible, but don't care about the ones on my legs.

Good question though will bei nteresting to see how the results turn out!!

F x

i dnt kno..sumtimes i like them like when im with my friends...but other times around adults and stuff its embarrassing

depends. I can easily brush off most of my scars as sometihng else (unless i'm talking to someone who's also cut)

but sometimes im just ashamed

The way I feel is a bit more complicated than like/don't like.

They are a fundamental part of me, as is my mental illness. I would not be the person I am today without them; I probably would not be alive. They remind me of what I have been through and that pain is not something to be afraid of.
HOWEVER
Although I now swim and wear t-shirts and shorts as if they weren't there, I do feel ashamed sometimes and there are instances when I still cover them up. I only show them to close friends and some family. There is still a stigma attached to self harm, and I also don't think it's professional. Life would be easier without them.

I don't feel much emotion about them at all. They look ugly though so it annoys me a bit that short sleeve tops don't look okay anymore.

I HATE them! Very few people know I self-harm or at least they think I used to. My parents don't know so I always have to hide my scars.

I HATE them, they are disgusting, especially where I do it (don't know if I'm allowed to say)

Mine have faded to white so they dont really bother me anymore.

I love mine. In fact a major reason for my cutting now is for more scars. But it does make some situations awkward. I WANT a visible reminder of my pain. To remind me its real. And I get jealous of other peoples scars even if they are not SI related.

But I do wish that only i could see them!! So I can wear what I want and no-one will bother.

i hate them...i wish they would go away :(