Originally Posted by
The One Who
When I self-harmed I was fully aware of what I was doing, it was a willful choice on my part, I knew what I was doing, and I knew what the outcome would be. I've always been quite open about my self-harm though, so again, we are obviously coming from different perspectives. I just don't see why a word (that's all it is: a word) can cause you so much hurt.
When I self harm (although very sporadically now) I'm fully aware of what I'm doing and while it's not nice to admit to how or where I've hurt myself, I'll always acknowledge what I've done.
I think being unwilling to admit and accept what you've done to yourself makes recovery incredibly hard, and more likely makes it near impossible.
Having a different opinion and being ignorant are two very different things I feel.