[Damnation.]

1. Female
2. The very, very first time was 15, I think, but it only became a problem just before I turned 17
3. I cut
4. Yes, by keeping the marks covered up
5. Sadly, with me, it's an addiction. It helps me to vent some stress. If I can't SI for whatever reason, then it makes my feeling of stress worse, and I want to SI even more
6. My friends, and they wanted to see
7. Not specifically for my SI, but I've seen several counsellors for my mental ill health in general. And no, it didn't help
8. I've never wanted to seek professional help. First, because I didn't want my mum to find out (even though that ship has long since sailed) and now I'm reluctant, because I'm scared of recovering
9. No
10. No
11. Yes. I was whisked off to the local A&E, where I had to wait for an hour or so to see a nurse, who asked what happened and placed a temporary bandage on my shoulder, and then told me that I'd have to wait a further two hours to see a doctor to get proper treatment, and when I got given a bed, I was asked if it was a suicide attempt, was told about the danger of using something to SI that's dirty and asked if I wanted to see a psychiatrist. Said yes (even though I didn't really want to), waited another hour for her, during which a nurse came to patch me up with steri-strips. After I finally finished talking to the psychiatrist, I was allowed to go home
12. Sort of. I tried to quit once, purely because I'd been keeping a note in my RYL signature on when I was cutting, and realised 'hey, I've been almost a month free! I might as well try and give it up =D’ I think it was over a year since I started when I tried to give it up. And as for what I did, I tried to go cold turkey. Not something I’d recommend; I failed spectacularly. The urges came back after almost a month, got stronger and stronger, my self control weakened, and after three months, I gave in, cut, and incidentally, that was when I had to go to A&E
13. Unsure
14. The severity of my SI fluctuates, depending on the stress I’m under. When things all went to hell with my mum, I started SIing every damn night, up to fourteen times, and when I got away from her, I was able to slow down, and try and give up, and since I failed it’s gotten worse and calmed down again once more
15. I’d certainly give it a try
16. I think so. It worries my friends, and I tend to try and hide in, instead of come out and talk about it. I don’t always feel remorse though, only sometimes
17. …I’m not sure I understand this question. What I think does have an effect on peoples’ willingness to come out and admit it, is the general misconceptions that float around about SI. I think that without the stigma of being labelled an attention seeker, a lot of SIers might find the strength within themselves to be honest about it, and seek help. The ignorance of those who’ve never been in a situation where they feel the need to SI probably hinders those who do to talk about it (I hope that makes sense!)
18. N/A
19. N/A