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1. Female
2. How old were you when you started to Self Injure? 9
3. How do you SI? started with scratching and banging head on walls now cutting
4. Do you try to hide it? How? I do not cut where visable
   
5. Why do you SI? What do you get out of it?It relieves/ distracts from the emotional pain as well as a punishment for things I believe I have done wrong and to make me unattractive so they wont happen again.
6. Have you ever told anyone that you SI? If yes, who did you tell and how did they react? How did you tell them? Counsellers they reacted with concern I told them verbally.
7. Did you ever seek professional help for SI? If yes, did it help you? Ye s it has before now at a standstill as arranging new medication others stopped working as my depression became more severe
   
8. Did you ever want to seek help but didn’t? If yes why didn’t you? No i always wanted it to be hidden
9. Have you ever been diagnosed with a psych disorder? If yes, which one? Severe depression and psychosis Do you think there is a connection between the disorder and your SI? yes
10. Have you ever SI with the intent of suicide? yes
11. If you have been to the hospital for SI, how did the staff treat you? Very well the nurse was helpful and kind
12. Did you ever want to quit SI? Please explain both yes and no answers. If you did decide to try to quit about how long after you started to SI did you decide you wanted to quit? What did you try to do to quit? What helped and what did not? Yes because its not a nice thing to do since I started cutting I wanted to quit. I used several distraction techniques and alternatives. They didn't work
13. Do you think SI should be categorized as disorder in itself? No I think it is a symptom
14. Did your SI injury get worse with time or did it stay about the same? Yes increasingly so
15. If you could find healthier ways that would give you the same effects of SI, would you stop SIing and replace it with the healthier alternative? Yes
16. Did you ever regret SI?Yes it hurts those I'm close to
17. Do you think the awareness of SI effects peoples willing/unwillingness to ‘come out’? I think it is easier to talk about now than before as it was unknown years ago and was thought of in a different light. however the stereotypes occurring also cause difficulty
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19. State any additional comments or if you feel you want to say something that wasn’t addressed in this questionnaire.