Triggering (SI) - How old were you when.. - Page 20

justapuppetonastring · 29-01-2009, 08:59 PM

I was 13 when i first scratched myself then moved onto cuttin when i was 14 until i was 19 (Still not completely SI free at 20)

brokenforever · 29-01-2009, 09:00 PM

erm....
Scratching since 8/9
Got serious cutting about 10/11

Runa · 29-01-2009, 09:33 PM

I remember hitting myself at the age 7 but I started cutting at 13.

hush · 29-01-2009, 10:29 PM

I've been doing it in one form or another since I was like 12-13

started cutting at 15 and burning at 16.

Tia4tw · 29-01-2009, 11:33 PM

started biting my arm repeatedly when i was 8.

started again after i turned 13.

broken butterfly · 30-01-2009, 12:47 AM

I started cutting at 14 , burning at 16 i think , but I can remember I used to hit myself when i was younger each time I did something wrong or even when other ppl where mean with me, I hit myself because I had all this rage inside...

magatha1123 · 30-01-2009, 02:01 AM

i began cutting when i was 15

fallen wings44 · 30-01-2009, 02:20 AM

i started at 17........

lilmissjay · 30-01-2009, 06:17 AM

I recently just started cutting about a month ago when I was 18. But the depression started when I was 17. It was a combination of things that triggered it like work, school, and my parents. They kept pushing me to get really good grades in school and I couldn't handle it with the stress at work so I tried cutting one day, then I got addicted to it. But, I am getting help now, I slip up though.

felicity0274 · 30-01-2009, 06:41 AM

I started cutting when I was 15... It was brought on by the sudden death of my grandfather. I couldn't cope with it. Still have a hard time. Its been 19 years since his death and I still cut when I get stressed. I also have ED which is a bit more under control than the cutting well I think. When I was youger I starved myself... now I binged... gone through some very intense treatments.

I do have a great therapist though and a wonderful psychiatrist. Before I would just get thrown in the hospital if I cut... now at least they work with me. They make me feel at least if I mess up that I'm human and we make mistatkes.

Julilly · 30-01-2009, 11:13 AM

Hello
I started burning myself in Grade 9. Some wrist cutting around the same time. Cutting took over burning as an adult.

tigris · 30-01-2009, 02:06 PM

i always had unhealthy obsession with pins and fire and stuff as long as i can remember.

then started scratching at 13. cut properly for first time around my 14th birthday.

i remember thinking that i'd messed up my life already cos on my 15th birthday i was still cutting

and now im 18. and punch myself.

Fire Fly · 30-01-2009, 04:48 PM

14 when i started cutting but i used to bruise way before then started oding around 15
Still havnt stopped

30-01-2009, 05:09 PM

i first did it at 12 then didn't do it again till a few months later when I was 13 still doing it now at 17

nevermindme · 30-01-2009, 09:00 PM

i started cutting when i was 16..i did it for almost 2 years until my mother figured me out because i had spilled blood on the carpet in my room..now she wants to check on me from time to time but i refuse to show her..that is because i still SI and i don't want to admit it to her

30-01-2009, 09:58 PM

i started when i was 13 i'm now 26

eyes.wide.open · 31-01-2009, 12:11 AM

i started cutting when i was 13, im 19 now
but i am just starting to realize my compulsive hail pulling was selfharm, i just didnt know it at the time

green.eyes · 31-01-2009, 12:22 AM

started at 14. 19 now.

BrightRed · 31-01-2009, 12:55 AM

punching walls ever since I could remember and I started cutting when I was 12

ifoundareason · 31-01-2009, 01:19 AM

started lightly at 13ish....got really bad recently though