I started hitting myself more. Its less messy, and doesnt leave permant marks. [hope this doesnt count as encouraging it :( ] Just looks like ive been beat up. I hit my head too.
i've gone into other forms of SH, but generally stick to cutting. i do hit myself sometimes, usually on the face and occasionally the chest, but that’s normally when i'm feeling more violent. i bottle a lot of things up, and am rarely directly violent at anything. but sometimes i just want to hit something. at these moments i figure my body is as good as anything. i understand the feeling of not wanting to have permanent marks. i think a lot of SH feel that one day they will stop, and don't want the marks to look back upon. still, remember to be careful. even if its not leaving a permanent mark, you can still hurt yourself with hitting. also, internal injury is possible with this. so as with anything, take care of yourself...xx...
my whole life has been. running with the wind. and playing with the cowards. it’s so hard to see. i’m fractured within. a poet in a window. we’re bastards and thieves. we’re lovers and saints. we’re holding on to mourning. and in the shadows i will be. until the sunlight melts away. until we tire of murder...fill me up with love...say goodbye when you leave. remember to breath. remember to listen. it’s getting harder to be. the son you want of me. the son i’ll never be.
ya, dont give yourself a concussion you can get brain damage.
but anyway, yah, i still do it on occasion... although i dont *really* self harm anymore. (yah.. i know...)
its kind of compulsive... like cutting i'd think about all day... & need X amount of time to lock myself away & cover up. with stuff like that... its usually like... i'm having a panic attack or something so i hit myself in the head.
i used to jump down flights of stairs alot, too.
it has to get dark before you can see the stars, right?
i uh, get someone else to inflict damage on me. works, but bruising on the face can be embarrassing, and health care people ask tough questions, and usually don't believe you. I know where you're at. *hugs*
Steph, and in no particular order, my DID Alters:
Charity, Cheryl, Lindy, Monica, Sarah, Rachel, Renee', Sharon, Tasha, and DeadLady
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hey! you are not alone. I used to head band in my early teens way before i knew what self harm was. lol i just thought i was weird. but now i prefer cutting. i think the only reason i stopped head banging was because it was so hard to hide and explain. i mean hey how many times can u run into a wall. lol. i totally get why you would swap tho i do agree with the others.. please be extremely careful so that you dont do any internal damage and please keep safe!
hey, i hit myself 2 especially my head, and no what u r going thru, i often have to wear hats and its rele hard to cover up, nd lasts 4 a long time hang on in der
I started cutting about a year ago, but ever since I can remember I used to hit myself and give myself bruises, and sometimes I do it now when I can't cut.
It takes up less time, and with cutting I need to be somewhere I know people won't be able to see me or stop me, whereas with bruising I can do it anywhere that nobody's watching really.
I used to punch alot when i was younger, and a while back as well. It's a form of venting anger/frustration. But i've also done a bit of damage to my face before, i've broke my nose, my cheekbone, and damaged my eye.
In my opinion punching is better then cutting since you're not scarred, but people wonder why you're sporting broken knuckles, or a nose support thing, and black eyes.
Personally i hit myself too hard in the face to continue doing it. I was causing real damage. And my face is bad enough as it is Can't make it any worse by beating myself up.
I'd try to look for something else if it's going to damage you. Take care, and i hope you're ok. x
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Can't make it any worse by beating myself up. 
