I usually cut, but I sometimes burn too. But im wondering- is it safer to just burn? I've noticed that it doesnt give me that visible scars, and the ones you can see doesnt look that suspicious(like if you got a scar after a cut everyone's assuming you're cutting yourself).
So, maybe I should try just to burn...Cause I've tried to stop all of it, but it only works some weeks. Maybe stop cutting's a step in the right direction or? At least it feels so cause people probably wont react cause it doesnt really make any scars..
personally, my burns scar worse than cuts, but for you it might be different
ive always found it easier to lie about the burns, because no-one thinks you would be stupid enough to burn yourself, but with all the emo jokes, everyone always assume cuts mean self harm
cutting down at all is a good idea, i hope it works out, whatever method you choose
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I'm adverse to cutting... you have less control with flame, and I can't stand cigarette scars. They dont look nice at all.
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I tried burning once. It didn't really do anything to help with the feelings. I only did it because I promised I wouldn't cut. I ended up cutting anyways. So now I have a 2nd degree burn that isn't healing, hurts like hell and I didn't even get the rid of the feelings.
I don't know which is "safer". Not that either really is.
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For me, my cutting scars are slower to heal than my burning ones. So I think for at least my body's sake, it is better to burn. However, since I am still a bit more rookie to burning than cutting, I'd be afraid of making a bad burn. I accidently gave myself one and I was scared for a while that it would get infected.
Burns have a higher tendency to get infected and stuff and too actually be worse than they appear so I guess you could call them more dangerous as you don't know exactly how much damage it will do etc and they blister up which is icky..
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The problem with burns is that they can be a lot deeper than they look and will need grafting to heal. Grafting is horrible, yes it helps the burn heal, but the pain from the donor site(usually the inner thigh) is agonising. I've had this happen a few times. Depending on where you live, you may have to travel a very long way to the nearest hospital that deals with burns. That can be very traumatic. At least with with cutting, if you do accidentally go too far and need stitches, its easier to get to the hospital. Travelling a hundred(ish) miles for treatment every few days is not easy.
I cut and burn and both have got progressively worse over the years. Like people have said, burns get infected very easily and those infections can spread very quickly.
I would say that neither are safe, they are as bad as each other. With cutting, its all too possible to cut tendons and nerves and permanently cause yourself damage.
What you are doing is called branding, it is serious, it causes deep burns as its designed to scar for life.
I would also say that burns are harder to look after than cuts as you need specialised dressings which cost a lot more than stuff you use for cuts.
But I feel like I kinda got stuff under control now, I only hurt myself 3-4 times in the month maybe...so..but im still confused..I dont know whether to cut or burn, the burning only hurts while im doing it, and not really much afterwards...
I know the best thing would be to stp it all, but everytime i try, Im able to stop for a month ot something, and then suddenly I hurt myself worse than ever :/
Personally I find that some of my worst scars are from burning. Plus the only time I've ever had a bad infection that required antibiotics was when a burn turned really nasty, but I've never had that happen with a cut.
Burns can become infected very easily and can cause very bad scars. Aswell as this deeper burns cause you to lose fluid from your body and if these are big enough you can become dehydrated. If it is bigger than the size of a postage stamp it should be checked. They are not really safer than cutting; it depends on the severity of both
Hmm, ok...So I guess you're right, that if I started to burn all the time instead of cutting, it would slowly progress and perhaps get worse and more dangerous than my cutting.
i have found that since i admitted to myself that this is what i do and not to punish myself for it afterwards (as in my brain going mental after) as that im not doing anything "bad" (as in im a bad person-not bad wounds) its just socially not very acceptable-i havent really found a huge need for sh cos im not fighting it so much-does that make sense???
saying that ive been burnign tonight but htats more cos i miss it than "needing" to do it
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