Hii I'm going dress shopping tomorrow (not exactly summer stuff lol) and I don't really want to wear arm warmers or anything (because that's kind of a dead giveaway to my mom as is longs sleeves) so does anybody have any ideas?
Let's put a smile on that face
We are not alone
Find out when your cover's blown
There'll be somebody there to break your fall
We are not alone
'Cause when you cut down to the bone
We're really not so different after all
hi im new here and i dont really have many old scars i have alot of fresh cuts and my spring break is over in 2 days and i would like soem tips on how to cover them up in gym glass(we were a gross gym strip so i cant were extras like bracelets or sweaters or sweat bands or anyhting) and i would also like some tips, my grad is in about 2 months and i bought this cute strapless dress before i started cutting and now i dont know how to cover up all my scars new and old and suggestions would be helpful thnx
For scars on upper thighs, when wearing a swimming suit I also wear some matching shorts over top. No one seems to care about that much..you just make like you're modest. As for scars around the wrist area, I find that wearing multiple big, colorful bracelets and bangles covers them all up, and it looks really cute and fashionable wearing jewelry with a bathing suit.
The scars on my arms are so old that they are a shiny white color, while the rest of my body is really tanned. REALLY noticeable. So I've collected tons of jewelry, and play it off as my style to have a lot on my arms.
wow!! thanks so much, that was really helpful, i dont know any of you but i just wanna let you know that some of the quotes u put up made me smile :), i needed that thank youxxxxx
Not really useful but while i go swimming people dont notice my scars on my chest or arms because i dont stop swimming or keep my midsection under the water, or i go alone most times, im used to wearing long sleeved clothing when going out with friends even in the summer, weather its just a shirt or a jacket, so anything that looks just casual will probably work for hiding scars. i dont have any scars on my legs so i dont know what to suggest their lol.
I have cuts all over my chest so when I really had to go swimming I just wore a tankini. It's not as tight as a swimsuit but it covers you up :)
I have like 8 hoodies and I usually always wear one because it hides my arms but it doesn't look suspicious.
Hi guys. I admit that I haven't read all 15 pages of suggestions but what about swimming when the cuts are on the shins? You can't really wear knee-high socks when swimming, can you?!?! I guess you could claim you're going for a 'St Trinians' slutty swimwear look but I'm not sure that would pass by many people's standards... Also, I've got them on my forearms and so chunky bracelets (whilst amazing!) won't really work either. I like the idea of just 'not stopping swimming' when you're going alone. However, what about when you're going with friends and will spend a lot of the time just mucking about and not doing that much actual swimming??? Apart from a full-body wetsuit (expensive and would look ridiculous), I can't really see a way around this. Is the simple answer that I'm just not going to be able to swim? Any tips would be appreciated (:
PS. I know it's no longer the summer but swimming is an all year round activity (when it's not snowing madly, anyway)
When you are in the water no-one will notice because the water distorts things anyway. When you are walking from the pool to the changing rooms wear a long towel round your waist to cover your shins, and maybe carry another towel casually draped over your arm. Or wear a dark coloured sarong if you are going on holiday or something.
Pl im going to a very hot country this summer for 2 weeks, so will most definitely get a tan, BUT HOW do I cover up over the two weeks?, I have 2 purple scars (which needed stiches, but I didnt get them) so I need ways on how to cover them up
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Does getting a tan help the appearance or make it look even worse?
This year is going to be my first summer after I started cutting.
I will go to a summercamp for 3 weeks and Ill meet all my good friends from last year again. They will notice if I wear something long all the time.
And I cant cover it with dermablend etc, because I wont have privacy there.
We share a tent and bathroom and showers.
Ill probably end up showering in the middle of the night and wearing long sleeves all the time... ugh
Does Vitamin E really help? Cuz I just found this article saying that it isn't recommended by doctors and can actually make scarring worse so now i'm really confused. I just bought some vitamin e cream today so I don't know if I should continue using it. Here is the article I found: http://www.squidoo.com/vitamin-e-scar It also mentions these strips called Scar Away and it says they are the #1 treatment for scars on Amazon's website so I might get some.
I also found another website here that might be helpful. It seems to show that the silicone strips are the most effective way without getting plastic surgery to remove scars. http://www.getridofthings.com/getridofscars.htm
I think I am still gonna use the Vitamin E cream I got to see if it does anything at all over time, but I definitely plan on getting the strips as well. I am gonna look for some bulky new bracelets to wear until the really noticeable scar on my wrist fades more.
Just wondering, if i wear a kaftan (black one cause i think it will be less see through then a white one) to cover up my upper arm and forearm can i go into a swimming pool like this? I know you can go to the beach in a kaftan but i dont think i've ever seen anyone wearing a kaftan in a swimming pool or the actuall sea, can i do it? otherwise i think im just not gonna swim ever again :[
♥ .I'm going to fall like I don't need saving. ♥
...My smile's just the armour I built when I was alone...
There was some part of me that hurt so badly, that I wouldn't ever be able to forget it.
It faded but the memories could bring it back any second, keeping me in the moment.
It would never fully heal. I could never really be free. I could never really be fixed. Now I just have to work out how to live whilst being broken.
I feel like I'm dying.
I don't know if you could wear a kaftan in the pool but you could diffo in the sea. Thats what i'm going to do this yr.
I've started the bio oil to try and fade them as much as i can, ive got under three months until i go away!
" my precious, precious child, I love you and I would never, never leave you during your times of trials and suffering. When you see only one set of footprints it was then that I carried you" you were carried out of are lifes into the next and when its my time to leave this life I know i will be carried into the next life with you.
I wish i had my world complete again.
'Can we protend that airplanes in the night sky are like shooting stars, i could really use a wish right now' BoB
