Oh yeah I deffinatly cover my scars up, I moved right into the thick of the "bible belt" Im sure Id be labeled Satans Spawn if people around here saw my scars. Well I cover up my arms, my legs with teh hair and fading cant been seen without staring for a few mins. So shorts are okay when I go out at night.
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Me covering up always depended on how bad the cuts/scars are. If I have fresh cuts and they are deep then I will def cover them up, even at home (I have 4 kids here so...). But if they are only scars then I won't, even in public. Although I did have one of the kids ask me where my scars came from =S.
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I used to hide my scars. Wore hoodies all summer long to hide the ones on my arms. People were always asking if I was hot, but I'd just change the subject (it's so easy to distract people).
I stopped doing it on my arms a few years ago. Attacked my stomach instead. Those are the worst. But they haven't been a problem so far seeing as I always wear a shirt.
I don't hide the ones on my arms anymore. It does attract questions and comments, but I don't care anymore. I don't mind anyone knowing I used to do it. And the comments don't bother me. It's their problem not mine.
If I had fresh cuts, though, I have to admit I'd probably hide them until they were less visible, whether it be in shame or out of repect to the people around me. Like when I went back to my arm last may. There was only one cut, but it was deep and I kept it hidden for a few weeks. Until the scabbing was gone. It's still very visible, but I don't hide it anymore.
I used to wear hoodies, blazers, coats, jumpers, anything long sleeved - even in the summer - to cover up. I don't do it so much anymore, but I could never let my Birth Mum see them. She doesn't know aboutit, my adoptive parents saw the cuts, but that was only through brute force..
I hide cuts when they're fresh, only a few weeks old and still have scabs on, but then again, I pick the scabs off sometimes :-/ I wear long dresses/skirts/trousers to cover up the scars on my legs, they're pretty bad, still trying to fade a little more before I let them out in the open. My boyfriend's parents know about my SI, but I still try my best to hide it from them. Only in the past year has it got so bad that I feel I have to cover up a lot of the time.
But then again, I think letting your cuts out in open air, and in the sun from time to time, when people aren't around, is always a good idea because they'll helal quicker and, hopefully, with less scarring.
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Summer can be pretty bad since it can get very hot. Unfortunatly, i'm too self concious about my scars (even the old ones) so i always wear long sleeved tops or a jacket. It's very uncomfortable :(
But then again, I think letting your cuts out in open air, and in the sun from time to time, when people aren't around, is always a good idea because they'll helal quicker and, hopefully, with less scarring.
thats true
last summer i don't think i cut at all [it was a better time...].. and the scars i had from then aren't really notisable anymore.
I think the pigment change that happens when you get tan (yes, even thoes who don't tan do get a lil darker) stays in the scars mroe, taking it back to a normal skin color
Summer can be pretty bad since it can get very hot. Unfortunatly, i'm too self concious about my scars (even the old ones) so i always wear long sleeved tops or a jacket. It's very uncomfortable :(
It can indeed. Is there any way, .Black.Rose. that you could find a nice, sunny spot somewhere away from people and sun bathe, helping to change the colour of your skin a little, soften the scars and make them less visible, therefore making you less conscious of them?
Surprisingly, I can't wait for this summer, even though I'm gonna have the worst scars I've ever had.
I'm going to sun bathe as much as possible, to allow my scars to soak up the sun and hopefully fade a little more. I find that palmer's cocoa butter has also helped to soften and reduce scars quite a bit, too :)
Allie, I'll never forget you..
Love You Always.
You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the things which you think you cannot do.
scars are fine (particularly if there quite faded) but i wouldnt display fresh cuts especially not at school because of the stigma associated with sh. last summer i wore a long sleeved white tshirt under my uniform and other out of school clothing. i also had a lot of thin cardigans.
I'm not arsed about my arms. Don't get my stomach out but that's because I'm fat, not ebcause of my scars. And my legs just don't get shown unless they're covered by tights.
I used to go to really extreme lengths to hide my scars, but I always got questioned, and sometimes, especially if you're on holiday, the heat would be too much. Now, I generally wear 3/4 sleeves and sometimes t-shirts, but never if I have fresh cuts (which happens a lot at the moment)
I fine that people are less likely to ask questions/ be bothered if you just have (particularly your arms) out. It's up to you what you feel comfortable with. I'm not too great with getting my legs out, but my arms, I'm, learning to be okay with, as the scarring there is less than on my legs.
"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. Make us all feel wonderful. We'll never forget."
Hmm I don't cover my scars much....but sometimes I get verrry self-conscious I do. I got over my arms, but other people haven't. In school it's perfectly fine ! Been showing them for months and now I'm 3 months free it's okay to show them and like people have got over it.
But I get verrrry paranoid when I'm out shopping or something. =/
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I dont cover up at home, my family are used to my scars.
However when I go out I usually wear long sleeves because some of my scars are big and ugly from where I've been stitched. I leave my legs uncovered though, they're not as noticeable.
Although last summer I actually went out a few times in short sleeves and didnt get that many looks.
Isn’t it funny how day by day nothing changes but when you look back, everything is different…
you once called your brain a hard drive, well say hello to the virus.
Well I've kind of given up caring to be quite honest. It's quite obvious what my scars are, and I don't really think it's any of anyone else's business as to why I did them or whatever. People generally don't ask anyway, I've found. I don't cut that often anymore, so I don't often have fresh cuts, however if they're properly scabbed over and not still open, I tend to act as though they are scars. Scabs will become scars.
As for covering up... If I am going somewhere where it would be inapproriate to show self-inflicted scars, I tend to wear either thin sleeves or net sleeves, and I have a brillliant pair of black lace gloves (which were about a fiver from Claire's) that hide my scars and look pretty dressy for the evening.
in summer I wear long sleeves if I have fresh cuts or burns but I will wear short sleeves when they have healed, if people want to look or comment then they can if its damn hot then I'm not going to overheat through fear someone MAY look at them.
Also I don't care if friends or family (my parents although my in-laws don't know) see them since they know about it.
Last year most of mine we're still pretty red and obvious so i lived in long sleeves.. luckily we didn't have the warmest summer so it didn't matter to much!..
This year is supposed to be hot as i havent touched my arms in a good 8months. I probably will go for short sleeves sometimes this year. I cant for work.. working in a nursery provokes to many questions so thats 30 hours a week in long sleeves anyway!. It also depends who im with.. when im out and where i am.
As for my legs.thats just a no.
So do whatever it takes
‘Cause you can’t rewind a moment in this life
Let nothin’ stand in your way
Cause the hands of time are never on your side
I don't show fresh cuts. If it's hot enough, I'll show scars. I rarely get asked about it, although people stare at me and talk about me when they think I can't hear them.
I have been cutting for almost half of my life. I look bad. Arms and legs and chest. Like, REALLY bad. I don't cover up much though. I have come to accept that i have dealt with a load of crap in some pretty bad ways, and i want to be able to accept that this is how i look now, and how i will look for the rest of my life.
I have had people actually stop and stare at me, with open mouths. But i suppose that's just life. Mind, i also look at people who look different than the norm. People stare, yes it's rude, but they can't help it.
But i refuse to hide anymore. It's not my job to protect people from everything bad in this world.
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