things I wish people know about self-injury

[CatFairy]

so I was talking to my DBT therapist, you know doing therapy. as you do. and I was talking about when I SI its usually in the bathroom. she was like "that makes sense, especially when there are razors around"

I was seriously annoyed and frustrated! like just because I self injure doesn't mean I use a razor! I find it extremally frustrating when people just assume I cut and that I use a razor to do so. please stop getting your reference from TV shows and movie's, seriously.

it also got me thinking about all the things that people then about self-injury. as a voluntary youth worker, I was told I needed to take a brake, coincidently after people found out about my SI. like I was a danger to everyone.

back when I was younger my mum hid all the knifes in the kitchen, it lasted a week though. she got fed up of having to supervise me making my food :)

I just needed to rant to people who would understand. how do you deal with these situations? I try to take a deep breath and explain how they are wrong or just angrily keep my mouth shut.

[Astrov]

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[Celticroots]

I just don't bother with them anymore. What really gets me is when people think self harm is just cutting. -_- I bruise myself.

[Koala hugs]

I find it frustrating too i wish people understood better

[Koala hugs]

I wish people knew how costly it is how challenging how its such a love hate thing how even in recovery u miss it like hell how ur torn between doin it or not how hard it is to stop how jus coz u have stopped doesnt mean ur over it u still think about it daily and get. Urges alot how people still stare in the street openly even after scars have faded etc how much it takes from u how lonely it can make u feel how sad u feel how much u miss it all that how even the little things add up to make this multi faceted beast we all fight n wrestle with just to stay alive how much fighting is exhausting how u wanna give up give in how hard we all try just to survive

[Pi.R^2]

Closing due to age. CatFairy feel free to message any time if you would like this thread reopening.