Triggering (SI) - Loose skin

Laura-m · 13-09-2007, 09:12 AM

I haven't posted on here before but I don't really know what to do. I have been SI free for a year now and until now I was confident that I wouldn't do it again but now I can't stop thinking about it.
I have recently lost 5 stone in weight and am now a healthy size 12 but because I lost it so quickly (in 16 weeks) I have loads of loose skin around my belly, upper arms and on my thighs and I feel so disgusting. I absolutely hate myself now, more than I did when I was fat and all I can concentrate on is these rolls of skin hanging down. I'm so disgusted with myself I want to cut myself badly.
I don't know what to do because I've gone a year without SI but I feel so bad.

Sorry for the long pathetic post.

cutupangel09 · 13-09-2007, 02:07 PM

No post is pathetic because it is what you really feel. Exercise can help that just don't overdo it. You aren't disgusting and cutting won't help because of the aftereffects of it.
Good Luck.

Heartbat · 13-09-2007, 04:02 PM

You're not disgusting sweetie. It just takes time for the skin to go back to normal.
Cutting will not help because it will just add to the list of what you don't like about yourself. and it's so easy to become addicted again. You've done so well to not SH for a whole year

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Be strong - you've posted here for support and that's a positive step to keep SH free

.ghost. · 13-09-2007, 05:04 PM

Size 12 doesn't sound all that healthy if you've lost it in 4 months, and one of the bad things about losing weight that quick is (apart from the health risks) that your skin doesn't have time to shrink so you can end up with lots of excess skin.

Well done on a year, you're doing so well, please don't give up now hun. Cutting won't really solve anything and I'm pretty sure you know that. If you did cut, would you feel better about the loose skin? I doubt you would, it wouldn't help the way you feel about it, and afterwards you'd probably feel guilty about cutting, making you feel even worse about yourself.

I'm sure you're not disgusting, everyone has bits about themself that they don't like but honestly, other people never notice what you see as 'flaws'.

Take care
xx