Honestly? I don't... I can't even, like, wish it never happened. It just kind of did, so I deal with it. Can't say if that's a good thing or not, though. ^^;
I said other because sometimes I do just because of the scars, but I don't because if I hadn't then I wouldn't be here and wouldn't have found some of the greatest friends ever.
That might sound really stupid, but a lot of good things have come from doing so. Without SIing, I probably just would have exploded...or used drugs or some other destructive alternative. And a part of me still thinks that I deserved all that pain.
I found RYL, met a HUGE load of fantastic people. RYL not only introduced me to new people, but I've learnt a lot of things about myself, others, mental illness...just, craploads the past 3 years. And I've grown as RYL has.
I like my scars. They tell a story. I have days where I get awkward about them, a fear of people questioning them, and yeah I have my days where I regret them or regret wearing a t-shirt because someone might question the scars... But **** happens.
Over all...a lot of good has come from self-harming.
I said no for similar[ish] reasons I guess. In the end it's made me the person I am today whatever, and at the moment i'm content with that. It's made me more understanding/less quick to judge etc, or at least it's opened my eyes more than they were. I duno. I've also met some of my best friends from here and other sites just through the connection of that when it's a secret to everyone in the "real world" but you can talk just about anything with them.
It also back in the day made me closer friends with a couple of people, just because they reassured me they were there.
Basically no. Mhhm.x
"Be nice. Think happy thoughts. Champion silver linings. Love all things (not just cute things like babies and kittens) & when you do love - love like they do in power ballads (you know like on a cliff with the wind in your hair and your eyes shut, knowing you'll never know love like this). Watch out for dog poo. Smile at people - even grumpy ones. Remember anything is possible & whatever you do always try to look on the bright side."
No, I don't think so. It helped me and I wouldn't be the person I am today without it. Going through recovery has made me discover so many things about myself and I've learned a lot from things just connected to SI. Its part of me, and I can't regret it, no.
No, if I hadn't started I wouldn't be who I am today, I have a lot more understanding of what people go through and I never ever judge anyone before I know them now. Also some of my best friends are from here and if I hadn't started I wouldn't have met them. So yeah I don't have any regrets, it's made me who I am
I try not to regret anything, life is too short to be dwelling on what you shouldn't have done. Instead you should look to what you can do in the future and how you can change things for the better.
On the other side of the coin, I think that if I'd never started maybe life would be a bit easier and I know I wouldn't have to cover up as much as I do now.
Then again I might have just killed myself.
So no, no regrets, but maybe things would have been better if I didn't.
I dont regret ever starting at all. If i never would have started then I most likely wouldn't understand why someone I know would do that. I probably understand how she feels since I do the same thing. Also since me and my friend both do it we grew closer and more trustworthy towards eachother so in a way i'm glad I started.
A smile is the best way to deal with difficult situations. Even if it's a fake one. Used properly, you can fool anyone with them - Sai
Other. I regret that this isn't something I want to be doing for my entire life and that I can't stop. I regret the burden I feel like it puts on people who know, I regret that I have to pretend to the people I love. I don't regret everything I've learnt about myself and the people around me. I don't regret that I think I can read people better than I could. I don't regret that it's saved me from ending everything.
So yeah, I'm a mix. :)
If I'd managed to keep it small, and not obvious/stuck to a different place, I possibly wouldn't regret it so much. Sometimes I feel physically sick when I think about it.
If I'd never self harmed, I wouldn't have found RYL and made all the new friends I did. It's given me a huge other perspective on life and people in general. I wouldn't be the person I am today, and while I don't like that person 100%, I do like some aspects of me. So no, I'll never regret it totally.
For those doubts that swirl all around us
For those lives that tear at the seams
We know… we’re not what we’ve seen
For this dance we’ll move with each other
There ain’t no other step than one foot
Right in front of the other
i said yes, i have lost lots of friends to self harm, and the ones i do have i feel they get fed up with me. I feel like a burden and a failure, but I'm still addicted. I recently went 2months without cutting, the longest I have ever been, but now I'm back into it and can't even imagine recovering at the moment. People think I'm an attention seeker etc because of self harm and judge me because of it. I just wish i never started, I started so young but yet I'm still doing it. Sorry if this offends anyone, but its how i feel xx
I had to think about it, but I'd say no. I feel like it keeps me in line. However, I do wish I hadn't let my family find out because that has caused a lot of worry to them.
well, i have sown untidy furrows 'cross my soul,
but I am still a coward,
content to see my garden grow so sweet & full
of someone else's flowers.
I looked down at my arms and I automatically thought yes, because they make me feel ugly but I step back and look over the past couple of years and I realize I have no regrets over my cutting. If I didn't have it as a vice I would not have survived, I know I would have killed myself. I've already had four attempts and if I didn't cut every time I needed to I would have been bursting at the seams and so much more readily headed straight to the drugs and alcohol. So infact, I'm incredibly thankful for cutting, it saved me when the situation exceeded my recourses for coping.
I thought I heard you whisper my name yesterday,
And I turned around to say I love you,
But you weren't there and I realized; 1. Everything is beautiful, 2. Except for me. Destroy me one last time
...I dare you...
i dont regret...all the problems i have had in the last 10 years...it has helped me cope...i regret every scar for a while but then...they all mean a part of my life!!!
Every Day Is A Struggle,
I Believe That With Your Help I Will Get Through!!!
When i first started i couldn't even admit to myself i was a self harmer, i just cut every now and then, and i didn't think i was a SH'er, now i'm doing it up to 5 times a day.. So yea, i am a self harmer, and my arms are a scarred mess, but i don't know, i don't regret it as at the moment, cutting myself feels good, it takes away my pain, but i hate being scarred, i'm unsure, i have mixed feelings.
On a long enough time line, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero.
