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Is it normal to cut yourself because you hate yourself?

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I have just recently started cutting myself due to an allergic reaction from waxing on my shoulders. There are little pimples that look disgusting and I just began to feel so ugly and unwanted. It didn't help that a girl at school was indirectly bullying me at the time too. I feel bipolar and I hope I can stop cutting before i get a habit.

It's not really "normal" in general, no. Many self-injurers hate themselves but, as you say, you want to not get into the habit. A lot of people, especially when figuring out who they are and/or going through tough times may hate themselves but for every person turning to self-injury there are ten others turning to other coping mechanisms, both good and bad. You don't have to continue if you don't want to.

The skin issues can be cleared up, certainly far more easily than scar tissue. 

You are at a crossroads and it's up to you to decide which way you'll go.

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