[female, age 13, began to SI at age 13, middle school student]

I scratch. I scratch my wrist until it is just about to bleed. i scratch with a sewing pin, but sometimes i use unfolded paperclips or even my fingernails, if they are sharp enough, and i am in a place where i can't scratch with anything else.

 

I have also started erasing, usually with pencil erasers. i normally erase if i am at schoool or i don't want anyone to know what i am doing.

 

a couple of times i have even put a lot of salt in my hand and held ice until it melts.

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[female, age 13, began to SI at age 13, middle school student]

Tue, 2010-08-10 11:17 — blankandbleeding

How Do You Self-Injure?

I do it in all kind of ways:

I cut, using razors, rakes, scalpels, even cutted cans, all things I can see that has cutting edges.    

I have also used needles, staples, pins, etc.

I have punched myself, or going against the walls or the floor.

But I love fire. I like burning, with cigars, lighters, hot objects, etc.

I also have drink toxic stuff.

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[female, age 18, began to SI near age 11]

Fri, 2010-05-07 02:12 — Nagizuma

[female, age 16, began to SI at age 12, high school student]

When I started I used glass. But then I got this fear that if I cut with glass a little peice would get in my skin so I can't do it that way anymore. Now I only use metal. Like razors. Right now I only use a little razor I took out of a pencil sharpener.

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Person: 

[female, age 16, began to SI at age 12, high school student]

Tue, 2010-03-30 22:03 — Anonymous

[female, age 18, began to SI at age 12]

Mostly cutting with a razor or with a sharp butcher knife. I've tried burning a few times, but it isn't as good because there's no blood. I used to do scratching, and sometimes pinching.

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Person: 

[female, age 18, began to SI at age 12]

Fri, 2009-04-03 23:33 — Gabrielle

[female, age 15, began to SI at age 12 or earlier]

Cutting...I hit myself on stuff sometimes, I've kicked through glass to see what it would do and make it seem like an accident...when I was little I would climb up on top of really tall stuff and jump off.

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Person: 

[female, age 15, began to SI at age 12 or earlier]

Fri, 2009-04-03 23:33 — Gabrielle

[female, age 23, began to SI in 6th grade that she can remember]

The main thing I do is burn myself with matches or the metal top of lighters. I also cut myself with razor blades once in a while. When there are other people around or no other "tools" I scratch the same place on my arms until there is no skin and they bleed. I have also hit myself--that's what I first did...\nhitting myself with belts and other things, as well as just punching or smacking myself.

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Person: 

[female, age 23, began to SI in 6th grade that she can remember]

Fri, 2009-04-03 23:33 — Gabrielle

[female, age 15, began to SI at age 14]

Mostly I use the serrated blade on my pocket knife. Or the regular one. I haven't used razors, yet. I started last year with taking a push pin and digging it along my wrist, but that's not so effective anymore. When I'm at school I use my pen cap or my nails or whatever and scratch, my wrist, the back of my hand, whatever I can.

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Person: 

[female, age 15, began to SI at age 14]

Fri, 2009-04-03 23:33 — Gabrielle

[female, age 15, began to SI at age 11]

I usually cut with a blade I took off of a pencil sharpener, sometimes glass, and sometimes pins. If i feel like I need to cut in school i'll take my compus from my geometry kit and go to the washroom and cut or use my nails or teeth. Sometimes when i'm really frustrated I'll pierce my skin all the way through (like my ears) with a saftey pin.

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Person: 

[female, age 15, began to SI at age 11]

Fri, 2009-04-03 23:33 — Gabrielle

[female, age 24, began to SI at age 14]

Razors. Tried burning about a month ago- heated up a hanger and held it in my arm over and over.

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Person: 

[female, age 24, began to SI at age 14]

Fri, 2009-04-03 23:33 — Gabrielle

[male, age 17, began to SI at age 17]

I scratch my arms with bits of glass and stuff. And I have recently found a metal toothed comb that leaves really cool marks on my chest.

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Person: 

[male, age 17, began to SI at age 17]

Fri, 2009-04-03 23:33 — Gabrielle