Started on my lower legs, then I did my lower arms, then my parents found out so I did it on my right thigh. Then the day before yesterday I did my lower arms again. I'm going to have to wear wrist bands and long sleeves now, but it was worth it.
I used to cut on my left forearm but I had many close calls where I almost got caught. Another big fear was the doctors. And it's winter
now, but I love swimming so it would be hard to hide in the summer. So I moved to my breasts where it would be covered by my bra. It's pretty sensitive so it's good. I still much prefer my arms, but it's just too risky.
it depends. ill do it where evers available. currently, its on my right hip. but since i dont ahve anything to do it with anymore bc my boyfriend took them from me, ive been using dull scisssors. -.- very annoying. i have a lot of scar tissue on my left wrist. its about an inch long. i may have tougher skin there, but you dont actually see any scars. except one and even then, its really really faint. out of all the cutting ive done, all 3 years, i only have 4 scars. -.- oh well. its both a blessing and a curse. i cant do it on my upper thighs bc i have to wear a skirt to school and i dont "sit like a lady". ive done my shoulders, back, stomach, feet, hands, neck face, all over my arms. if i scarred, i would be one giant thing of scars. but i dont which is both happy making and sad making.
My first cut was on my lower left arm it was so deep I was almost hospitalized. After that I have never cut on my arms again. My first cut was my last for a while but I never ever forgot the relief it gave me. Recently I've started again first I thought I should just do one or two above my right knee to see if I could get that relief again. But once you start it's so hard to stop as I would think many of you know. I hate myself for concentrating all the cuts on my right thigh because now it starts from my knee and goes all the way up almost to my hip with each cut almost touching each other. Sometimes I only do 10 cuts other times I do over 30 in one sitting. Now they get deeper each time. I have no plans to stop but I'm worried what is going to happen. I've already gotten a few suspicions from peers because you can see it through the stockings of my school uniform. I'm not even going to think about getting a physical or wearing a swimsuit for as long as I can.....
I started off on my wrists but after mum finding the blades I had to switch coz it was harder to hide, & people at school kept seeing. So for the past few years I've been cutting my thighs. No one can see it. & I burn my hands with matches from time to time or whack my head off stuff. Both easily explained & hidden same with my chest near the bottom where my ribs end. But when things are extremely bad I go everywhere
—
.All the little pieces falling shatter. Shards of me too sharp to put back together. Too small to matter but big enough to cut me into so many little pieces.
I will do it almost anywhere. But lately I have been doing it mostly on my calves and palm. A little on my upper arm. I used to do it always on my hips but I ran out of skin so I had to move places. The sucky thing is I'm a dancer and only wear tights (which are a little see through so the cuts are very noticable) and a leotard. Another thing is that I have a doctors appt. for a yearly check up and the cuts are very deep and new and big and VERY unexplanable. I can't let anyone find out because I think my mom is getting a little suicidal with all the stress in her life and I am almost positive she will kill herself if she ever found out, especially now. I'm so lost and I don't know what to do anymore.
hey im right there with you on the cutting i do it occasionally but deeply and on my left arm. people say things like stop but they dont know what its like so dont worry try your arm. theres more room and its easier to be explained.
hope this helped!
- Someone who know what its like
your mum will probaly feel better if you tell her. She'll know she's not alone with her thoughts, whether its suicide or self-hate. please be strong. I hurt myself too and now that parents understand its so much better because i know they understand and will look after me. I've been in hospital for five months as a result of my depression which caused me to self harm. stay strong. people love you. I'm sure you're a beautiful person. You sound like it because you're scared of hurting her.
xox
i used to self harm my hips but it became to painful to wear trousers so i moved onto my left arm (as i'm right handed) i've almost ran out of room, i hate it, i have over 30 very deep scars on just my lower left arm on the inside :( and i've only been self harming for around 6 months, it's spiraling out of control, each cut is getting deeper.
I usually would just scratch my lower arms and upper thighs, but I've just recently changed to my upper arms and the method I use.
I don't want anyone to see or know about it, so the upper arms right now works best because I don't have to worry about pulling up my sleeves without trying to conceal my cuts. It's been a pain trying to cover the scratches on my lower arms all week. I would also scratch my thighs very close to my hips, so when I wore shorts nobody would notice.
I don't know what I'm going to do in the summer. :[ Probably go back to seldom scratch/burn in a random place I can cover up. I'd rather do it much less than someone find out.
On my two lower arms and right upper legs usually...
But it matters how I feel if I'm really mad or piss off or sad I cut my upper right leg so no one can see it becuz its kinda deep. For my two lower arms I only cut it when I'm sad usually. But I've been cutting since I was 11 now I'm 15 years old I really want to stop but I can't control my emotions sometimes ;{♥.... but one day, one day i will stop..
I started on my upper forearm. I did once cut, not TOO deep. It was very sporadic at the time, so I would just re-cut over the one cut so as to not have it be obvious about what I was doing.
Then it started on my left wrist and forearm.
I stopped for about 4 months, and started up again. Above my inner ankle kinda as it was easier to hide. I stopped that again for maybe a month, and today I relapsed and it sucks. My blade was dull. The cuts aren't deep, but they are jagged and very red. :(
Like the OP said, legs are good for hiding, but it doesn't give the same release as wrists did.
I haven't cut in almost eleven months but my left forearm was my favorite place to cut. After I got caught and was ratted out to all of my family i started to use my legs because it was easier to hide. But it wasn't as good on my legs for me then it was on my arms.
its been a while since i last cut, almost 7 months. i myself have cut all over the place: breasts, stomach, hips, feet, ankles, lower legs, thighs, shoulders, upper arms, lower arms, wrists, hands, back, and face.
The left forearm is for blades. The right forearm is for burns. If I have a really bad...session and run out of room on the left, I may use the blades on the right, but I never burn the left; the burns (lighter fluid, not cigs) take about a month to heal, so I would end up cutting over healing wounds if I did;
Years ago, when I first began, my legs were the area of choice. I was a skinny kid known for being too self-conscious to wear shorts, so hiding that area was easy.; no one expected to ever see my legs. Even so, there has been no "leg work" since my first year. I felt silly enough for having to do these things without having to do them with my pants around my ankles.
I've done some wrist cutting, but that was a long time ago too. A musician, my hands and wrist are generally off limits to the worst of me, but on rare occasions, I will take a thin - thin to minimize scarring - blade to my face.
Lately, I've thought about but have resisted using other areas - the stomach and chest - and doing worse things - stabbing and body modification (finding a way to trash my vocal chords). I have no conscious clue why the vocal chord idea is so...wanted.. It will pass.
—
"You all look like lions to me....Lets be rabbits again."
i cut for years.
and my hips were always my first choice.
it was easy to hide, and no one would think to look there.
as i started to spiral out of control i would cut up my stomach,
then my arms.
I normally cut upper arm and leg cause its easy to hide but I also cut my lower legs cause I hate my legs but I can pass it off as scratches from bush walking. another one of my fave spots is just behind the ankle cause you can hide it with socks and it bleeds easily.
I either cut on my toes, in the crevices where no one can see the scares, I have also cut my upper thighs, but I am afraid that someday, some how they might be seen. I wish I had never started to cut myself, but I did and I can't turn that back. I am doing better though, been a while since I last cut. It's hard though.
I agree with you that it's hard to stop cutting. I'm trying my hardest to stop and for over a month i'm cut free. before i stopped thou i would usually cut my fore arm and sometimes my thighs when my cousin would get worried and start checking my arms. although my legs were easier to hide i prefered my arms cuz it felt better, more sensitive to the pain. now i wish i never even started cutting. i got scars on my arms i'm afraid ppl will see and a big scar on my leg that says "love" that makes shorts hard to wear. that scar thou is the last time i cut cuz i dont want to lose someone very close to me over this. but it is hard.
it does spell love if it was your last Scar and reminds you of him. It reminds me of MY special One. Keep up the good work, make him PROUD of you, He's going thru a lot with you, don't Loose him, you must mean a lot to him. Don't let him go, he wants you..YOU ARE special to him, for life. Why loose A good thing?That Cut was my GF's last cut too, I pray it was her last. She's trying really hard, Just be Strong, He's Learning for YOU. You are his purpose, to save an Angel.
Ugh, I hate how people think you do it for attention, (I've never told a soul and though I've done it for years, noones noticed) so I cant say I've had to deal with such accusations, but I know people who do and it's awful, especially since the people firing the insults are usually the people they've finally confided in. Thats going to make them feel better about themselves..
I confided in someone who was my bet friend at the time and she ridiculed me about attention seeking. I do all I can to hide the scars and only cut where I can hide it. Recently I have got with a new boyfriend though and he's helped me a lot getting through it. He helped me before I started going out with him. I have been cut free for 9 months now. Someone else also helped me a great deal to stop. I think if you can find someone to help who wont ridicule you and someone to call when you have the urge stopping is easier.
mostly i cut on top of my thigh where pants and shorts can cover it. i cut my hips, the bend of my elbow, arms, stomach. Anywhere that catches my eye. Wherever I think it will look good.
I use to cut on my back and shoulders mostly... it was easy to hide that under pretty much any teeshirt. also my stomach and thighs sometimes... :-/ i wish i never started any of it though
I usually cut on my upper thighs but sometime i'll cut on my left wrist and it feels so much better , But i dont do it alot bc i dont want people to notice cuts and scars. I most like cut my wrist during the winter. Safety pins a a good alt. for when you cant cut
since my fam found out they are always looking for cuts. I don't cut as much as I used to but when I do cut it's on my breasts where my bra can cover them up and around my private. I just shave the hair LOL it's also more sensitive therefor I get a better high.
-Ashley
p.s
I didn't sign on (I'm lazy) but I'm XxJustAnotherGirlxX
omg ive never met anyone else who cuts over thhhere (the private area)
I use to cut my upper arms but then got caught...then i stopped ..and started again i would do my private area..around the pubic bone i guess (your right its a very sensitive area ..if you want some extra pain). i could wear bikinis and no one would see. but then i started also cutting my breast. (i stopped though) and now i cut on my hips and thighs.
I usually just cut my left wrist (I'mma righty). But when I run out of room, I do it on my right wrist. One point I did it all over my arms, I'm more careful now. I sometimes to it on my thighs, or stomach. And I've also done it on my breasts and shoulders.
—
~This world, this world is cold
But you don't, you don't have to go
You're feeling sad you're feeling lonely
And no one seems to care
You're mother's gone and your father hits you
This pain you cannot bare
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I like my ankles and wrists
I like my ankles and wrists the best...
location
I first cut on my lower arms a few times, but I always found it easier to hide things on my legs. Then I began cutting on my hips.
-hallemonique
location
I first cut on my lower arms a few times, but I always found it easier to hide things on my legs. Then I began cutting on my hips.
-hallemonique
Cutting
Started on my lower legs, then I did my lower arms, then my parents found out so I did it on my right thigh. Then the day before yesterday I did my lower arms again. I'm going to have to wear wrist bands and long sleeves now, but it was worth it.
i cut the bottems of my feet.
i cut the bottems of my feet. so every step that i make i am reminded of it. i like it
Where
Thighs, upper part of my calves, my stomach, my hips, breasts... but never my arms or anywhere near my ankles - too noticeable
Where I cut
I used to cut on my left forearm but I had many close calls where I almost got caught. Another big fear was the doctors. And it's winter
now, but I love swimming so it would be hard to hide in the summer. So I moved to my breasts where it would be covered by my bra. It's pretty sensitive so it's good. I still much prefer my arms, but it's just too risky.
the places i cut..
it depends. ill do it where evers available. currently, its on my right hip. but since i dont ahve anything to do it with anymore bc my boyfriend took them from me, ive been using dull scisssors. -.- very annoying. i have a lot of scar tissue on my left wrist. its about an inch long. i may have tougher skin there, but you dont actually see any scars. except one and even then, its really really faint. out of all the cutting ive done, all 3 years, i only have 4 scars. -.- oh well. its both a blessing and a curse. i cant do it on my upper thighs bc i have to wear a skirt to school and i dont "sit like a lady". ive done my shoulders, back, stomach, feet, hands, neck face, all over my arms. if i scarred, i would be one giant thing of scars. but i dont which is both happy making and sad making.
-bailey
they are the cause
we are the casualties
Knee to Hip
My first cut was on my lower left arm it was so deep I was almost hospitalized. After that I have never cut on my arms again. My first cut was my last for a while but I never ever forgot the relief it gave me. Recently I've started again first I thought I should just do one or two above my right knee to see if I could get that relief again. But once you start it's so hard to stop as I would think many of you know. I hate myself for concentrating all the cuts on my right thigh because now it starts from my knee and goes all the way up almost to my hip with each cut almost touching each other. Sometimes I only do 10 cuts other times I do over 30 in one sitting. Now they get deeper each time. I have no plans to stop but I'm worried what is going to happen. I've already gotten a few suspicions from peers because you can see it through the stockings of my school uniform. I'm not even going to think about getting a physical or wearing a swimsuit for as long as I can.....
Mostly...
My left wrist, but since my mom found out, my thighs. Not near as relieving though.
Moved....
I started off on my wrists but after mum finding the blades I had to switch coz it was harder to hide, & people at school kept seeing. So for the past few years I've been cutting my thighs. No one can see it. & I burn my hands with matches from time to time or whack my head off stuff. Both easily explained & hidden same with my chest near the bottom where my ribs end. But when things are extremely bad I go everywhere
.All the little pieces falling shatter. Shards of me too sharp to put back together. Too small to matter but big enough to cut me into so many little pieces.
Where?
My lower arms, and the top and sides of my wrists... sometimes my upper legs, and my ankles, my sholder at times, depends....
Don't ignore the pain in your heart, it only makes it worst.....
Anywhere
I will do it almost anywhere. But lately I have been doing it mostly on my calves and palm. A little on my upper arm. I used to do it always on my hips but I ran out of skin so I had to move places. The sucky thing is I'm a dancer and only wear tights (which are a little see through so the cuts are very noticable) and a leotard. Another thing is that I have a doctors appt. for a yearly check up and the cuts are very deep and new and big and VERY unexplanable. I can't let anyone find out because I think my mom is getting a little suicidal with all the stress in her life and I am almost positive she will kill herself if she ever found out, especially now. I'm so lost and I don't know what to do anymore.
hey im right there with you
hey im right there with you on the cutting i do it occasionally but deeply and on my left arm. people say things like stop but they dont know what its like so dont worry try your arm. theres more room and its easier to be explained.
hope this helped!
- Someone who know what its like
Hun
your mum will probaly feel better if you tell her. She'll know she's not alone with her thoughts, whether its suicide or self-hate. please be strong. I hurt myself too and now that parents understand its so much better because i know they understand and will look after me. I've been in hospital for five months as a result of my depression which caused me to self harm. stay strong. people love you. I'm sure you're a beautiful person. You sound like it because you're scared of hurting her.
xox
:(
i used to self harm my hips but it became to painful to wear trousers so i moved onto my left arm (as i'm right handed) i've almost ran out of room, i hate it, i have over 30 very deep scars on just my lower left arm on the inside :( and i've only been self harming for around 6 months, it's spiraling out of control, each cut is getting deeper.
Hmm
I usually would just scratch my lower arms and upper thighs, but I've just recently changed to my upper arms and the method I use.
I don't want anyone to see or know about it, so the upper arms right now works best because I don't have to worry about pulling up my sleeves without trying to conceal my cuts. It's been a pain trying to cover the scratches on my lower arms all week. I would also scratch my thighs very close to my hips, so when I wore shorts nobody would notice.
I don't know what I'm going to do in the summer. :[ Probably go back to seldom scratch/burn in a random place I can cover up. I'd rather do it much less than someone find out.
I cut...
I usually cut on my forearms, but I have been cutting on my upper thighs as of late. I'll never be able to wear a bikini again!
I started off cutting my thighs.
Then i eventually started cutting my forearm.
where i cut...
i voted other cuz while i do harm my lower arms or my thighs the place i really hurt is my left wrist...always
I usually self-harm my self on my...
On my two lower arms and right upper legs usually...
But it matters how I feel if I'm really mad or piss off or sad I cut my upper right leg so no one can see it becuz its kinda deep. For my two lower arms I only cut it when I'm sad usually. But I've been cutting since I was 11 now I'm 15 years old I really want to stop but I can't control my emotions sometimes ;{♥.... but one day, one day i will stop..
My Ankles
When I first started out, I'd cut my hand/upper arm, then it traveled to my wrist- until my parents found out
Now I injure my ankles, easier to hide.
Me too. I don't cover it up
Me too. I don't cover it up (I hate socks & shoes) but nobody looks at your feet unless you have a podiatrist.
My favorite is my lower arms
I started cutting on my upper legs, but soon it traveled to my stomach, then to my arms, both upper and lower.
I started on my upper
I started on my upper forearm. I did once cut, not TOO deep. It was very sporadic at the time, so I would just re-cut over the one cut so as to not have it be obvious about what I was doing.
Then it started on my left wrist and forearm.
I stopped for about 4 months, and started up again. Above my inner ankle kinda as it was easier to hide. I stopped that again for maybe a month, and today I relapsed and it sucks. My blade was dull. The cuts aren't deep, but they are jagged and very red. :(
Like the OP said, legs are good for hiding, but it doesn't give the same release as wrists did.
My left forearm is/was my fave
I haven't cut in almost eleven months but my left forearm was my favorite place to cut. After I got caught and was ratted out to all of my family i started to use my legs because it was easier to hide. But it wasn't as good on my legs for me then it was on my arms.
it change
I usually cut my lower arms, but I have done it on my upper arms, ribbs, and lower legs.
havent for a while but
Haven't done it for a while but usually on my wrists and hands, I usually only do it in the winter
everywhere
its been a while since i last cut, almost 7 months. i myself have cut all over the place: breasts, stomach, hips, feet, ankles, lower legs, thighs, shoulders, upper arms, lower arms, wrists, hands, back, and face.
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The left forearm is for blades. The right forearm is for burns. If I have a really bad...session and run out of room on the left, I may use the blades on the right, but I never burn the left; the burns (lighter fluid, not cigs) take about a month to heal, so I would end up cutting over healing wounds if I did;
Years ago, when I first began, my legs were the area of choice. I was a skinny kid known for being too self-conscious to wear shorts, so hiding that area was easy.; no one expected to ever see my legs. Even so, there has been no "leg work" since my first year. I felt silly enough for having to do these things without having to do them with my pants around my ankles.
I've done some wrist cutting, but that was a long time ago too. A musician, my hands and wrist are generally off limits to the worst of me, but on rare occasions, I will take a thin - thin to minimize scarring - blade to my face.
Lately, I've thought about but have resisted using other areas - the stomach and chest - and doing worse things - stabbing and body modification (finding a way to trash my vocal chords). I have no conscious clue why the vocal chord idea is so...wanted.. It will pass.
"You all look like lions to me....Lets be rabbits again."
hips.
i cut for years.
and my hips were always my first choice.
it was easy to hide, and no one would think to look there.
as i started to spiral out of control i would cut up my stomach,
then my arms.
hips
i mostly cut up my hips because it's really easy to hide and i can do it a lot more. but lately, my wrists seem to be a growing choice.
Where I Cut...
I used to tear up my upper left arm but since my parents found out, I now cut on my thighs.
Where I cut
I normally cut upper arm and leg cause its easy to hide but I also cut my lower legs cause I hate my legs but I can pass it off as scratches from bush walking. another one of my fave spots is just behind the ankle cause you can hide it with socks and it bleeds easily.
Where I cut
I either cut on my toes, in the crevices where no one can see the scares, I have also cut my upper thighs, but I am afraid that someday, some how they might be seen. I wish I had never started to cut myself, but I did and I can't turn that back. I am doing better though, been a while since I last cut. It's hard though.
~Anita Lily
Where i cut
I agree with you that it's hard to stop cutting. I'm trying my hardest to stop and for over a month i'm cut free. before i stopped thou i would usually cut my fore arm and sometimes my thighs when my cousin would get worried and start checking my arms. although my legs were easier to hide i prefered my arms cuz it felt better, more sensitive to the pain. now i wish i never even started cutting. i got scars on my arms i'm afraid ppl will see and a big scar on my leg that says "love" that makes shorts hard to wear. that scar thou is the last time i cut cuz i dont want to lose someone very close to me over this. but it is hard.
I'm glad it was your last ,
it does spell love if it was your last Scar and reminds you of him. It reminds me of MY special One. Keep up the good work, make him PROUD of you, He's going thru a lot with you, don't Loose him, you must mean a lot to him. Don't let him go, he wants you..YOU ARE special to him, for life. Why loose A good thing?That Cut was my GF's last cut too, I pray it was her last. She's trying really hard, Just be Strong, He's Learning for YOU. You are his purpose, to save an Angel.
my wrists
i usually cut my left wrist...when im depressed..i pretty much dig the razor in.. [NOTE: im not attention seeking]
More than not a cutter doesnt want to be in the limelight.
Ugh, I hate how people think you do it for attention, (I've never told a soul and though I've done it for years, noones noticed) so I cant say I've had to deal with such accusations, but I know people who do and it's awful, especially since the people firing the insults are usually the people they've finally confided in. Thats going to make them feel better about themselves..
I Know What You Mean
I confided in someone who was my bet friend at the time and she ridiculed me about attention seeking. I do all I can to hide the scars and only cut where I can hide it. Recently I have got with a new boyfriend though and he's helped me a lot getting through it. He helped me before I started going out with him. I have been cut free for 9 months now. Someone else also helped me a great deal to stop. I think if you can find someone to help who wont ridicule you and someone to call when you have the urge stopping is easier.
Where....
mostly i cut on top of my thigh where pants and shorts can cover it. i cut my hips, the bend of my elbow, arms, stomach. Anywhere that catches my eye. Wherever I think it will look good.
captainshay
My left wrist
Mostly on my left wrist, but from time to time on my thighs.
I harm on my thighs.
I harm on my thighs.
Where ever the blade takes me
I cut on my left wrist ( mostly)
But i'm started to cut my upper legs.
I did do my belly once and lets just say it wasn't fun.
My Wrists
I cut my wrists cause I like knowing that just one little slip can kill me
I use to cut on my back and
I use to cut on my back and shoulders mostly... it was easy to hide that under pretty much any teeshirt. also my stomach and thighs sometimes... :-/ i wish i never started any of it though
Nothing feels quite like cuts on my wrist
I usually cut on my upper thighs but sometime i'll cut on my left wrist and it feels so much better , But i dont do it alot bc i dont want people to notice cuts and scars. I most like cut my wrist during the winter. Safety pins a a good alt. for when you cant cut
where I cut
since my fam found out they are always looking for cuts. I don't cut as much as I used to but when I do cut it's on my breasts where my bra can cover them up and around my private. I just shave the hair LOL it's also more sensitive therefor I get a better high.
-Ashley
p.s
I didn't sign on (I'm lazy) but I'm XxJustAnotherGirlxX
omg ive never met anyone else
omg ive never met anyone else who cuts over thhhere (the private area)
I use to cut my upper arms but then got caught...then i stopped ..and started again i would do my private area..around the pubic bone i guess (your right its a very sensitive area ..if you want some extra pain). i could wear bikinis and no one would see. but then i started also cutting my breast. (i stopped though) and now i cut on my hips and thighs.
Where I cut
I usually just cut my left wrist (I'mma righty). But when I run out of room, I do it on my right wrist. One point I did it all over my arms, I'm more careful now. I sometimes to it on my thighs, or stomach. And I've also done it on my breasts and shoulders.
~This world, this world is cold
But you don't, you don't have to go
You're feeling sad you're feeling lonely
And no one seems to care
You're mother's gone and your father hits you
This pain you cannot bare
But we all bleed the same way as you do