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Is it possible to change my username? I've realised that choosing my first name was a bad idea! If so, could I please change it to my middle name, Grace.

Thanks in advance!

Cause i'm 6 months SI free today Half a year...Wow, thats weird!

I haven't SI'd for 4 months! It seems like forever. Ive been pretty good with coping with urges recently, the only thing thats kinda bothering me is that my scars are fading. I'm so used to them being there, and for some strange reason, can find them quite comforting. They've never been very obvious...

I suppose my problem is not having my self harm or depression taken seriously because of other people's actions. This is what i'm talking about. I'm not saying that emo's are bad people, or that they haven't got real problems, but they are stereotyped as cutting for 'fun', and therefore, people who...

Sorry to pin point one specific group of people, it's just what i've been told. Whether these people, whoever they are, cut because they think its cool or not, I still think they're being a little disrespectful. Surely if they really understood self harmers, they'd cover up their fresh cuts, and not...

I started college a couple of months ago, and there are a lot of people there who like to call themselves 'emo'. Ive never really understood these kind of stereotypes because I think its pretty stupid to put yourself into a category. Anyway, one of my closest friends has started hanging out with a f...

As a child I remember punching walls/hitting myself when I got upset over something, but it seemed normal to me. When I was 13 I got angry over something, nothing major, just an argument with my parents. I don't know why I did it, or even how I knew what to do, because i'd never met anyone who SI'd ...

Thankyou everyone I did a bit of shopping as a little reward, so that made me feel good. Fingers crossed for 3 months now, wow, scary thought!

Wow, you are so brave! Well done, and don't worry about seeing your Doctor. I know its a little scary seeking help for the first time, I was exactly the same, but since I saw my Doctor and got a good referral, I have been doing much better.

Doesn't sound a lot, but it is for me, i've never gotten this far before!

Thankyou both. I don't feel I can talk to her right now, we haven't been getting along very well recently. It's so hard not having anyone to talk to about all this. This board is great, but I also feel the need to be able to speak to someone in person. I don't have that right now. There isn't anyone...

*Possible SI trigs* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I am so angry with myself. I nearly reached my 2 month goal (which is good for me) but I SI'd again last night. Got into yet another argument with my mum, and just couldn't take it. Plus, I did it in a pretty obvious place and it's really warm here t...

Yeah, I do that sometimes too, I did it a couple of days ago infact. Really helps, unless I feel like i'm going to be triggered easily

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:: I like to lead people on and fool around with them, but when they take a real interest in me and ask me out, I push them away. I feel I don't deserve to be in a relationship, or to be loved. :: The thought of never SI'ing again scares me. It feels like i'll be losing a piece of myself, and I neve...

Thanks everyone, even though it's just been a month, it seems like forever since I Self Harmed. I'm scared about this next week, because it feels like I have already achieved this big goal of mine, so I have proved to myself that I can do it. So now i'll be tempted to slip before I continue to stay ...

I haven’t Self Harmed for almost 1 month, but already i’m starting to miss it. Even when I don’t want to hurt myself, I think about it constantly. I know that I’m getting better, because I am finding better ways to cope with the urges, even though its difficult. It’s just the thought that I may neve...

- I'm too scared to write down my secrets, because if I do, they'll become real.