I am self harmer and I’m not ashamed, but I am when I see some kid waving them about for attention. It makes people think that everyone who self harms only does it for attention….which isn’t always true. I need some help with this, please.
I self-harmed, thinking it was the best way to cope with emotional pain. I thought it would be a lot easier to stop then, however when it came to admitting I was a self-harmer was a big turning point. I suddenly realized what I was doing….Not hurting myself was the hardest thing because that seemed to me to be the easiest way of coping. I finally decided to stop after talking to someone. I didn't think there was any way out; I'm so much happier knowing I can do other things to cope with emotional pain.