spl23456
March 5th, 2013, 08:20 PM
For me and for many others, it's important to notice warning signs and to not listen to stereotypes. I hadn't acknowledged that i had a problem for so long, but now I can see the patterns. I always thought that cutting was stupid, and I didn't understand it. I thought that if I kept thinking like that, that would mean that i am ok, that i don't have a problem. I spent so much time focusing on not doing that form of self-harm, that I didn't realize that i was taking the same stress out, just in a different way. I scratch, pick and peel skin, handle dangerous things with the intent of leaving a mark and causing blood to come out. I paid no attention to it. And i didn't think that i was doing it for the same reason that cutters say, so that meant it wasn't real. I was wrong. This is just an abridged version of my story, but my point is that if you are like me, and am in denial that you have a problem, try to have an open mind and notice things for what they are.