questionnaire :)

[hushhush_33]

Hey guys and girl,
Firstly I was wondering if you have heard of the Community and Family Studies Independent Research Project before? If not I’ll briefly explain.
The Community and Family Studies (CAFS) Independent Research Project (IRP) is basically a research project on whichever topic you wish. Anonymous questionnaires are completed and data is compiled and presented. Then shredded after marking.
As the project can be based on a topic of ones choice I have chosen self harm in people aged 13-19 and its affects.
Don’t freak and be all like “she has no idea what she is going on about”, “she doesn’t understand”.
Trust me. I do. I myself have been self harming for 4 years (cutting and burning) and will involve my own answers to the questionnaire anonymously.
So basically, I was wondering if you wonderful people would help me out with this?

The project is due in four weeks so id need answers asap please!!!
The answers can be detailed or not, and you don’t have to answer all. If you are uncomfortable just put a “X“ next to the question.
Feel free to pass this on to others to complete.
I love you all x
p.s. all answers will be shredded after I gather all the data 

1. Age

2. Gender


3. Country

4. State

5. Have you ever self injured?


6. do you currently self injure?

7. if not, how long have you not been self injuring for?


8. How old were you when you started self injuring? was there a specific reason?

9. if so, what?


10. what method do you self injure by? (eg. Cutting, burning,etc.)

11. Do you have urges to self injure? If so, how severe and how often?


12. when having urges, how long does it take for you to act on these?

13. How do you normally feel before self injury?

14. How do you normally feel during self injury?

15. How do you normally feel after self injury?

16. Do you ever try to stop yourself from self injuring? If so, how?

17. Do you have major triggers? If so, what are they?

18. Why do you self injure now (eg. Addiction)

19. Where on your body do you self injure most commonly?

20. How do you feel about scars?

21. Do you have suicidal thought?

22. If so, how often?

23. Have you ever attempted suicide?

24. Would you say that your self injury is suicide related?

25. Do you personally believe that self injury helps you or make you worse?

26. How does it do this?

27. Have you opened up to or “come out” about your self injury to anyone?

28. If so, who?

29. What was their reaction to this?

30. Do you know anyone else who self injure?

31. Do they encourage or discourage you from self injuring?

32. Is seeing their scars/self injuries triggering for you?

33. Have you ever been hospitalised as a result of self harm?

34. Have you ever been treated by a health care professional as a result of your self injury?

35. If yes.

a) How did they act towards you?
b) Were you satisfied with your treatment
c) What were their attitudes towards self harm

36. Have you ever been diagnosed with any mental illness?

37. Do you see a professional regularly about your self injury?

38. If so, who? ( please don’t include names. Just state wheater a psychologist, doctor, counsellor)

39. Are you currently on any medication fin regards to your self injury/

40. Have you lost friends over self injury?

41. What have been some other consequences of your self injury?

42. Have any of the consequences you’ve experienced made you want to continue or discontinue self injury?

Im sorry for the length of the questionnaire, but I needed detailed info. 
Include any quotes or lyrics about self injury too please?  <3 love ya xx

[JoobinTwist]

Ok i may do it later

[AmuraVasendiu]

1. 15
2. Female
3. United States
4. Pennsylvania
5. Yes
6. Yes
7. N/A
8. 13.
9. Isolation, depression, self-loathing, feelings of being alone, unwanted, unloved.
10. Rubbing a key on my forearm, hard and repeatedly. Sometimes for several minutes at a time.
11. Yes. It varies, and once a week, sometimes less or more.
12. Until I'm alone. Preferably at home, in my room at night where I don't have to worry about anyone else seeing.
13. Anxious. Upset. Angry. Frustrated.
14. Empty, sort of, but in a good way. I'm not worrying, or fretting, or thinking at all. I just concentrate on that pain.
15. At first, I feel...satisfied. And tired, so tired of all of this. And then it starts swelling and aching, and I'm disappointed in myself. But as long as it aches like that, I'm okay. I can survive for few more days.
16. Yes. By being around people, so I can't; by snapping a rubber band on my wrist. By writing, or drawing, or leaving my keys downstairs when I go to bed. They don't work. They just hold it off for a little longer.
17. Yes. I suppose just having a bad day, or week, or arguing again with my dad again, and everything bad just coalesces.
18. Because sometimes I feel like I deserve it. And because it helps me, somehow, to pull through.
19. Right forearm, four to nine inches above the elbow. (I'm left-handed.)
20. I hate them. They remind me of my weakness, and broadcast to others my weakness, my dependency on this. I feel safer, hidden, in my jackets.
21. Yes.
22. Don't know, can't say I keep track of them. Too often for my liking.
23. No.
24. No.
25. I think it does both.
26. It helps me go on, but when my mom sees them, I feel terrible. What makes me feel worse is that her disappointment doesn't make me feel bad enough to stop.
27. Yes
28. My mom, five of my closest friends, when summer came, and I decided I'd just let them show.
29. Disappointment. Sadness. They wanted me to stop, but didn't shut me out or condemn me because of it.
30. Yes
31. Sort of neither. We help each other when we're close to cutting, but we don't comdemn each other when we do.
32. Sometimes.
33. No.
34. No.
35. N/A
36. No.
37. No.
38. N/A
39. No.
40. Yes.
41. My father's trust, whatever tiny remnants of it that were left. And many others'. People look at me differently. Most don't comment on them, but they treat me differently, and look at me differently.
42. Yes. I'm very self-conscious, and I hate how people treat me because they see the scars, or know about them. They make me want to stop, but at the same time, the added pressure of their reactions only make me want to cotninue, if that makes sense.



I think more people would reply if you allowed them to private-message you, or contact you privately. Not many people are comfortable with laying out their deepest secrets, their greatest weaknesses, out for anyone else to see. Even if it is among people similar to them.

[Kyle9000]

1. Age 15

2. Gender male

3. Country USA

4. State California

5. Have you ever self injured? yes


6. do you currently self injure? yes

7. if not, how long have you not been self injuring for? X


8. How old were you when you started self injuring? was there a specific reason? 13 and multiple reasons

9. if so, what? X


10. what method do you self injure by? (eg. Cutting, burning,etc.) cutting

11. Do you have urges to self injure? If so, how severe and how often? anywhere from 3 times a day to once every other day

12. when having urges, how long does it take for you to act on these? a few hours at the most

13. How do you normally feel before self injury? Worthless, Anxious and Frustrated

14. How do you normally feel during self injury? emotionally empty, but physically concentrating on the pain

15. How do you normally feel after self injury? usually satisfied but sometimes guilty

16. Do you ever try to stop yourself from self injuring? If so, how? telling a friend, keeping busy and rubber band snapping

17. Do you have major triggers? If so, what are they? X

18. Why do you self injure now (eg. Addiction) I like the pain, i feel like i deserve it and it makes me feel like i can survive another day

19. Where on your body do you self injure most commonly? upper left arm

20. How do you feel about scars? i like them, they calm me somehow, but they're annoying to hide

21. Do you have suicidal thought? no

22. If so, how often? X

23. Have you ever attempted suicide? once

24. Would you say that your self injury is suicide related? no

25. Do you personally believe that self injury helps you or make you worse? worse

26. How does it do this? X

27. Have you opened up to or “come out” about your self injury to anyone? 3 people

28. If so, who? my gf, and 2 friends

29. What was their reaction to this? i found out my gf did too and my friends just went like um okay

30. Do you know anyone else who self injure? no

31. Do they encourage or discourage you from self injuring? X

32. Is seeing their scars/self injuries triggering for you? no

33. Have you ever been hospitalised as a result of self harm? no

34. Have you ever been treated by a health care professional as a result of your self injury? no, only by myself or my friend if i passed out

35. If yes.

a) How did they act towards you? X
b) Were you satisfied with your treatment X
c) What were their attitudes towards self harm X

36. Have you ever been diagnosed with any mental illness? no, I've never been tested

37. Do you see a professional regularly about your self injury? no

38. If so, who? ( please don’t include names. Just state wheater a psychologist, doctor, counsellor) X

39. Are you currently on any medication fin regards to your self injury/ no

40. Have you lost friends over self injury? no

41. What have been some other consequences of your self injury? scars, self loathing and wanting to cut more

42. Have any of the consequences you’ve experienced made you want to continue or discontinue self injury? yes, but i always relapse

[Disasterology]

1. Age: 15
2. Gender: Female
3. Country: United States
4. State: California
5. Have you ever self injured? Yes
6. Do you currently self injure? No
7. If not, how long have you not been self injuring for? 27 days
8. How old were you when you started self injuring? was there a specific reason? 13, not sure
9. If so, what?
10. what method do you self injure by? (eg. Cutting, burning,etc.) Cutting, burning, skin pinching, hitting (purposely bruising myself)
11. Do you have urges to self injure? If so, how severe and how often? Yes, severity varies from high to low, not very often
12. when having urges, how long does it take for you to act on these? Until I can't control the urge which is about an hour or so
13. How do you normally feel before self injury? Anxious, helpless
14. How do you normally feel during self injury? Relieved
15. How do you normally feel after self injury? Sometimes satisfied, or relieved, most of the time guilty and ashamed
16. Do you ever try to stop yourself from self injuring? If so, how? Yes, listening to music, drawing
17. Do you have major triggers? If so, what are they? X
18. Why do you self injure now (eg. Addiction) Stress used to be the main reason, but then turned into something I did because I felt like I deserved it, and felt empty without it
19. Where on your body do you self injure most commonly? Right forearm, thigh
20. How do you feel about scars? They're apart of me that I can't hide anymore
21. Do you have suicidal thoughts? Yes
22. If so, how often? Rarely
23. Have you ever attempted suicide? No
24. Would you say that your self injury is suicide related? No
25. Do you personally believe that self injury helps you or make you worse? Mixture of both
26. How does it do this? It makes me feel better, then again guilty because I promised my mom I'd stop
27. Have you opened up to or “come out” about your self injury to anyone? Yes
28. If so, who? My 2 friends
29. What was their reaction to this? One of them knew, the other was disappointed and felt useless because she couldn't help me
30. Do you know anyone else who self injures? No
31. Do they encourage or discourage you from self injuring? X
32. Is seeing their scars/self injuries triggering for you? X
33. Have you ever been hospitalized as a result of self harm? No
34. Have you ever been treated by a health care professional as a result of your self injury? No
35. If yes.
a) How did they act towards you?
b) Were you satisfied with your treatment
c) What were their attitudes towards self harm
36. Have you ever been diagnosed with any mental illness? No
37. Do you see a professional regularly about your self injury? Used to
38. If so, who? ( please don’t include names. Just state whether a psychologist, doctor, counselor) Counselor
39. Are you currently on any medication fin regards to your self injury? No
40. Have you lost friends over self injury? No
41. What have been some other consequences of your self injury? Constantly checked by my mom, can't wear longsleeves, or bracelets without being interrogated
42. Have any of the consequences you’ve experienced made you want to continue or discontinue self injury? I've already stopped, but within months I slip

[lady]

1. 16
2. Female
3. Usa
4. Va
5. Yes
6. Yes
7.
8. I was about 12
10. Digging my nails into my skin, then burning, then cutting
11. Yes, very bad and very often
12. Sometimes I give in easily
13. Upset or agitated
14. Upset or failure
15. Calm, happier, content
17. The future, my dad, my childhood, my looks
18. Addicted
19. Left arm and thighs
20. Embarrassed
21. Yes
22. A couple times a week
23. Almost
24. Yes
25. It helps me act normal
26. I don't really know, it calms me and makes me smile even if I'm sad
27. Yes
28. My old friends
29. Anger
30. Yes
31. Discourage
32. Yes
33. No
34. No
35.
36. No
37. No
38.
39.
40. No
41. People talking and looking at me differently
42. It triggers but makes me want to top

[iHelp]

1. Age: 14

2. Gender: Male


3. Country: Philippines

4. State: x

5. Have you ever self injured?
Yes

6. do you currently self injure?
no
7. if not, how long have you not been self injuring for?
a month or so

8. How old were you when you started self injuring? was there a specific reason?
14, yes i think
9. if so, what?
depression, pressure

10. what method do you self injure by? (eg. Cutting, burning,etc.)
Cutting, scratching, pinching and punching.
11. Do you have urges to self injure? If so, how severe and how often?
yep, once every almost two days. Sometimes, everyday

12. when having urges, how long does it take for you to act on these?
I fight it. Been successful for a month or so. But occasionally I scratch myself, but I leave no mark.
13. How do you normally feel before self injury?
Before doing it? I feel a lot in my mind. It's messed up.
14. How do you normally feel during self injury?
I feel nothing, sometimes I feel the pain.
15. How do you normally feel after self injury?
Relieved, especially when I feel the pain.
16. Do you ever try to stop yourself from self injuring? If so, how?
Yeah. I just fight it, and I call somebody who is accountable for me.
17. Do you have major triggers? If so, what are they?
Hmm, I don't know. It just comes up.
18. Why do you self injure now (eg. Addiction)
Not anymore!
19. Where on your body do you self injure most commonly?
Wrist, arm;somewhere below the shoulders
20. How do you feel about scars?
Ashamed. But I don't know why I don't hide it anymore.
21. Do you have suicidal thought?
Yep.
22. If so, how often?
When I'm depressed, when I'm driving.
23. Have you ever attempted suicide?
No.
24. Would you say that your self injury is suicide related?
No.
25. Do you personally believe that self injury helps you or make you worse?
Both, it makes you feel better but makes you worse.
26. How does it do this?
It relieves you, but at the same time it destroys you.
27. Have you opened up to or “come out” about your self injury to anyone?
Yeah.
28. If so, who?
My mom(she found out), Accountable person (Mentors)
29. What was their reaction to this?
My mom was mad, furious. My Mentors was disappointed but they helped me back up.
30. Do you know anyone else who self injure?
Ofcourse. Alot of them actually.
31. Do they encourage or discourage you from self injuring?
DISCOURAGE. I don't know why anyone in their right mind that would encourage a person to self-injure.
32. Is seeing their scars/self injuries triggering for you?
Not all of them. But to one girl, yes.
33. Have you ever been hospitalised as a result of self harm?
Not yet so far.
34. Have you ever been treated by a health care professional as a result of your self injury?
Nope.
35. If yes.
x
a) How did they act towards you?
b) Were you satisfied with your treatment
c) What were their attitudes towards self harm
x
36. Have you ever been diagnosed with any mental illness?
nope.
37. Do you see a professional regularly about your self injury?
nope.
38. If so, who? ( please don’t include names. Just state wheater a psychologist, doctor, counsellor)
nope, just my mentor.
39. Are you currently on any medication fin regards to your self injury/
no.
40. Have you lost friends over self injury?
no.
41. What have been some other consequences of your self injury?
My mom getting mad at me, disappointed. Relationships were broken but not lost. People not seeing me the same way before.
42. Have any of the consequences you’ve experienced made you want to continue or discontinue self injury?
Yea, it made me want to discontinue. The day my mom got mad at me was the day I stopped. I just don't want her to be disappointed at me again, I don't want to break down their expectations again.

[Keats]

1. Age - 18

2. Gender - Male


3. Country - England

4. State - N/A

5. Have you ever self injured? Yes


6. do you currently self injure? Yes

7. if not, how long have you not been self injuring for? 5 years


8. How old were you when you started self injuring? was there a specific reason? 13, father had a stroke, bullied at school, step-mother died

9. if so, what? See above


10. what method do you self injure by? (eg. Cutting, burning,etc.) Cutting, Burning, Piercing

11. Do you have urges to self injure? If so, how severe and how often? Every day, normally manageable but still occasionally relapse (hence why i answered still shing)


12. when having urges, how long does it take for you to act on these? if i am going to act on them, pretty immediate - 15 mins give or take

13. How do you normally feel before self injury? empty

14. How do you normally feel during self injury? relieved

15. How do you normally feel after self injury? guilty/relieved

16. Do you ever try to stop yourself from self injuring? If so, how? Distractions, working out, running, watching movies, writing/listening to music, playing guitar/piano etc.

17. Do you have major triggers? If so, what are they? Blood, Other peoples scars, being alone

18. Why do you self injure now? Learnt form of coping.

19. Where on your body do you self injure most commonly? Thigh

20. How do you feel about scars? love/hate relationship

21. Do you have suicidal thought? Yes

22. If so, how often? Most nights

23. Have you ever attempted suicide? Yes

24. Would you say that your self injury is suicide related? No

25. Do you personally believe that self injury helps you or make you worse? Helps

26. How does it do this? Prevents build up of anxiety

27. Have you opened up to or “come out” about your self injury to anyone? Yes

28. If so, who? Ex girlfriends

29. What was their reaction to this? mostly accepting

30. Do you know anyone else who self injure? Yes

31. Do they encourage or discourage you from self injuring? Most discourage, one encourage

32. Is seeing their scars/self injuries triggering for you? yes

33. Have you ever been hospitalised as a result of self harm? yes

34. Have you ever been treated by a health care professional as a result of your self injury? yes

35. If yes.

a) How did they act towards you? patronising
b) Were you satisfied with your treatment? no
c) What were their attitudes towards self harm? judgemental

36. Have you ever been diagnosed with any mental illness? yes

37. Do you see a professional regularly about your self injury? not anymore

38. If so, who? ( please don’t include names. Just state wheater a psychologist, doctor, counsellor) Saw both a doctor and a counsellor

39. Are you currently on any medication in regards to your self injury? Yes

40. Have you lost friends over self injury? yes, many

41. What have been some other consequences of your self injury? poor academic achievement

42. Have any of the consequences you’ve experienced made you want to continue or discontinue self injury? potentially

[Tarannosaurus]

1. Age 16

2. Gender female

3. Country Ireland

5. Have you ever self injured? Yes


6. do you currently self injure? Not very recently

7. if not, how long have you not been self injuring for? Not in the last 3 weeks


8. How old were you when you started self injuring? was there a specific reason? 8, don't know if there was a specific reason

10. what method do you self injure by? (eg. Cutting, burning,etc.) currently cutting, previously also burning

11. Do you have urges to self injure? If so, how severe and how often? Yes, quite severe, most days


12. when having urges, how long does it take for you to act on these? I've managed to avoid acting on them recently but it depends

13. How do you normally feel before self injury? awful, hopeless, depressed, lonely, angry

14. How do you normally feel during self injury? relief, sometimes numb

15. How do you normally feel after self injury? ashamed, empty

16. Do you ever try to stop yourself from self injuring? If so, how? yes, distractions

17. Do you have major triggers? If so, what are they? parents, being away from everyone except family for long periods of time

18. Why do you self injure now (eg. Addiction) makes me feel better

19. Where on your body do you self injure most commonly? legs

20. How do you feel about scars? I feel like I deserve them but I don't want other people to see them.

21. Do you have suicidal thought? Yes

22. If so, how often? Every week or so

23. Have you ever attempted suicide? Yes

24. Would you say that your self injury is suicide related? Sort of.

25. Do you personally believe that self injury helps you or make you worse? Helps.

26. How does it do this? relieves pain

27. Have you opened up to or “come out” about your self injury to anyone? Yes

28. If so, who? Other self harmer, best friend, another friend.

29. What was their reaction to this? Best friend was horrified, self harmer started boasting about their self harm, other friend understood as she had attempted suicide before.

30. Do you know anyone else who self injure? Yes

31. Do they encourage or discourage you from self injuring? Encourage

32. Is seeing their scars/self injuries triggering for you? No

33. Have you ever been hospitalised as a result of self harm? No

34. Have you ever been treated by a health care professional as a result of your self injury? No, but attempted to seek help.

35. If yes.

a) How did they act towards you? dismissive
b) Were you satisfied with your treatment they said they would put me on treatment but never did. I don't know how to contact them to ask about it.
c) What were their attitudes towards self harm dismissive

36. Have you ever been diagnosed with any mental illness? No

37. Do you see a professional regularly about your self injury? No

39. Are you currently on any medication fin regards to your self injury/ No

40. Have you lost friends over self injury? Temporarily

41. What have been some other consequences of your self injury?

42. Have any of the consequences you’ve experienced made you want to continue or discontinue self injury? Both

[Miserabilia]

1. Age
14
2. Gender

male
3. Country
netherlands
4. State
...
5. Have you ever self injured?
yes

6. do you currently self injure?
no
7. if not, how long have you not been self injuring for?
a year

8. How old were you when you started self injuring? was there a specific reason?
13, accidentaly
9. if so, what?
...

10. what method do you self injure by? (eg. Cutting, burning,etc.)
hurt my gums
11. Do you have urges to self injure? If so, how severe and how often?
Not really, only sometimes

12. when having urges, how long does it take for you to act on these?
Not long
13. How do you normally feel before self injury?
angry
14. How do you normally feel during self injury?
can't explain
15. How do you normally feel after self injury?
sad
16. Do you ever try to stop yourself from self injuring? If so, how?
yes, draw/read
17. Do you have major triggers? If so, what are they?
no
18. Why do you self injure now (eg. Addiction)
not sure
19. Where on your body do you self injure most commonly?
gums
20. How do you feel about scars?
don't get them there
21. Do you have suicidal thought?
Used to, not anymore
22. If so, how often?
Right now, not at all
23. Have you ever attempted suicide?
no
24. Would you say that your self injury is suicide related?
not really
25. Do you personally believe that self injury helps you or make you worse?
makes it worse
26. How does it do this?
addiction
27. Have you opened up to or “come out” about your self injury to anyone?
no
28. If so, who?
...
29. What was their reaction to this?
...
30. Do you know anyone else who self injure?
I saw a girl with scars on her wrists
31. Do they encourage or discourage you from self injuring?
discourage
32. Is seeing their scars/self injuries triggering for you?
no
33. Have you ever been hospitalised as a result of self harm?
no
34. Have you ever been treated by a health care professional as a result of your self injury?
no
35. If yes.
,,,
a) How did they act towards you?,,,
b) Were you satisfied with your treatment,,,
c) What were their attitudes towards self harm
,,,
36. Have you ever been diagnosed with any mental illness?
no
37. Do you see a professional regularly about your self injury?
no
38. If so, who? ( please don’t include names. Just state wheater a psychologist, doctor, counsellor)
,,,
39. Are you currently on any medication fin regards to your self injury/
no
40. Have you lost friends over self injury?
no
41. What have been some other consequences of your self injury?
Just that it hurts and I have wounds all over my mouth
42. Have any of the consequences you’ve experienced made you want to continue or discontinue self injury?
I stopped because my mouth would start bleeding alot.

I know it sounds weird as self injury in/on mouth but it happened to me

[survivor]

1. Age : 16
2. Gender: Female
3. Country: USA
4. State: Florida
5. Have you ever self injured? Yes
6. do you currently self injure? No
7. if not, how long have you not been self injuring for? 33 days
8. How old were you when you started self injuring? was there a specific reason? 12
9. if so, what? I was just mad with friends and about moving
10. what method do you self injure by? (eg. Cutting, burning,etc.) Cutting
11. Do you have urges to self injure? If so, how severe and how often? All the time
12. when having urges, how long does it take for you to act on these? it really depends
13. How do you normally feel before self injury? depressed and tired
14. How do you normally feel during self injury? good, warm
15. How do you normally feel after self injury? regretful, but warm
16. Do you ever try to stop yourself from self injuring? If so, how? yeah by writing and drawing
17. Do you have major triggers? If so, what are they? seeing my friend's scars and thinking about my past.
18. Why do you self injure now (eg. Addiction) depression
19. Where on your body do you self injure most commonly? ankles and hips
20. How do you feel about scars? they're my story
21. Do you have suicidal thought? not any more
22. If so, how often? N/A
23. Have you ever attempted suicide? Yes
24. Would you say that your self injury is suicide related? No
25. Do you personally believe that self injury helps you or make you worse? helps
26. How does it do this? It's a release
27. Have you opened up to or “come out” about your self injury to anyone? One person
28. If so, who? my closest friend
29. What was their reaction to this? they used to cut and they try to help me
30. Do you know anyone else who self injure? a few
31. Do they encourage or discourage you from self injuring? discourage
32. Is seeing their scars/self injuries triggering for you? yes
33. Have you ever been hospitalised as a result of self harm? yes
34. Have you ever been treated by a health care professional as a result of your self injury? yes
35. If yes.

a) How did they act towards you? mean
b) Were you satisfied with your treatment no
c) What were their attitudes towards self harm it was wrong and that people are weak for giving into it (I had a mean doc)
36. Have you ever been diagnosed with any mental illness? Autism, OCD, Depression
37. Do you see a professional regularly about your self injury? for autism not my self harm
38. If so, who? ( please don’t include names. Just state wheater a psychologist, doctor, counsellor) psychiatrist for autism
39. Are you currently on any medication fin regards to your self injury/ For autism not self injury (topamax, lexapro, and clonampin)
40. Have you lost friends over self injury? yes
41. What have been some other consequences of your self injury? losing friends, guilt, self conciousness
42. Have any of the consequences you’ve experienced made you want to continue or discontinue self injury? yes

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[diddykong53]

1. Age
16
2. Gender
Male

3. Country
USA
4. State
Pennsylvania
5. Have you ever self injured?
Yes

6. do you currently self injure?
Yes
7. if not, how long have you not been self injuring for?

X
8. How old were you when you started self injuring? was there a specific reason?
15, yes
9. if so, what?

Depression, feeling like I'm dead.
10. what method do you self injure by? (eg. Cutting, burning,etc.)
Cutting
11. Do you have urges to self injure? If so, how severe and how often?

Yes, small urges and maybe 2-3 times a week
12. when having urges, how long does it take for you to act on these?
Most of the time I don't but if I do maybe a few minutes to an hour
13. How do you normally feel before self injury?
Sad, rejected
14. How do you normally feel during self injury?
Sad, self pity
15. How do you normally feel after self injury?
Tired
16. Do you ever try to stop yourself from self injuring? If so, how?
No
17. Do you have major triggers? If so, what are they?
My parents yelling at me
18. Why do you self injure now (eg. Addiction)
Cause I'm still depressed I guess
19. Where on your body do you self injure most commonly?
Wrist
20. How do you feel about scars?
I want them there to remind me
21. Do you have suicidal thought?
Yes
22. If so, how often?
5 times a day
23. Have you ever attempted suicide?
No
24. Would you say that your self injury is suicide related?
Yes
25. Do you personally believe that self injury helps you or make you worse?
Makes me worse I think
26. How does it do this?
I think about death more when I cut.
27. Have you opened up to or “come out” about your self injury to anyone?
Yes
28. If so, who?
A girl I like who also cuts
29. What was their reaction to this?
Not even surprised.
30. Do you know anyone else who self injure?
Her
31. Do they encourage or discourage you from self injuring?
Neither
32. Is seeing their scars/self injuries triggering for you?
Yes, very
33. Have you ever been hospitalised as a result of self harm?
No
34. Have you ever been treated by a health care professional as a result of your self injury?
No
35. If yes.

a) How did they act towards you?
b) Were you satisfied with your treatment
c) What were their attitudes towards self harm

36. Have you ever been diagnosed with any mental illness?
No
37. Do you see a professional regularly about your self injury?
No
38. If so, who? ( please don’t include names. Just state wheater a psychologist, doctor, counsellor)

39. Are you currently on any medication fin regards to your self injury/
No
40. Have you lost friends over self injury?
No
41. What have been some other consequences of your self injury?
Shame, people stare at me. My parenta think I'm not normal.
42. Have any of the consequences you’ve experienced made you want to continue or discontinue self injury?
Continue.

[EmptySoul]

1. Age
17
2. Gender
Female

3. Country
Australia
4. State
Perth
5. Have you ever self injured?
Yes

6. do you currently self injure?
No
7. if not, how long have you not been self injuring for?
about 3 months or just over i think

8. How old were you when you started self injuring? was there a specific reason?
About 2011/2012 i can't really remember. Yes.
9. if so, what?
My mum and sister had been fighting for months about the stupidest things, the arguments changed everyday, and it finally got too much.

10. what method do you self injure by? (eg. Cutting, burning,etc.)
mostly cutting, but i do pull my hair, scratch and bite though I never used to count htem as SH until aftere I started cutting and reallised that they were frms of SH too.
11. Do you have urges to self injure? If so, how severe and how often?
Yes when I do SH, they vary between being a sort of longing to just feel the emotional release and calm anad severe which is generally when my emotions have been bottled up for too long an something triggers them

12. when having urges, how long does it take for you to act on these?
DEpends on whether or not I'm around peope, and who they are. As i said before i sometimes scratch or bite so alot of people just think my eczema is playing up, which is an exscuse i'll often use
13. How do you normally feel before self injury?
if i don;t have the strong urges or am not htinking about it or feeling overly stressed, then i am usually fine, but if i can feel that i am gettign close to SH them i t3end to feel agitated or really restless, especially when i was atschool and in class.
14. How do you normally feel during self injury?
calm annd at peace, generally just befoe i cut my heart is beating really fast because i'm so aggitated, but as soon as i cut i can feel my heart nstantly calm down.
15. How do you normally feel after self injury?
better, then after a while I'll probably feel guilty or hate my self for what i've done. Ohtere times i feel more in control which was mainly when things were going worse in my life and SH was my 'best' form of release.
16. Do you ever try to stop yourself from self injuring? If so, how?
yes, diistracting myself by reading, drawing, watching tV or a movie, cuddling the cat, comming here, exercising, etc.
17. Do you have major triggers? If so, what are they?
yes as bad as it sounds my family members. Sonce my parents are divirced they use me as a sounding board for their frustrations and they expect me to be the good little daughter and to do as i'm told.
18. Why do you self injure now (eg. Addiction)
it generally starts off as a release mechanism but tends to turn towards an addiction, which i only ever realise when i try and stop.
19. Where on your body do you self injure most commonly?
i try to limit myself to my left forearm so that i make a deala with myself if there is no more room i can't cut. I have only ever cut above that once. I also want to be abalt ot control how i cancovr up my scars so i try not to cut hwere i won;t be bale to if its too hot or somehting. by cuttign on my lowerr arm i can coer it with bracelets or hairlackies.
20. How do you feel about scars?
i don;t really care about my scrs anymore they have almost completely faded by now and I don't really care if anybody who i don;t no ees them as they don;t no me, bu ti try to hide them from my parents and family as i no they would dissaporve and not understand. I have this belef that if you can;t understnad my problems that led me to cut or atleast be simpathetic htn you have no right to know if the scars are SH, i also believe thaat societ shuodn't pressure us to feel bad, becuse really they are a reminder of what we have overcome
21. Do you have suicidal thought?
no but i have in the past
22. If so, how often?
N/A
23. Have you ever attempted suicide?
once didn;t suceed in any shaope or form i was to scared to cut my skin enough to kill myself although i did wan't to die. This happened when i was first starting cutting so if it had pappened a few months later i probably would have followed through.
24. Would you say that your self injury is suicide related?
no
25. Do you personally believe that self injury helps you or make you worse?
both
26. How does it do this?
i think it helps immediatly during nd after but if you try to talk about it to osmeone close or ttry and get help the stereotypes and stigmas surrounding SH can cause a lot of probems and hessitation to recieve help.
27. Have you opened up to or “come out” about your self injury to anyone?
yep
28. If so, who?
4 people (possibly another 2 know but never really talked about it to my face). first was my supposed best friend, then was t2 of my closest friends one i still talk to about it if it gets too much the otherr i may do but we are still good enough friends that it doesnt matter if i can't go to him to talk about it. The 4th person is the most helpful to me she is my absolute Best Friend.
29. What was their reaction to this?
as i said before te first girl acted all carign promising hte next day to talk to me and help me out if i needed it but hte next day just completly ignored it and didn;t care. the two guys one accidentallyl said right next ot a teacher but why would you cut that stupid i just laughed and said its not like i did it on purpose and that my plastic flder fell when i was getting it out my bag and htt how i got hte cratches on my arm, the other guy just luaghed at the first guy expressiion coz he had a dear in the headlights lookon his face. he appoligized immediatly after the teacher walked off saying he didn't mesan to say it so loud. and my best friend at first asked if htey were cats scratches coz another friend was with us and i agreed knowing she didn't beleive me but that i coculd talk to her later which i did and she told me to talk to her anytime as she would gladly listen to me and help.
30. Do you know anyone else who self injure?
yes
31. Do they encourage or discourage you from self injuring?
really they just tell me that i can talk to htem if i ever need to they don;t condemn me or enourage they just accept that it is what it is
32. Is seeing their scars/self injuries triggering for you?
no
33. Have you ever been hospitalised as a result of self harm?
no
34. Have you ever been treated by a health care professional as a result of your self injury?
no
35. If yes.

a) How did they act towards you?
b) Were you satisfied with your treatment
c) What were their attitudes towards self harm

36. Have you ever been diagnosed with any mental illness?
no unles ADHD counts but i have had it all my life and os don;t reallly notice it until the urges get to strrong, hten i get pretty impulsive
37. Do you see a professional regularly about your self injury?
no
38. If so, who? ( please don’t include names. Just state wheater a psychologist, doctor, counsellor)

39. Are you currently on any medication fin regards to your self injury/
no
40. Have you lost friends over self injury?
no but almost luckily her mum found her before it was too late, thankfully she s still alve and healthier.
41. What have been some other consequences of your self injury?
feeling like i have to hide my scars as i feel poeple on't understand or will judge me for something they can't understand.
42. Have any of the consequences you’ve experienced made you want to continue or discontinue self injury?
yes sometimes when i feel really isolated and like poeple just don't understand what exactly i'm going through despite me explaining it to them, they just seemed to think i was overreacting and just getting all emotional.

[Dannibabi]

1. Age
15
2. Gender
Girl
3. Country
Canada
4. State
Alberta
5. Have you ever self injured?
Yes
6. do you currently self injure?
No
7. if not, how long have you not been self injuring for?
Less than a year
8. How old were you when you started self injuring? was there a specific reason?
13, ya
9. if so, what?
Hated myself, others, the world.
10. what method do you self injure by? (eg. Cutting, burning,etc.)
Cutting
11. Do you have urges to self injure? If so, how severe and how often?
Sometimes, depends
12. when having urges, how long does it take for you to act on these?
I haven't in a long while
13. How do you normally feel before self injury?
Terrible
14. How do you normally feel during self injury?
Calm, numb.
15. How do you normally feel after self injury?
Still calm, but guilty and regretful
16. Do you ever try to stop yourself from self injuring? If so, how?
Yes
17. Do you have major triggers? If so, what are they?
X
18. Why do you self injure now (eg. Addiction)
I haven't in long while
19. Where on your body do you self injure most commonly?
My upper legs
20. How do you feel about scars?
Luckily, somehow my cuts never left visible scars after a little bit of healing.
21. Do you have suicidal thought?
Not now
22. If so, how often?

23. Have you ever attempted suicide?
No
24. Would you say that your self injury is suicide related?
No
25. Do you personally believe that self injury helps you or make you worse?
Both
26. How does it do this?
It helped me cope, but also made me feel terrible after.
27. Have you opened up to or “come out” about your self injury to anyone?
Sort of one person
28. If so, who?
X
29. What was their reaction to this?
Sad that I did it but tried to help.
30. Do you know anyone else who self injure?
No
31. Do they encourage or discourage you from self injuring?
--
32. Is seeing their scars/self injuries triggering for you?
X
33. Have you ever been hospitalised as a result of self harm?
No
34. Have you ever been treated by a health care professional as a result of your self injury?
No
35. If yes.

a) How did they act towards you?
b) Were you satisfied with your treatment
c) What were their attitudes towards self harm

36. Have you ever been diagnosed with any mental illness?
No
37. Do you see a professional regularly about your self injury?
No
38. If so, who? ( please don’t include names. Just state wheater a psychologist, doctor, counsellor)

39. Are you currently on any medication fin regards to your self injury/
No
40. Have you lost friends over self injury?
No
41. What have been some other consequences of your self injury?
Guilt
42. Have any of the consequences you’ve experienced made you want to continue or discontinue self injury?
X

[LouBerry]

1. Age-Seventeen

2. Gender- Lady.


3. Country-USA.

4. State-Arkansas

5. Have you ever self injured? Yes


6. do you currently self injure? Yes

7. if not, how long have you not been self injuring for?


8. How old were you when you started self injuring? was there a specific reason? I was thirteen. And yes.

9. if so, what? I was hurting, and I didn't know if I could live through pain like that, and I didn't even think about it, it just happened.


10. what method do you self injure by? (eg. Cutting, burning,etc.) Cutting, scratching, lip biting.

11. Do you have urges to self injure? If so, how severe and how often? All the time.


12. when having urges, how long does it take for you to act on these? 5-10 minutes.

13. How do you normally feel before self injury? Like shit.

14. How do you normally feel during self injury? Like worse than shit.

15. How do you normally feel after self injury? There aren't words to describe the level of self hatred.

16. Do you ever try to stop yourself from self injuring? If so, how? Yes, I try to call my fiancé.

17. Do you have major triggers? If so, what are they? Not really, it just randomly happens

18. Why do you self injure now (eg. Addiction) Like I said, sometimes it just hurts too bad, and I feel like I'm going to self destruct. The physical pain makes it go away enough that I can beat it.

19. Where on your body do you self injure most commonly? Thighs.

20. How do you feel about scars? They're ugly and I hate them.

21. Do you have suicidal thought? Often.

22. If so, how often? A few times a week maybe.

23. Have you ever attempted suicide? Once.

24. Would you say that your self injury is suicide related? Eh, they're linked, definitely, but the self harm is kind of a safety net to keep me from thinking those things.

25. Do you personally believe that self injury helps you or make you worse? It does both.

26. How does it do this? It helps during the moment, and it's probably saved my life a few times, but then again, it kills me inside just as much as it saves me.

27. Have you opened up to or “come out” about your self injury to anyone? One person.

28. If so, who? My fiancé.

29. What was their reaction to this? He was upset. In shock. But he's also been very supportive and loving through it.

30. Do you know anyone else who self injure? Yes.

31. Do they encourage or discourage you from self injuring? They don't know that I do it too, so neither.

32. Is seeing their scars/self injuries triggering for you? No, but it breaks my heart.

33. Have you ever been hospitalised as a result of self harm? No.

34. Have you ever been treated by a health care professional as a result of your self injury? No.

35. If yes.

a) How did they act towards you?
b) Were you satisfied with your treatment
c) What were their attitudes towards self harm

36. Have you ever been diagnosed with any mental illness? Depression, OCD.

37. Do you see a professional regularly about your self injury? Noo.

38. If so, who? ( please don’t include names. Just state wheater a psychologist, doctor, counsellor)

39. Are you currently on any medication fin regards to your self injury/ No.

40. Have you lost friends over self injury? No.

41. What have been some other consequences of your self injury? Besides the obvious consequences for me, it hurts Seth. Every time I do it, he's just destroyed by it.

42. Have any of the consequences you’ve experienced made you want to continue or discontinue self injury? Discontinue.

[Harley Quinn]

1. Age: 18

2. Gender: Female

3. Country: England

4. State: London

5. Have you ever self injured? Yes


6. do you currently self injure? No

7. if not, how long have you not been self injuring for? Over 3 months.

8. How old were you when you started self injuring? was there a specific reason? I was 13/14 and no

9. if so, what? It just kind of happened


10. what method do you self injure by? (eg. Cutting, burning,etc.) Cutting, burning, bruising, bone breaking

11. Do you have urges to self injure? If so, how severe and how often? All the time. They vary day by day as to how bad they can get.


12. when having urges, how long does it take for you to act on these? Usually not long, an hour maybe.

13. How do you normally feel before self injury? Angry, tired, worthless.

14. How do you normally feel during self injury? Relieved somewhat, but hurt because it does fucking hurt.

15. How do you normally feel after self injury? Drained, guilty.

16. Do you ever try to stop yourself from self injuring? If so, how? I locked myself up in a room where I couldn't harm myself and just sat there.

17. Do you have major triggers? If so, what are they? No.

18. Why do you self injure now (eg. Addiction) It's been there for me before, it's been something that I've gone back and forth with. It's not an addiction for me. I like have control over things and that's one way to have that.

19. Where on your body do you self injure most commonly? Thighs, ankles.

20. How do you feel about scars? Depends where I look, some I like soe I don't.

21. Do you have suicidal thought? Yes.

22. If so, how often? Here and there.

23. Have you ever attempted suicide? Yes.

24. Would you say that your self injury is suicide related? No. Self harm stops me from killing myself.

25. Do you personally believe that self injury helps you or make you worse? Both.

26. How does it do this? It makes me feel in control and drained, whereas sometimes it makes me feel absolutely shit.

27. Have you opened up to or “come out” about your self injury to anyone? I guess.

28. If so, who? A small amount of people.

29. What was their reaction to this? They hate it but are supportive.

30. Do you know anyone else who self injure? yes.

31. Do they encourage or discourage you from self injuring? Encourage me to stop.

32. Is seeing their scars/self injuries triggering for you? No.

33. Have you ever been hospitalised as a result of self harm? No.

34. Have you ever been treated by a health care professional as a result of your self injury? Yes.

35. If yes.

a) How did they act towards you? They didn't realise it was self caused.
b) Were you satisfied with your treatment Yes.
c) What were their attitudes towards self harm As they didn't realise it was self harm, I don't really know.

36. Have you ever been diagnosed with any mental illness? Yes. MPD (DID), OCD, Anxiety.

37. Do you see a professional regularly about your self injury? Used to.

38. If so, who? ( please don’t include names. Just state wheater a psychologist, doctor, counsellor) It was a counsellor.

39. Are you currently on any medication fin regards to your self injury? No.

40. Have you lost friends over self injury? Yes.

41. What have been some other consequences of your self injury? I tore my family apart.

42. Have any of the consequences you’ve experienced made you want to continue or discontinue self injury?

Considering I've stopped for the time being I'm going with made me want to stop.

[Desuetude]

1. Age: 15

2. Gender: Female

3. Country: England

4. State: N/A

5. Have you ever self injured? Yes

6. Do you currently self injure? Yes

7. If not, how long have you not been self injuring for? N/A

8. How old were you when you started self injuring? was there a specific reason? 13

9. If so, what? I can't remember specifics, probably my parents

10. what method do you self injure by? (eg. Cutting, burning,etc.) Cutting and burning usually

11. Do you have urges to self injure? If so, how severe and how often?Yes, pretty often. Severity depends on the trigger and how I was feeling at the time.

12. when having urges, how long does it take for you to act on these? It depends on whether I feel distractions are enough to keep my from acting upon the urge. Sometimes 10 minutes to an hour.

13. How do you normally feel before self injury? Angry, frustrated, upset, worthless

14. How do you normally feel during self injury? I can't describe it

15. How do you normally feel after self injury? Calm

16. Do you ever try to stop yourself from self injuring? If so, how? Sometimes. I use the butterfly method and distractions like music.

17. Do you have major triggers? If so, what are they? I do but rather not go into specifics, let's just say my parents and stress.

18. Why do you self injure now (eg. Addiction)? Because I don't see it to be the biggest problem in my life right now and it benefits me more than not doing it would.

19. Where on your body do you self injure most commonly? Thighs but I've run out of room so my left arm now.

20. How do you feel about scars? My scars are the most beautiful things on my body

21. Do you have suicidal thoughts? I used to but it's been getting better.

22. If so, how often? I'm not actively suicial at the moment but I think about it every day.

23. Have you ever attempted suicide? Yes

24. Would you say that your self injury is suicide related? Nope it's the opposite.

25. Do you personally believe that self injury helps you or make you worse? For me it helps.

26. How does it do this? It allows me to let out my anger and frustration for other people on myself. Meaning it's not all left inside me ready to blow up at someone and it's just easier that way. Leaves me with a calm, relaxing feeling.

27. Have you opened up to or “come out” about your self injury to anyone? Yes

28. If so, who?
29. What was their reaction to this?
My parents found out my themselves and I was really pissed off at them. My mum cried and my dad had a 'talk' with me.
My 3 best friends at the time, they kind of didn't do anything.

30. Do you know anyone else who self injure? Quite a few people both in real life and on the internet.
31. Do they encourage or discourage you from self injuring? Discourage

32. Is seeing their scars/self injuries triggering for you? No

33. Have you ever been hospitalised as a result of self harm? No

34. Have you ever been treated by a health care professional as a result of your self injury? I don't know, I got sent to CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Heath Services) and on the form I put down that I 'hurt myself' so that might have made some input as to me being sent there.

35. If yes.

a) How did they act towards you? They were patient but not really understanding
b) Were you satisfied with your treatment? Not really
c) What were their attitudes towards self harm? It wasn't considered a big thing but I did make out that my self harm was just "tiny scratches that healed quickly" so my lying was probably why she didn't mention it much.

36. Have you ever been diagnosed with any mental illness? My GP said it sounded like I have moderate depression but it never went as far as a diagnosis

37. Do you see a professional regularly about your self injury? Not anymore

38. If so, who? ( please don’t include names. Just state wheater a psychologist, doctor, counsellor) N/A

39. Are you currently on any medication in regards to your self injury? No

40. Have you lost friends over self injury? No but I've been picked on more by people that don't know I self injure but assume so because of the music I listen to and make cruel, disgusting jokes about it.

41. What have been some other consequences of your self injury? There having been any really other than my parents finding out and checking up on me more at the beginning and getting blood everywhere.

42. Have any of the consequences you’ve experienced made you want to continue or discontinue self injury? They don't particularly make me want to discontinue since it helps me a lot but I wouldn't like for my parents to find out that I still self harm.

Lyrics:
"I kiss the scars on her skin, I still think you're beautiful and I don't ever want to lose my bestfriend"
- A Match Into Water by Pierce The Veil

"Cause they don't even know you, all they see is scars
They don't see the angel living in your heart
Let them find the real you burried deep within
Let them know with all you've got, that you are not your skin"
- Skin by Sixx:A.M.

"I tear my heart open, I sew myself shut
My weakness is that I care too much
And my scars remind me that the past is real
I tear my heart open just to feel"
- Scars by Papa Roach

[Mynick]

1. Age: 16

2. Gender: Male

3. Country: Portugal

4. State: -

5. Have you ever self injured? Yes

6. Do you currently self injure? Yes

7. If not, how long have you not been self injuring for? -

8. How old were you when you started self injuring? was there a specific reason? 14 I think, and was just an accumulation of things.

9. If so, what? Grades, myself, mom...

10. what method do you self injure by? (eg. Cutting, burning,etc.) Cutting, scratching, pulling my hair, but mostly cutting.

11. Do you have urges to self injure? If so, how severe and how often? Yes, pretty often and it depends

12. when having urges, how long does it take for you to act on these? It can take a couple of minutes or one hour.

13. How do you normally feel before self injury? Angry, frustrated, upset, worthless, like shit.

14. How do you normally feel during self injury? Calm, in pain (sometimes hurts), in control i would say or i just go numb.

15. How do you normally feel after self injury? Calm and nervous because i need to hide the scars.

16. Do you ever try to stop yourself from self injuring? If so, how? Yes, music and and a lot of distractions.

17. Do you have major triggers? If so, what are they? Yes, when someone talks shit about me or when i am in public situations.

18. Why do you self injure now (eg. Addiction)? It calms me and yes it is an addiction to me.

19. Where on your body do you self injure most commonly? Right arm (all arm)

20. How do you feel about scars? Love them and hate them at the same time.

21. Do you have suicidal thoughts? Not that often now.

22. If so, how often? It may cross my mind but it fades way.

23. Have you ever attempted suicide? Yes

24. Would you say that your self injury is suicide related? It helps me not doing it.

25. Do you personally believe that self injury helps you or make you worse? Helps.

26. How does it do this? I just feel in peace or something close to that when i do it.

27. Have you opened up to or “come out” about your self injury to anyone? Yes

28. If so, who? Some friends.

29. What was their reaction to this? They hate it, but they do support me.

30. Do you know anyone else who self injure? Yes

31. Do they encourage or discourage you from self injuring? Discourage

32. Is seeing their scars/self injuries triggering for you? Nop

33. Have you ever been hospitalised as a result of self harm? No

34. Have you ever been treated by a health care professional as a result of your self injury? No

35. If yes.

a) How did they act towards you? -
b) Were you satisfied with your treatment? -
c) What were their attitudes towards self harm? -

36. Have you ever been diagnosed with any mental illness? No, but again i never went to a psychologist to check that.

37. Do you see a professional regularly about your self injury? No

38. If so, who? ( please don’t include names. Just state wheater a psychologist, doctor, counsellor) -

39. Are you currently on any medication in regards to your self injury? No

40. Have you lost friends over self injury? No

41. What have been some other consequences of your self injury? Mom found one time, started checking my arms, then she forgot about it. She calls me mental sometimes because of that.

42. Have any of the consequences you’ve experienced made you want to continue or discontinue self injury? Discontinue, but i still do it.

[Castle of Glass]

1. 15
2. male
3. USA
4. CA
5. yes
6. yes
7. N/A
8. 15
9. stuff happened
10. cutting
11. yes. depends on the day. and normally, it is daily
12. depends on when they happen
13. usually pretty low
14. wonderful
15. better
16. yes i have, butterfly project. didn't work
17. yes i do, but i will not share
18. need the release
19. hip/thigh
20. love/hate relationship
21. yes
22. maybe once or twice a month
23. not yet
24. not always
25. i believe it helps me
26. makes me just feel more normal
27. yes
28. wrestling teammate by accident
29. understanding
30. yes, but only one of them knows i do it also
31. discourage
32. not always
33. no
34. no
35. If yes.
a) How did they act towards you?N/A
b) Were you satisfied with your treatment?N/A
c) What were their attitudes towards self harm?N/A
36. no
37. no
38. N/A
39. no
40. no
41. none yet
42. N/A

[mermaidfairy]

1. Age: 17

2. Gender: Female


3. Country: United States

4. State: Connecticut

5. Have you ever self injured?: Yes


6. do you currently self injure?: Yes

7. if not, how long have you not been self injuring for?: N/A


8. How old were you when you started self injuring? was there a specific reason?: I was 13, yes

9. if so, what?: A lot of school stress.


10. what method do you self injure by? (eg. Cutting, burning,etc.): Cutting

11. Do you have urges to self injure? If so, how severe and how often?: Yes, and they both vary, sometimes more severe than others and more often than others though I think about it every day.


12. when having urges, how long does it take for you to act on these?: It depends.

13. How do you normally feel before self injury?: Really low, this weird chest pain.

14. How do you normally feel during self injury?: Distracted, calm.

15. How do you normally feel after self injury?: Same as above, and maybe tired.

16. Do you ever try to stop yourself from self injuring? If so, how?: Sometimes, normally by sleeping.

17. Do you have major triggers? If so, what are they?: Nothing major, no. It varies.

18. Why do you self injure now (eg. Addiction): Addiction, cope with stress, random urges.

19. Where on your body do you self injure most commonly?: Thighs.

20. How do you feel about scars?: I like mine but feel embarrassed when around family.

21. Do you have suicidal thought?: Yes.

22. If so, how often?: I think about it almost daily to varying extents.

23. Have you ever attempted suicide?: No, but I have collected resources to.

24. Would you say that your self injury is suicide related?: No.

25. Do you personally believe that self injury helps you or make you worse?: A bit of both.

26. How does it do this?: Helps me get distracted from my problems for a while but then I have to hide, which hurts.

27. Have you opened up to or “come out” about your self injury to anyone?: Yes.

28. If so, who?: Everyone at this point. Friends, some family (though they think I stopped), therapist, a teacher.

29. What was their reaction to this?: Parents screamed at me and grounded me, everyone else tries to help.

30. Do you know anyone else who self injure?: Yes.

31. Do they encourage or discourage you from self injuring?: Discourage.

32. Is seeing their scars/self injuries triggering for you?: Yes.

33. Have you ever been hospitalised as a result of self harm?: No.

34. Have you ever been treated by a health care professional as a result of your self injury?: Yes.

35. If yes.

a) How did they act towards you?: Fine, they acted like I was a normal person.
b) Were you satisfied with your treatment: Sure, it was all right.
c) What were their attitudes towards self harm: I can't tell, they were professional about it.

36. Have you ever been diagnosed with any mental illness?: No, but I am going to try to once I turn 18 and can on my own, my parents aren't supportive but my therapist thinks I have one.

37. Do you see a professional regularly about your self injury?: Yes.

38. If so, who? ( please don’t include names. Just state wheater a psychologist, doctor, counsellor): Licensed clinical social worker

39. Are you currently on any medication fin regards to your self injury: No

40. Have you lost friends over self injury?: No

41. What have been some other consequences of your self injury?: Getting grounded, having to hide often, trying to make excuses

42. Have any of the consequences you’ve experienced made you want to continue or discontinue self injury?: Discontinue, but I won't over that.

[misteryme]

I feel Bad... I had a friend that always did this kind of stuff, she did things like cut and those, and then she put a rope on her neck and almost died... the worst part was that her little 8 years old brother saw her when we was right about to die and he call her parents...
GOSH I HATE THIS....
She now has a little baby, and she doesn't cut anymore, but it kills me to know that you all do this..i wish i could live closer to you all and be a good friend, to support you all the time...
...

...

my heart's really beating know...

[LunaHermione]

1. Age: 17.

2. Gender: Female.

3. Country: England.

4. State: -

5. Have you ever self injured?: Yes.

6. Do you currently self injure?: Yes.

7. If not, how long have you not been self injuring for?: -

8. How old were you when you started self injuring? Was there a specific reason?: 14. Yes.

9. If so, what?: I was incredibly low and I felt as though I needed to just get everything out, so bleeding them out was the option I chose.

10. What method do you self injure by? (eg. Cutting, burning,etc.): Cutting and burning.

11. Do you have urges to self injure? If so, how severe and how often?: Yes. Usually quite severe. Usually every 3 or 4 days.

12. When having urges, how long does it take for you to act on these?: A few minutes if I'm at home. Longer if I'm out, obviously, but as soon as I get home, I'll then go to my room and harm myself.

13. How do you normally feel before self injury?: Extremely low, and I can't breathe properly.

14. How do you normally feel during self injury?: Calm, almost numb.

15. How do you normally feel after self injury?: Relaxed, free.

16. Do you ever try to stop yourself from self injuring? If so, how?: Once. I used a rubber band and used to snap that against my wrist when I got the urges. Also the butterfly project. I managed to not self harm for a few weeks, but in those weeks I couldn't function properly, like I couldn't breathe properly, I was more distracted than usual, I couldn't focus on anything at all. I got really behind on school work because I just couldn't focus on the lesson, I would just space out and the next thing I'd know, the end of lesson bell had gone.

17. Do you have major triggers? If so, what are they?: Not really.

18. Why do you self injure now (eg. Addiction): Addiction, to feel better.

19. Where on your body do you self injure most commonly?: My right arm.

20. How do you feel about scars?: I like the scars. But I don't like them being on show, so I never wear short sleeves, even in summer.

21. Do you have suicidal thoughts?: Yes.

22. If so, how often?: Every day. Without fail.

23. Have you ever attempted suicide?: Yes. Twice.

24. Would you say that your self injury is suicide related?: No.

25. Do you personally believe that self injury helps you or make you worse?: Both, I guess.

26. How does it do this?: It helps me to cope but it's also slowly destroying me, but there's nothing I can do about it.

27. Have you opened up to or “come out” about your self injury to anyone?: Yes.

28. If so, who?: Two of my best friends.

29. What was their reaction to this?: They were so caring and understanding.

30. Do you know anyone else who self injure?: No.

31. Do they encourage or discourage you from self injuring?: I think they think I've stopped.

32. Is seeing their scars/self injuries triggering for you?: No.

33. Have you ever been hospitalised as a result of self harm?: No.

34. Have you ever been treated by a health care professional as a result of your self injury?: No.

35. If yes.:

a) How did they act towards you?: -
b) Were you satisfied with your treatment: -
c) What were their attitudes towards self harm: -

36. Have you ever been diagnosed with any mental illness?: Yes. I was put in a mental hospital for two and a half months, and in that time two psychiatrists and one doctor all diagnosed me with clinical depression, which is major/severe depression.

37. Do you see a professional regularly about your self injury?: No.

38. If so, who? ( please don’t include names. Just state whether a psychologist, doctor, counsellor): -

39. Are you currently on any medication fin regards to your self injury?: No.

40. Have you lost friends over self injury?: No.

41. What have been some other consequences of your self injury?: Just always covering them, constantly being scared someone will see and pulling my shirt sleeve down religiously.

42. Have any of the consequences you've experienced made you want to continue or discontinue self injury?: Not really.

[Weeping]

1. Age
Eighteen.

2. Gender
Female

3. Country
Sweden

4. State
-

5. Have you ever self injured?
Yes.

6. Do you currently self injure?
7. If not, how long have you not been self injuring for?
Not really, but I'm very close to a relapse. I've been snapping elastic bands, scratching myself and the like to keep myself from actually harming myself, but not enough for it to count. Been since december I believe.

8. How old were you when you started self injuring? was there a specific reason?
9. If so, what?
I think that I had just turned twelve. Had been feeling depressed all my life. I know that there's a part in my diary from when I were seven or eight where I wrote some detailed suicidal stuff. However there had been bullying, abuse, etc in my life. First time it was just that I felt an extreme urge to feel pain or something so I got some scissors out, hadn't even heard of self-harm at the time.

10. What method do you self injure by? (eg. Cutting, burning,etc.)
Mainly cutting. Sometimes burning. If I don't have anything to hurt myself with I can hit myself or hit stuff, but I don't really count it since it's never anything serious and I don't even know that I'm doing it sometimes.

11. Do you have urges to self injure? If so, how severe and how often?
Yes. I've come to the point where I'm mostly at an alright mood. Then there's periods where everything comes crashing down and I don't know what to do with myself. Up and down a lot, so during the "fine times" I can think about it sometimes but not anything especially serious. When I am at a low though, which I am at the moment, I usually think of it more than a lot. Becomes very severe too.

12. When having urges, how long does it take for you to act on these?
Depends. Probably longer if I haven't done it in a long time just trying to keep it up, otherwise it's pretty much whatever.

13. How do you normally feel before self injury?
There isn't words.

14. How do you normally feel during self injury?
Relieved but still mixed feelings.

15. How do you normally feel after self injury?
Good because it's a relief, but bad since I know I shouldn't and that it doesn't actually make anything any better.

16. Do you ever try to stop yourself from self injuring? If so, how?
When I haven't done it for a while. Keeping busy constantly, being around my family, or doing stuff like snapping my wrists with rubber bands.

17. Do you have major triggers? If so, what are they?
Not really.

18. Why do you self injure now (eg. Addiction)
Because everything is shit when I do it. Reason why it's self harm is probably because I'm still a bit addicted and it's what my brain is used to doing when I'm at my worst or something, so it always falls back to it.

19. Where on your body do you self injure most commonly?
Wrist or thigh I guess, but any place possible will do.

20. How do you feel about scars?
I don't really care about them a lot anymore. It can be a bit uncomfortable when I'm around new people or people that I like but don't really know. Stuff like that, just don't want to scare people away or have them wonder about it the first time I meet them. Won't wear longsleeved shirts etc for the sake of covering them up, I have them visible a lot.

21. Do you have suicidal thought?
When I'm at a low, yes.

22. If so, how often?
As I said, when it get's bad. When it is it can be constantly or several times a day.

23. Have you ever attempted suicide?
Meh.

24. Would you say that your self injury is suicide related?
Not now I guess. Depending on what you mean.

25. Do you personally believe that self injury helps you or make you worse?
It helps me for the time being, and can snap me out of feeling extremely low. Doesn't make it better for real though.

26. How does it do this?
-

27. Have you opened up to or “come out” about your self injury to anyone?
I haven't been the one to actually tell anyone, but a lot of people have found out one way or another. And I have talked to teachers, psychiatrists, etc so well..

28. If so, who?
-

29. What was their reaction to this?
At first my old class found out because of a slipping hoodie sleeve. One of them asked me straight up about it and wondered why and stuff but well.. She didn't really have a major reaction. Then she and another person told a teacher who really helped me through a lot throughout the years. When my parents found out they got quite mad I believe but then we never really spoke a lot of it unless it was with doctors and stuff.

30. Do you know anyone else who self injure?
I know that a friend of mine did it for a short period of time. Then I know a person who lives far far away but is one of my best friends who does it pretty severely. So well..

31. Do they encourage or discourage you from self injuring?
Discourage.

32. Is seeing their scars/self injuries triggering for you?
No.

33. Have you ever been hospitalised as a result of self harm?
Yes. I was put in a psychiatric ward because of self harm and high suicide risk.

34. Have you ever been treated by a health care professional as a result of your self injury?
Yes.

35. If yes.
a) How did they act towards you?
b) Were you satisfied with your treatment
c) What were their attitudes towards self harm
They didn't exactly act in any special way I guess, not to me or the fact that I self-harmed. I had to get stitches, so they gave me the injection so that I wouldn't feel it before they realized it was too old to get stitched and taped it instead. Was a bit irritated at them at first since that's the only type of injections that ever hurt for me, but it doesn't really bother me anymore.

36. Have you ever been diagnosed with any mental illness?
Severe depression.

37. Do you see a professional regularly about your self injury?
I used to. When I was at my worst I believe it was three times a week. Plus talking to two of my teachers quite a lot, who frankly probably helped me more than the professionals.

38. If so, who? ( please don’t include names. Just state wheater a psychologist, doctor, counsellor)
Psychologist, psych doctor, occasionally the school counsellor.

39. Are you currently on any medication fin regards to your self injury?
No. I was on Sertraline for one and a half year or something for the depression though.

40. Have you lost friends over self injury?
No.

41. What have been some other consequences of your self injury?
-

42. Have any of the consequences you’ve experienced made you want to continue or discontinue self injury?
-

[Conqueror of Hearts]

1. Age
19
2. Gender
Female
3. Country
X
4. State
X
5. Have you ever self injured?
Yes
6. Do you currently self injure?
No, but want to.
7. if not, how long have you not been self injuring for?
Few months, 3-4.
8. How old were you when you started self injuring? Was there a specific reason?
13 and yes.
9. if so, what?
Boyfriend stuff...
10. What method do you self injure by? (eg. Cutting, burning,etc.)
Cutting.
11. Do you have urges to self injure? If so, how severe and how often?
I do, every now and then...and the urges are not too strong, but they are slowly becoming.
12. When having urges, how long does it take for you to act on these?
It depends on the situation.
13. How do you normally feel before self injury?
Angry, sad....but most of the time numb.
14. How do you normally feel during self injury?
Better, I don't think about anything while doing it....I feel good.
15. How do you normally feel after self injury?
Sometimes bad, sometimes good....and sometimes I feel nothing.
16. Do you ever try to stop yourself from self injuring? If so, how?
I try to do other stuff, watch TV, call someone....
17. Do you have major triggers? If so, what are they?
Reading about self harm is a major trigger for me.
18. Why do you self injure now (eg. Addiction)
Well, when I used to self harm it became an addiction...I did it everyday, even on the good days.
19. Where on your body do you self injure most commonly?
I used to cut my wrists, but that was too obvious so I started cutting my thighs.
20. How do you feel about scars?
I kind of love them...especially those on the thighs, and I hate when they fade...they are like a reminder that I have survived.
21. Do you have suicidal thought?
I did...not anymore.
22. If so, how often?
X
23. Have you ever attempted suicide?
Well once I was seriously thinking about it...I cut my wrists so deep I still have scars.
24. Would you say that your self injury is suicide related?
No, I think it's not...it was the only time when I self harmed and thought of really ending my life at the moment.
25. Do you personally believe that self injury helps you or make you worse?
Well both.
26. How does it do this?
It does help you in a way only someone who self harm can understand, but I know it is bad...hurting yourself is bad for you, but the real problem is not cutting but the reason you cut.
27. Have you opened up to or “come out” about your self injury to anyone?
Only to one person when I was drunk, but she didn't realized how serious it was.
28. If so, who?
Friend's sister.
29. What was their reaction to this?
She talked to me and made me promise I wouldn't do it again...I didn't keep the promise, though.
30. Do you know anyone else who self injure?
No.
31. Do they encourage or discourage you from self injuring?
X
32. Is seeing their scars/self injuries triggering for you?
Yes.
33. Have you ever been hospitalised as a result of self harm?
No.
34. Have you ever been treated by a health care professional as a result of your self injury?
No.
35. If yes.
a) How did they act towards you?
b) Were you satisfied with your treatment
c) What were their attitudes towards self harm
XXX
36. Have you ever been diagnosed with any mental illness?
No, only that I am to sensitive.
37. Do you see a professional regularly about your self injury?
No, but I would like to, because even though I don't cut now, I haven't really got over it.
38. If so, who? ( please don’t include names. Just state wheater a psychologist, doctor, counsellor)
Psychologist.
39. Are you currently on any medication fin regards to your self injury?
No.
40. Have you lost friends over self injury?
No.
41. What have been some other consequences of your self injury?
X

[SilentCutter]

1. Age
-18
2. Gender
-Female
3. Country
-USA
4. State
-California
5. Have you ever self injured?
-Yes
6. do you currently self injure?
-No, but I want to.
7. if not, how long have you not been self injuring for?
-Few months.
8. How old were you when you started self injuring? was there a specific reason?
-13, yes.
9. if so, what?
-my dad was sent to prison for 2 and a half years, and I felt all alone
10. what method do you self injure by? (eg. Cutting, burning,etc.)
-cutting
11. Do you have urges to self injure? If so, how severe and how often?
-Yes, and it depends on why I had the urge, and how I felt. It happens a lot.
12. when having urges, how long does it take for you to act on these?
-Not long. Maybe 10-20 minutes.
13. How do you normally feel before self injury?
-Nothing, sad, happy, angry.
14. How do you normally feel during self injury?
-Nothing, happy.
15. How do you normally feel after self injury?
-Depressed, angry, empty.
16. Do you ever try to stop yourself from self injuring? If so, how?
-Yes, music or being near my family.
17. Do you have major triggers? If so, what are they?
-Yes, when I'm treated poorly, or when I'm being talked to wrongly, when I get treated differently because I'm the oldest. When I step on a scale.
18. Why do you self injure now (eg. Addiction)
-Because I hate myself, it proves that I'm here and that I exist, and because I do exist. I don't feel loved or cared for. And yes it is addicting.
19. Where on your body do you self injure most commonly?
-Wrist and thigh
20. How do you feel about scars?
-I hate them, but I need them.
21. Do you have suicidal thought?
-Yes.
22. If so, how often?
-Very often.
23. Have you ever attempted suicide?
-No.
24. Would you say that your self injury is suicide related?
-I'm not sure.
25. Do you personally believe that self injury helps you or make you worse?
-Worse.
26. How does it do this?
-The cuts are a constant reminder of the reasons I did it.
27. Have you opened up to or “come out” about your self injury to anyone?
-Yes.
28. If so, who?
-My high school psychology teacher.
29. What was their reaction to this?
-He was concerned.
30. Do you know anyone else who self injure?
-I had a friend in junior high that did it.
31. Do they encourage or discourage you from self injuring?
-They did it with me.
32. Is seeing their scars/self injuries triggering for you?
-No.
33. Have you ever been hospitalised as a result of self harm?
-Yes.
34. Have you ever been treated by a health care professional as a result of your self injury?
-No.
35. If yes.

a) How did they act towards you?
b) Were you satisfied with your treatment
c) What were their attitudes towards self harm

36. Have you ever been diagnosed with any mental illness?
-No.
37. Do you see a professional regularly about your self injury?
-No.
38. If so, who? ( please don’t include names. Just state wheater a psychologist, doctor, counsellor)

39. Are you currently on any medication fin regards to your self injury/
-No.
40. Have you lost friends over self injury?
-No
41. What have been some other consequences of your self injury?
-My parents were always watching me. They searched my room.
42. Have any of the consequences you’ve experienced made you want to continue or discontinue self injury?
-They made me want to stop because I didn't want my privacy invaded. I didn't want to be treated like a freak. But it made me more careful of what I put in my room.

[Sleepwalking]

1. Age: 17

2. Gender: Male

3. Country: United Kingdom

4. State: N/A

5. Have you ever self injured?: Yes

6. Do you currently self injure?: Yes

7. If not, how long have you not been self injuring for?: N/A

8. How old were you when you started self injuring? Was there a specific reason?: 13

9. If so, what?: A lot of things were going on in my life, and they still are.

10. What method do you self injure by? (eg. Cutting, burning,etc.): Cutting, sometimes burning.

11. Do you have urges to self injure? If so, how severe and how often?: Pretty bad urges, usually everyday but I don't self-harm everyday.

12. When having urges, how long does it take for you to act on these?: Not very long.

13. How do you normally feel before self injury?: Sort of anxious, I know I shouldn't hurt myself but I feel like I need to.

14. How do you normally feel during self injury?: Good, but it wears off pretty fast.

15. How do you normally feel after self injury?: Bad, I feel regret for doing it.

16. Do you ever try to stop yourself from self injuring? If so, how?: Yes, but not physically. I usually try to mentally reassure myself that it's the wrong thing to do.

17. Do you have major triggers? If so, what are they?: When big arguments happen or when things get physical. I'd rather do damage to myself than possibly someone else.

18. Why do you self injure now (eg. Addiction): I feel depressed everyday. It helps.

19. Where on your body do you self injure most commonly?: Arms, legs.

20. How do you feel about scars?: It's kinda messed up but I sort of like them, although I'm scared of what people think.

21. Do you have suicidal thoughts?: Yes.

22. If so, how often?: Everyday, but not so severe that I actually commit to anything.

23. Have you ever attempted suicide?: No.

24. Would you say that your self injury is suicide related?: No.

25. Do you personally believe that self injury helps you or make you worse?: A bit of both, in all honesty.

26. How does it do this?: The act makes me feel better for a short while, but then afterwards the regret and hatred for myself makes it worse.

27. Have you opened up to or “come out” about your self injury to anyone?: Yes.

28. If so, who?: Family.

29. What was their reaction to this?: Not a good one, but they "tolerate" it.

30. Do you know anyone else who self injures?: No.

31. Do they encourage or discourage you from self injuring?: N/A

32. Is seeing their scars/self injuries triggering for you? N/A

33. Have you ever been hospitalized as a result of self harm?: No.

34. Have you ever been treated by a health care professional as a result of your self injury?: No.

35. If yes.

a) How did they act towards you?: N/A
b) Were you satisfied with your treatment: N/A
c) What were their attitudes towards self harm: N/A

36. Have you ever been diagnosed with any mental illness?: Yes. Depression, GAD and OCD.

37. Do you see a professional regularly about your self injury?: Yes.

38. If so, who? ( please don’t include names. Just state whether a psychologist, doctor, counselor): Psychologist.

39. Are you currently on any medication in regards to your self injury?: Have been, and am starting a new one soon.

40. Have you lost friends over self injury?: No.

41. What have been some other consequences of your self injury?: N/A

42. Have any of the consequences you’ve experienced made you want to continue or discontinue self injury?: N/A

[Versae]

Hey guys and girl,
Firstly I was wondering if you have heard of the Community and Family Studies Independent Research Project before? If not I’ll briefly explain.
The Community and Family Studies (CAFS) Independent Research Project (IRP) is basically a research project on whichever topic you wish. Anonymous questionnaires are completed and data is compiled and presented. Then shredded after marking.
As the project can be based on a topic of ones choice I have chosen self harm in people aged 13-19 and its affects.
Don’t freak and be all like “she has no idea what she is going on about�, “she doesn’t understand�.
Trust me. I do. I myself have been self harming for 4 years (cutting and burning) and will involve my own answers to the questionnaire anonymously.
So basically, I was wondering if you wonderful people would help me out with this?



1. Age
I'm 14
2. Gender
Female.

3. Country
Philippines.
5. Have you ever self injured?
Yes
6. do you currently self injure?
Yes
7. if not, how long have you not been self injuring for?
X

8. How old were you when you started self injuring? was there a specific reason?
12
9. if so, what?
Anxieties, meds. Etc.
10. what method do you self injure by? (eg. Cutting, burning,etc.)
Cut, burn, scratch, bite, punch.
11. Do you have urges to self injure? If so, how severe and how often?
Yes. Almost like everyday
12. when having urges, how long does it take for you to act on these?
It takes just a little time, 10mins or so.
13. How do you normally feel before self injury?
Panicking, irritated, incomplete,distraught.
14. How do you normally feel during self injury?
Nothing. Numb. But mostly satisfying pain.
15. How do you normally feel after self injury?
Calm. Quiet, beautiful, confident and totally at peace.
16. Do you ever try to stop yourself from self injuring? If so, how?
Yes, throwing the blades but it doesn't usually work.
17. Do you have major triggers? If so, what are they?
Everything I hear about cutting and seeing scars.
18. Why do you self injure now (eg. Addiction)
Numbness, anxiety.
19. Where on your body do you self injure most commonly?
Wrists, side tummy, shoulders, thighs.
20. How do you feel about scars?
Ashamed. And I wish they're invisible.
21. Do you have suicidal thought?
Yes
22. If so, how often?
Almost at every situation.
23. Have you ever attempted suicide?
Yes.
24. Would you say that your self injury is suicide related?
No.
25. Do you personally believe that self injury helps you or make you worse?
Both though. It helps you feel better and then ends up being at your worst.
26. How does it do this?
Making me feel ashamed, weak and vulnerable.
27. Have you opened up to or “come out� about your self injury to anyone?
Yes. But not all details.
28. If so, who?
Some friends and mom. An to a person I regretted talking about.
29. What was their reaction to this?
Others sympathetic, mostly disgusted. Like mom. Others don't pay attention.
30. Do you know anyone else who self injure?
Yes. A lot actually. Even my aunt.
31. Do they encourage or discourage you from self injuring?
They discourage me, but seeing their scars also makes me want to do it.
32. Is seeing their scars/self injuries triggering for you?
Yes.
33. Have you ever been hospitalised as a result of self harm?
Yes.
34. Have you ever been treated by a health care professional as a result of your self injury?
Yes.
35. If yes.

a) How did they act towards you? They acted like it was normal that it happens everyday.
b) Were you satisfied with your treatment.. To be honest, no.
c) What were their attitudes towards self harm. They were mostly disgusted by it.

36. Have you ever been diagnosed with any mental illness?
Yes. Clinical depression.
37. Do you see a professional regularly about your self injury?
Yes, but not regularly though. I stopped going.
38. If so, who? ( please don’t include names. Just state wheater a psychologist, doctor, counsellor)
Psychologists, psychiatrists, doctors, mom's friends, counsellors, teachers and mentors. Some friends.
39. Are you currently on any medication fin regards to your self injury/
I have then I stopped but I never got past sleeping pills.
40. Have you lost friends over self injury?
Yes, it's this one guy. And I tried pushing others away.
41. What have been some other consequences of your self injury?
Can't dress good. Always ashamed. Low self confidence and stuffs
42. Have any of the consequences you’ve experienced made you want to continue or discontinue self injury?
Nope. It actually helps me though.

[Believe]

Age: 18

2. Gender: Male

3. Country: United States

4. State: NY

5. Have you ever self injured?: Yes

6. Do you currently self injure?: No

7. If not, how long have you not been self injuring for?: 4 Days

8. How old were you when you started self injuring? Was there a specific reason?: 14

9. If so, what?: Everything.

10. What method do you self injure by? (eg. Cutting, burning,etc.): Cutting

11. Do you have urges to self injure? If so, how severe and how often?: All the time, really bad and very frequently.

12. When having urges, how long does it take for you to act on these?: Minutes

13. How do you normally feel before self injury?: anxious, I know I shouldn't but Its the only way to get relief

14. How do you normally feel during self injury?: Sad, relief

15. How do you normally feel after self injury?: I regret it.

16. Do you ever try to stop yourself from self injuring? If so, how?: Yes by drawing where i would cut, rubber bands and writing

17. Do you have major triggers? If so, what are they?: Depression, overthinking, overanalyzing everything and feeling useless

18. Why do you self injure now (eg. Addiction): Its hard not too.

19. Where on your body do you self injure most commonly?: Left wrist.

20. How do you feel about scars?: I dont care; they are my battle wounds.

21. Do you have suicidal thoughts?: Yes.

22. If so, how often?: several times a week

23. Have you ever attempted suicide?: No

24. Would you say that your self injury is suicide related?: No

25. Do you personally believe that self injury helps you or make you worse?: It helps me, doesnt help other people around me.

26. How does it do this?: I feel like i can get some relief for a short time, but now people notice after i do.

27. Have you opened up to or “come out” about your self injury to anyone?: Yes

28. If so, who?: My Bestfriend.

29. What was their reaction to this?: She cried and begged me that i shouldnt.

30. Do you know anyone else who self injures?: No.

31. Do they encourage or discourage you from self injuring?: N/A

32. Is seeing their scars/self injuries triggering for you? N/A

33. Have you ever been hospitalized as a result of self harm?: No.

34. Have you ever been treated by a health care professional as a result of your self injury?: No.

35. If yes.

a) How did they act towards you?: N/A
b) Were you satisfied with your treatment: N/A
c) What were their attitudes towards self harm: N/A

36. Have you ever been diagnosed with any mental illness?: Yes, Depression and SAD

37. Do you see a professional regularly about your self injury?: No

38. If so, who? ( please don’t include names. Just state whether a psychologist, doctor, counselor): Psychologist.

39. Are you currently on any medication in regards to your self injury?: No

40. Have you lost friends over self injury?: No.

41. What have been some other consequences of your self injury?: N/A

42. Have any of the consequences you’ve experienced made you want to continue or discontinue self injury?: N/A

[Captain Canada]

1. Age: 14

2. Gender: Female


3. Country: United States

4. State: New York

5. Have you ever self injured? Yes


6. do you currently self injure? Yes

7. if not, how long have you not been self injuring for?


8. How old were you when you started self injuring? was there a specific reason? 12 When I started. Yes there was a specific reason

9. if so, what? Depression, family issues


10. what method do you self injure by? (eg. Cutting, burning,etc.) Cutting

11. Do you have urges to self injure? If so, how severe and how often? Yes. It depends on the situation but usually they are 6/10 strength to cut


12. when having urges, how long does it take for you to act on these? Half an hour - An hour

13. How do you normally feel before self injury? Anxious, nervous

14. How do you normally feel during self injury? Guilty, relief

15. How do you normally feel after self injury? Better but guilty

16. Do you ever try to stop yourself from self injuring? If so, how? Yeah I've tried to stop. Usually I will think of my friends and think of how they feel when they see my cuts

17. Do you have major triggers? If so, what are they? Family fighting, Verbal abuse from my brother

18. Why do you self injure now (eg. Addiction) Lets just say bottling up your emotions isnt a good thing...

19. Where on your body do you self injure most commonly? Left wrist and thighs

20. How do you feel about scars? I dont really care about them.

21. Do you have suicidal thought? Not anymore. Before I started SH I used to

22. If so, how often? N/A

23. Have you ever attempted suicide? Yep

24. Would you say that your self injury is suicide related? Nope

25. Do you personally believe that self injury helps you or make you worse? Its a temporary relief but I know it isnt good for me

26. How does it do this? Cutting is a type of relief to me but losing blood and scarring the skin isnt good

27. Have you opened up to or “come out” about your self injury to anyone? Yeah

28. If so, who? My two friends

29. What was their reaction to this? They begged me to stop.

30. Do you know anyone else who self injure? Yeah

31. Do they encourage or discourage you from self injuring? Discourage of course

32. Is seeing their scars/self injuries triggering for you? No, it makes me feel guilty though

33. Have you ever been hospitalised as a result of self harm? Nope

34. Have you ever been treated by a health care professional as a result of your self injury? Nope

35. If yes.

a) How did they act towards you? N/A
b) Were you satisfied with your treatment N/A
c) What were their attitudes towards self harm N/A

36. Have you ever been diagnosed with any mental illness? Not diagnosed but I think I might have slight PTSD

37. Do you see a professional regularly about your self injury? Nah

38. If so, who? ( please don’t include names. Just state wheater a psychologist, doctor, counsellor) N/A

39. Are you currently on any medication in regards to your self injury? No

40. Have you lost friends over self injury? No

41. What have been some other consequences of your self injury? Well its a pain to hide it from my family

42. Have any of the consequences you’ve experienced made you want to continue or discontinue self injury? Mostly seeing my friends and them trying to stop me from SH.

[thatgothgirluknow]

1. Age :14

2. Gender:female


3. Country:usa

4. State:ohio

5. Have you ever self injured? : yes


6. do you currently self injure? : yes

7. if not, how long have you not been self injuring for? X


8. How old were you when you started self injuring? was there a specific reason?:13 yes

9. if so, what? :anger management isuses and verbal abuse


10. what method do you self injure by? (eg. Cutting, burning,etc.) digging my nails into my hands , cutting and punching things till my hands are brusied pinching skin

11. Do you have urges to self injure? If so, how severe and how often? : extermly severe once every couple weeks


12. when having urges, how long does it take for you to act on these? not long uasally the minute i can get in my room alone

13. How do you normally feel before self injury? mad sometimes upset

14. How do you normally feel during self injury? relieved

15. How do you normally feel after self injury? at first alot better then disapointed in myself and guilty

16. Do you ever try to stop yourself from self injuring? If so, how? not uaslly
but when i do i try distract myself
17. Do you have major triggers? If so, what are they? being called a liar and fights with my family because

18. Why do you self injure now (eg. Addiction) : anger management issuses
a little addicted also
19. Where on your body do you self injure most commonly? : the bottoms and sides of my wrist

20. How do you feel about scars? : id hate to have any and do my best to avoid them

21. Do you have suicidal thought?:no

22. If so, how often? X

23. Have you ever attempted suicide? : yes but i couldnt follow through

24. Would you say that your self injury is suicide related? : no

25. Do you personally believe that self injury helps you or make you worse?: i think it helps me alot but only for the time being

26. How does it do this? : it calms me down and keeps me from yelling and screaming it distracts me and brings my feelings to the surface

27. Have you opened up to or “come out” about your self injury to anyone?: no i only talk to people online about it knowing that ill never meet them

28. If so, who?

29. What was their reaction to this?

30. Do you know anyone else who self injure? yes several freinds and my sister self harm

31. Do they encourage or discourage you from self injuring? : they dont know so they do neither but if they did they would discourage it

32. Is seeing their scars/self injuries triggering for you? : idk i have seen them since i started cutting

33. Have you ever been hospitalised as a result of self harm?: no

34. Have you ever been treated by a health care professional as a result of your self injury? : no

35. If yes.

a) How did they act towards you?
b) Were you satisfied with your treatment
c) What were their attitudes towards self harm

36. Have you ever been diagnosed with any mental illness? : no

37. Do you see a professional regularly about your self injury? : no

38. If so, who? ( please don’t include names. Just state wheater a psychologist, doctor, counsellor)

39. Are you currently on any medication fin regards to your self injury : no

40. Have you lost friends over self injury? : no

41. What have been some other consequences of your self injury? : mostly just feeling guilty or ashamed the next day

42. Have any of the consequences you’ve experienced made you want to continue or discontinue self injury? : they have made me want to discontinue

[lifelies]

1. Age
15

2. Gender
Male


3. Country
Spain

4. State
Catalonia/Girona

5. Have you ever self injured?
Yup


6. do you currently self injure?
Yup

7. if not, how long have you not been self injuring for?


8. How old were you when you started self injuring? was there a specific reason?
14. Yes.

9. if so, what?
My alcoholic father drove me home and he was drunk, he nearly killed me and I dissociated so bad, I lost control and I lost contact with reality.

10. what method do you self injure by? (eg. Cutting, burning,etc.)
Cutting my leg.
11. Do you have urges to self injure? If so, how severe and how often?
Yup, severe but standable, not often

12. when having urges, how long does it take for you to act on these?
Either a few minutes or days

13. How do you normally feel before self injury?
Disconnected from reality, dreamy, confused, not myself, angry, sad, alone, or I'm remembering traumas

14. How do you normally feel during self injury?
Relief
15. How do you normally feel after self injury?
Happier, relieved, overall better

16. Do you ever try to stop yourself from self injuring? If so, how?
Nope, but I've been like months without SI-ing...

17. Do you have major triggers? If so, what are they?
PTSD flashbacks, dissociative experiences, sadness.

18. Why do you self injure now (eg. Addiction)
Natural drug, coping, go back to reality

19. Where on your body do you self injure most commonly?
Leg

20. How do you feel about scars?
I love them

21. Do you have suicidal thought?
Yes but I don't think about it because I know I'm not brave enough to kill myself (I wish I was)

22. If so, how often?
Every single minute of the day (when I'm feeling low because I'm borderline and cyclothymic)

23. Have you ever attempted suicide?
Yup

24. Would you say that your self injury is suicide related?
No, it rather prevents suicide IMO

25. Do you personally believe that self injury helps you or make you worse?
Helps

26. How does it do this?
Legal, free, natural endorphines-releaser drug

27. Have you opened up to or “come out” about your self injury to anyone?
Only online friends, but I'm planning to tell my "future girlfriend" ASAP because I don't want her to discover my scars if we happen to be naked

28. If so, who?
Online friends

29. What was their reaction to this?
They were shocked bc I'm apparently happy

30. Do you know anyone else who self injure?
Online ppl, two girls from class

31. Do they encourage or discourage you from self injuring?
Neither, we don't talk about it (they don't know I do)

32. Is seeing their scars/self injuries triggering for you?
Yup

33. Have you ever been hospitalised as a result of self harm?
Unluckily no I wish I was

34. Have you ever been treated by a health care professional as a result of your self injury?
Unluckily no I wish I was

35. If yes.

a) How did they act towards you?
b) Were you satisfied with your treatment
c) What were their attitudes towards self harm

36. Have you ever been diagnosed with any mental illness?
No but I have family history of cyclothymia/bipolar disorder and I happen to be borderline

37. Do you see a professional regularly about your self injury?
Nope

38. If so, who? ( please don’t include names. Just state wheater a psychologist, doctor, counsellor)

39. Are you currently on any medication fin regards to your self injury/
Nope lol

40. Have you lost friends over self injury?
No I won online friends

41. What have been some other consequences of your self injury?
None

42. Have any of the consequences you’ve experienced made you want to continue or discontinue self injury?
Neither

[DisneyPrincess27]

1. Age
15
2. Gender
Female
3. Country
U.S.A
4. State
California
5. Have you ever self injured?
Yes
6. do you currently self injure?
Sometimes
7. if not, how long have you not been self injuring for?
N/A
8. How old were you when you started self injuring? was there a specific reason?
9; yes
9. if so, what?
To feel better
10. what method do you self injure by? (eg. Cutting, burning,etc.)
Hitting, hitting, sometimes burning
11. Do you have urges to self injure? If so, how severe and how often?
Yes at least once a day
12. when having urges, how long does it take for you to act on these?
A couple of hours
13. How do you normally feel before self injury?
In different, sad, confused, or angry
14. How do you normally feel during self injury?
Happy but sad
15. How do you normally feel after self injury?
Relieved and nervous
16. Do you ever try to stop yourself from self injuring? If so, how?
By distracting myself
17. Do you have major triggers? If so, what are they?
When people comment on my weight, personality, appearance, and past
18. Why do you self injure now (eg. Addiction)
To feel better/ Forget the bad things that happened
19. Where on your body do you self injure most commonly?
Arms
20. How do you feel about scars?
N/A
21. Do you have suicidal thought?
I use to
22. If so, how often?
Almost everyday
23. Have you ever attempted suicide?
Yes
24. Would you say that your self injury is suicide related?
No
25. Do you personally believe that self injury helps you or make you worse?
Both
26. How does it do this?
It relaxes me but hurts me at the same time
27. Have you opened up to or “come out” about your self injury to anyone?
No
28. If so, who?
No one
29. What was their reaction to this?
N/A
30. Do you know anyone else who self injure?
Yes
31. Do they encourage or discourage you from self injuring?
They don't know about it
32. Is seeing their scars/self injuries triggering for you?
No
33. Have you ever been hospitalised as a result of self harm?
No
34. Have you ever been treated by a health care professional as a result of your self injury?
No
35. If yes.

a) How did they act towards you?
b) Were you satisfied with your treatment
c) What were their attitudes towards self harm
N/A
36. Have you ever been diagnosed with any mental illness?
No
37. Do you see a professional regularly about your self injury?
No
38. If so, who? ( please don’t include names. Just state wheater a psychologist, doctor, counsellor)
No
39. Are you currently on any medication fin regards to your self injury/
No
40. Have you lost friends over self injury?
No
41. What have been some other consequences of your self injury?
I always were long selve shirts and cover my wrist
42. Have any of the consequences you’ve experienced made you want to continue or discontinue self injury?

[EmmaJane]

1. Age: 15
2. Gender: Female
3. Country: England
4. State: Liverpool
5. Have you ever self injured?: Yes
6. Do you currently self injure?: Yes
8. How old were you when you started self injuring? was there a specific reason?: I was 14
9. If so, what?: Yes there was and it was because of what had happened that week.
10. What method do you self injure by? (eg. Cutting, burning,etc.): Cutting
11. Do you have urges to self injure? If so, how severe and how often?: Yeah I do, I get them A LOT and they are very hard to deal with.
12. When having urges, how long does it take for you to act on these?: It's gotten bad recently and I've started carrying a compass (a maths one) around with me in school just incase I get urges so I can deal with them straight away.
13. How do you normally feel before self injury?: Before I feel shaky and upset.
14. How do you normally feel during self injury?: I don't feel anything. Just numb.
15. How do you normally feel after self injury? I feel really bad.
16. Do you ever try to stop yourself from self injuring? If so, how?: I tried the butterfly project.
17. Do you have major triggers? If so, what are they?: When my friends cut or I'm talking to someone about self-harm.
18. Why do you self injure now (eg. Addiction): Mainly addiction.
19. Where on your body do you self injure most commonly?: It's always been on the top of my legs.
20. How do you feel about scars?: I hate them.
21. Do you have suicidal thought?: Yes
22. If so, how often?: Very often, most of the time.
23. Have you ever attempted suicide?: Yes more than 3 times.
24. Would you say that your self injury is suicide related?: Yes
25. Do you personally believe that self injury helps you or make you worse?: Both
27. Have you opened up to or “come out” about your self injury to anyone?: Yes and they have helped me.
28. If so, who?: my closest friends.
29. What was their reaction to this?: Some of them abandoned me and some stayed.
30. Do you know anyone else who self injure?: Most of my closest friends.
31. Do they encourage or discourage you from self injuring?: They discourage me.
32. Is seeing their scars/self injuries triggering for you?: Yes
33. Have you ever been hospitalised as a result of self harm?: Not yet
36. Have you ever been diagnosed with any mental illness?: Depression and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
39. Are you currently on any medication fin regards to your self injury?: No
40. Have you lost friends over self injury?: A lot
41. What have been some other consequences of your self injury?: Losing friends mainly.
42. Have any of the consequences you’ve experienced made you want to continue or discontinue self injury?: Whatever the consequences are I'll always continue as much as I try to stop.

[ElectraHeart]

1. Age - 15

2. Gender - female


3. Country - England.

4. State - N/A

5. Have you ever self injured? - yes


6. do you currently self injure? - yes

7. if not, how long have you not been self injuring for? -N/A


8. How old were you when you started self injuring? was there a specific reason?- ten.

9. if so, what? - I don't remember, probably because I was bullied.


10. what method do you self injure by? (eg. Cutting, burning,etc.) - Cutting, burning, scratching, hair pulling, hitting.

11. Do you have urges to self injure? If so, how severe and how often? - it depends on my mood and if I was triggered.


12. when having urges, how long does it take for you to act on these? - when I was the chance to.

13. How do you normally feel before self injury?- Angry, upset, aggressive

14. How do you normally feel during self injury? - Numb.

15. How do you normally feel after self injury? - Calm.

16. Do you ever try to stop yourself from self injuring? If so, how?
yes, sometimes I try to distract myself by doing something else. Music helps alot.

17. Do you have major triggers? If so, what are they?-
Stress and arguments.

18. Why do you self injure now (eg. Addiction) - Because I don't care anymore.

19. Where on your body do you self injure most commonly? - Wrists and thighs.

20. How do you feel about scars? - I[B] think it's beautiful, but don't like when people see them.

21. Do you have suicidal thought? - yes

22. If so, how often?- Everyday.

23. Have you ever attempted suicide? - Yes, 3 times.

24. Would you say that your self injury is suicide related? - Not necessarily.

25. Do you personally believe that self injury helps you or make you worse? - It the reason I'm alive today. If it helps or not, I'm not sure.
26. How does it do this?- It takes the intensive thoughts away.

27. Have you opened up to or “come out” about your self injury to anyone? - [B]Yes
28. If so, who? - [B]My close friends.

29. What was their reaction to this?- some didn't care, some were worried.

30. Do you know anyone else who self injure?- Used to, not anymore.

31. Do they encourage or discourage you from self injuring? - None... they didn't change anything about my self harm.

32. Is seeing their scars/self injuries triggering for you? - YES

33. Have you ever been hospitalised as a result of self harm? - I was hospitalized because of it and more reasons.

34. Have you ever been treated by a health care professional as a result of your self injury? - Yes, that's why my family sent me to therapy in first place.

35. If yes.

a) How did they act towards you? - Okay.
b) Were you satisfied with your treatment - Yes, though it didn't help my self harm behavior.
c) What were their attitudes towards self harm- They didn't think it's a big deal.

36. Have you ever been diagnosed with any mental illness? - Yes. Bipolar disorder, panic disorder with agorophobia and bulimia.


37. Do you see a professional regularly about your self injury?- Not because of that.

38. If so, who? ( please don’t include names. Just state wheater a psychologist, doctor, counsellor) -Psychologist, psychiatrist, CPN.

39. Are you currently on any medication fin regards to your self injury/- No

40. Have you lost friends over self injury? - No

41. What have been some other consequences of your self injury? - Scars, going to therapy

42. Have any of the consequences you’ve experienced made you want to continue or discontinue self injury? - Only to continue

[abc983055235235231a]

1. Age --18

2. Gender --Male, but I want a sex change

3. Country -- Canada

4. State -- (Province) Ontario

5. Have you ever self injured? -- Yes

6. do you currently self injure? -- No

7. if not, how long have you not been self injuring for? -- 8 months or 18 months, depending on how you want to look at it. I stopped like obsessively self harming 18 months ago, but I cut on a few isolated occasions since, but I don't really think of those as relapses.


8. How old were you when you started self injuring? was there a specific reason? -- umm, I was 15, I think.

9. if so, what? -- I'm sure any reason I give would be wrong. People tend to think that they have explanations for mental stuff they do, but those explanations are usually 100% incorrect.


10. what method do you self injure by? (eg. Cutting, burning,etc.) --Cutting, scratching, and, if we want to count this, punching myself.

11. Do you have urges to self injure? If so, how severe and how often? -- I haven't really had a like urge per se, but I occasionally think that it would be nice.


12. when having urges, how long does it take for you to act on these? -- n/a

13. How do you normally feel before self injury? -- pretty awful

14. How do you normally feel during self injury? -- It feels like powerful and stuff.

15. How do you normally feel after self injury? -- Happy, empowered. That sort of stuff

16. Do you ever try to stop yourself from self injuring? If so, how? -- When I was self harming, I never really tried to stop

17. Do you have major triggers? If so, what are they? -- I don't think so.

18. Why do you self injure now (eg. Addiction) -- I don't.

19. Where on your body do you self injure most commonly? -- Upper arm, because it was easy to get at, and easy to conceal; thigh, lower part of the leg (also for concealment). I tried to do my stomach, but I found it difficult.

20. How do you feel about scars? -- Wish they were more prominent.

21. Do you have suicidal thought? -- Yes.

22. If so, how often? -- At least daily.

23. Have you ever attempted suicide? -- Depending on your definition of "attempted", yes or no. Probably not.

24. Would you say that your self injury is suicide related? -- Yes and no.

25. Do you personally believe that self injury helps you or make you worse? -- I think most people who self harm probably would say that it does both. It gives you an outlet which you are otherwise lacking, but it contributes to your need for that outlet in the first place. In the broader pictures, it makes you worse.

26. How does it do this? -- I sort of just answered that, but it ultimately contributes to your overall feelings of negativity

27. Have you opened up to or “come out” about your self injury to anyone? -- Once

28. If so, who? -- A friend of mine

29. What was their reaction to this? -- They didn't take it to well, and ended up telling other people, and my self harming + some other stuff led to their not talking to me (for a while).

30. Do you know anyone else who self injure? -- I suspect someone I know closely has in the past, and I know some other people who probably have, but none of them have like told me that they have.

31. Do they encourage or discourage you from self injuring? -- Haven't talked about it.

32. Is seeing their scars/self injuries triggering for you? -- Haven't seen their scars.

33. Have you ever been hospitalised as a result of self harm? -- No

34. Have you ever been treated by a health care professional as a result of your self injury? -- No

35. If yes. --n/a

a) How did they act towards you?
b) Were you satisfied with your treatment
c) What were their attitudes towards self harm

36. Have you ever been diagnosed with any mental illness? -- No, but I've deliberately avoided seeing mental health professionals.

37. Do you see a professional regularly about your self injury? -- No

38. If so, who? ( please don’t include names. Just state wheater a psychologist, doctor, counsellor) -- n/a

39. Are you currently on any medication fin regards to your self injury/ -- no

40. Have you lost friends over self injury? -- Yes

41. What have been some other consequences of your self injury? -- It's hard to say. I guess just general feelings of awfulness.

42. Have any of the consequences you’ve experienced made you want to continue or discontinue self injury? -- Continue, lol.

[XENON]

1. Age : 15

2. Gender : Male


3. Country : Iraq

4. State : Baghdad

5. Have you ever self injured? : yes

6. do you currently self injure? : no

7. if not, how long have you not been self injuring for? : a month


8. How old were you when you started self injuring? was there a specific reason? : 14, yes

9. if so, what? : Stress and pressure, not being enough


10. what method do you self injure by? (eg. Cutting, burning,etc.) : cutting, burning, punching walls

11. Do you have urges to self injure? If so, how severe and how often? : Yes, the frequency and severity always changes


12. when having urges, how long does it take for you to act on these? An hour to 3 days

13. How do you normally feel before self injury? Angry, sad, worthless, numb, suicidal

14. How do you normally feel during self injury? Numb, cold, calm

15. How do you normally feel after self injury? Ashamed, worthless, in control

16. Do you ever try to stop yourself from self injuring? If so, how? Yes, writing in a journal, pillow screaming, talking to someone

17. Do you have major triggers? If so, what are they? Failure

18. Why do you self injure now (eg. Addiction) N/A (but might be emptiness and addiction)

19. Where on your body do you self injure most commonly? Shoulders, arms

20. How do you feel about scars? Ashamed, but they're a part of me

21. Do you have suicidal thought? Yes

22. If so, how often? once every few days, or reoccurring on the same day

23. Have you ever attempted suicide? No

24. Would you say that your self injury is suicide related? No

25. Do you personally believe that self injury helps you or make you worse? Both

26. How does it do this? It helps me get through the day, helps me do what "I'm supposed" to do, but it accumulates negative thoughts and shame on the long run

27. Have you opened up to or “come out” about your self injury to anyone? Yes

28. If so, who? My best friend, 2 online friends I made on Blahtherapy

29. What was their reaction to this? My friend was pretty shocked, the others were self harmers too, so they were supportive

30. Do you know anyone else who self injure? Yes

31. Do they encourage or discourage you from self injuring? N/A

32. Is seeing their scars/self injuries triggering for you? No

33. Have you ever been hospitalised as a result of self harm? No

34. Have you ever been treated by a health care professional as a result of your self injury? No

35. If yes.

a) How did they act towards you? N/A
b) Were you satisfied with your treatment N/A
c) What were their attitudes towards self harm N/A

36. Have you ever been diagnosed with any mental illness? No

37. Do you see a professional regularly about your self injury? No

38. If so, who? ( please don’t include names. Just state wheater a psychologist, doctor, counsellor) N/A

39. Are you currently on any medication fin regards to your self injury? No

40. Have you lost friends over self injury? No

41. What have been some other consequences of your self injury? Withdrawal from social activities, ruined friendships, problems with parents, worse school life, decreased grades

42. Have any of the consequences you’ve experienced made you want to continue or discontinue self injury? Yes, they were devastating which made me self harm more, but at the same time I felt I had to stop and get my life back