Self Harm Survey

[Etcetera]

1. Have you ever self harmed?
2. Do you still do it?
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it?
4. How old were you when you first did it?
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone?
6. Have you ever gotten help? (Ex. Counselor, therapist, etc.)
7. What is your reason for doing it? (Ex. Some people do it as a form of release or they may feel like they deserve it.)
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? (If you answer this with yes, don't answer #9)
9. Are you ever scared that it might progress into something worse, like suicidal tendencies?
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did?
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1. Have you ever self harmed? Yes.
2. Do you still do it? Sometimes, but I'm working on it.
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it? Cutting, then it progressed to starving myself for a period of time. And I've recently discovered that the fact that I bite my lip until it bleeds and still bite it after that and used to bite my nails down to the thing and it hurt - that was self-harm too and I never realized that. I've been doing those things since like elementary school. So perhaps it started much earlier than I thought.
4. How old were you when you first did it? I was in seventh grade, so 12 years old.
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone? I didn't tell anyone until about 3 months ago. I told the school nurse and then my parents got involved and a therapist.
6. Have you ever gotten help? Yes, I went to a counselor for awhile and am about to go to another one.
7. What is your reason for doing it? It's like a release for me, I feel numb and it's a way of making myself feel something when I'm not feeling anything and I can control that pain and I can't control the other pain.
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? Yes. I have attempted suicide three times.
9. Are you ever scared that it might progress into something worse, like suicidal tendencies?
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did? Right now I'm 46 days clean, and I'm using the rubber band method where I wear a rubber band around my wrist and if I feel an urge I snap it against my arm.
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If you are self-harming, tell someone, get help. Even if you think it's not a big deal or that you can manage it or deal with it on your own, get help. Don't push it off and say that if it gets worse, then you will get help, because when it does get worse you probably wont want to go for help you may get to the point of suicide. There are people who care, whether you can see or not, you have to find the right people to tell. If you self-harm or deal with depression, you are not alone.

If you know someone who self-harms, please go get help for them, or encourage them to get help. Some things you can't solve on your own and you need help doing so. The best thing you can do for a friend like that is to just go for help and let someone more experienced help get them the help that they need. It's not betraying or tattling, and they will end up thanking you in the end. You never know, you could save a life.

Message me if you need someone to talk to, I'm completely open. :)

[Castle of Glass]

1. Have you ever self harmed? yes
2. Do you still do it? yes
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it? cutting, mainly.
4. How old were you when you first did it? around 14/15
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone? VT knows and 2 wreslting teammates irl who wrap me up when needed.
6. Have you ever gotten help? (Ex. Counselor, therapist, etc.) nope
7. What is your reason for doing it? (Ex. Some people do it as a form of release or they may feel like they deserve it.) release from stress, and it makes me feel alive and real
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? (If you answer this with yes, don't answer #9) yes. extremely often
9. Are you ever scared that it might progress into something worse, like suicidal tendencies?
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did? not been able to

[ksdnfkfr]

1. Have you ever self harmed? Yes
2. Do you still do it? No
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it? Cutting and or stabbing.
4. How old were you when you first did it? 12
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone? My cousin found out and told my parents
6. Have you ever gotten help? (Ex. Counselor, therapist, etc.) Counseling and Therapy.
7. What is your reason for doing it? Urge, sensation, gratification, release
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? Contemplated but never seriously
9. Are you ever scared that it might progress into something worse, like suicidal tendencies? Yes
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did? Good counseling/therapy.

[Karkat]

1. Have you ever self harmed? Yes
2. Do you still do it? No, thankfully I've been mostly clean for about three years. Occasionally I'll hit myself, or something mild, but I have it mostly under control.
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it? Mostly burning, or intense self-beating. Very small amounts of cutting or stabbing (like with needles or pushpins- not knives)
4. How old were you when you first did it? Very young. Early elementary school. I actually got suspended for it.
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone? I would do it at school, and I got suspended for "displaying violent behavior". As of more recent times, most of my friends know that I self harmed in my early to mid teens. I don't really hide it.
6. Have you ever gotten help? (Ex. Counselor, therapist, etc.) No, my parents blame me for it, and refuse to get me help.
7. What is your reason for doing it? (Ex. Some people do it as a form of release or they may feel like they deserve it.) Both, it turned from more of the latter to more of the former.
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? (If you answer this with yes, don't answer #9) Absolutely. My most recent attempt was early December, and it was almost successful. I still have suicidal thoughts, but can't get help for it.
9. Are you ever scared that it might progress into something worse, like suicidal tendencies?
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did? I can't really remember. Certain points in my life are kind of foggy due to substance abuse and emotional trauma. I think I was just sick of lying about how I was getting burned.

[AlexOnToast]

1. Have you ever self harmed? Yes
2. Do you still do it? Not really
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it? Stuck a pencil deep into my leg, headbutted a wall
4. How old were you when you first did it? 13
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone? Only online people
6. Have you ever gotten help? (Ex. Counselor, therapist, etc.) No
7. What is your reason for doing it? (Ex. Some people do it as a form of release or they may feel like they deserve it.) Self-anger, needing an outlet for sadness
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? (If you answer this with yes, don't answer #9) Contemplated it.
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did? I'm not entirely sure

[Harley Quinn]

1. Have you ever self harmed? Yes.
2. Do you still do it? I suppose so.
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it? Burning, cutting, bruising.
4. How old were you when you first did it? 13/14
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone? A couple of friends knew. My parents knew.
6. Have you ever gotten help? (Ex. Counselor, therapist, etc.) Yes.
7. What is your reason for doing it? (Ex. Some people do it as a form of release or they may feel like they deserve it.) Short answer: To actually feel something
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? (If you answer this with yes, don't answer #9) Indeed.
9. Are you ever scared that it might progress into something worse, like suicidal tendencies?
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did? Usually I just distract myself and see how far that will take me, which usually isn't far. So I then just meditate which does help.

[Tarannosaurus]

1. Have you ever self harmed? Yes
2. Do you still do it? Yes, less frequently though.
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it? Mainly cutting, occasionally burning, scratching, or partial strangulation.
4. How old were you when you first did it? amm 6 (roughly) ?
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone? I told my best friend, another friend who also self harmed and my mother. Now two doctors, a counsellor, a psychologist and my maths teacher know.
6. Have you ever gotten help? (Ex. Counselor, therapist, etc.) See above.
7. What is your reason for doing it? (Ex. Some people do it as a form of release or they may feel like they deserve it.) I had a lot different reasons the main reason for my more recent relapses was to regain control and try to stay in touch with reality.
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? (If you answer this with yes, don't answer #9) Yes, attempted twice.
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did? I haven't really. I tried loads of different methods, nothing worked long term. As Siobhan mentioned meditation is helpful, and related things like yoga, breathing exercises and fresh air.

[Obsidian]

1. Have you ever self harmed? Yes
2. Do you still do it? No
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it? Cutting. Or maybe it would be considered scratching because it was never very deep.
4. How old were you when you first did it? 14
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone? My mom found out but not from me telling her.
6. Have you ever gotten help? I saw (and continue to see) a psychiatrist for my mental health problems.
7. What is your reason for doing it? (Ex. Some people do it as a form of release or they may feel like they deserve it.) I felt like it was pain that I could control. I couldn't control the pain I was feeling due to depression and I wanted to feel in control of something. It also got my mind off of the emotional pain.
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? (If you answer this with yes, don't answer #9) I've attempted suicide before but I hadn't self harmed for about three years at the time I attempted so it wasn't at all related to self harm.
9. Are you ever scared that it might progress into something worse, like suicidal tendencies?
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did? I found healthier coping mechanisms. I listened to positive music, wrote about how I was feeling, read a book, or talked to someone. But I never really felt addicted to harming myself. I had decent control over it so once I realized it wasn't helping and wasn't right it wasn't that difficult for me to stop.

[Croconaw]

1. Have you ever self harmed? Yes.
2. Do you still do it? Yes.
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it? Cuts.
4. How old were you when you first did it? I was 12.
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone? No.
6. Have you ever gotten help? (Ex. Counselor, therapist, etc.) No.
7. What is your reason for doing it? (Ex. Some people do it as a form of release or they may feel like they deserve it.) Bullied in the past.
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? (If you answer this with yes, don't answer #9) I thought about it.

[Cygnus]

1. Have you ever self harmed? Yeah
2. Do you still do it? No, I'm way past that.
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it? Cuts
4. How old were you when you first did it? 10
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone? A friend knew, that's about it.
6. Have you ever gotten help? Yeah but they didn't know I had cut
7. What is your reason for doing it? I actually have no idea, the few times I've done it I haven't been at my best, but it wasn't serving any particular purpose that I can remember.
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? Thought about briefly very long ago.
9. Are you ever scared that it might progress into something worse, like suicidal tendencies? No, because I do not do it anymore.
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did? I solved my problems, and I don't recur to self harm usually anyways, so it wasn't an issue for me.

[myfoodisnotshared]

1. Have you ever self harmed? Yeah
2. Do you still do it? Yes, more and more
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it? Cuts, pinching, holding hot objects close to the skin to cause pain
4. How old were you when you first did it? 15
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone? No-one
6. Have you ever gotten help? I tried Samaritans - it was great till I realised they'd got the completely wrong picture of me, and I just felt more worthless
7. What is your reason for doing it? I don't know, mostly because I'm stressed, but it's more punishment than relief
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? Never
9. Are you ever scared that it might progress into something worse, like suicidal tendencies? I'm scared I'll permenatly scare myself, but I really doubt I'll ever be suicidal
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did? Well, I haven't

[Hallie]

1. Have you ever self harmed? Yes
2. Do you still do it? I'm trying to stop, but I slip up often
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it? It started with hair pulling, scratching, and head banging. Then it progressed to cutting
4. How old were you when you first did it? 11
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone? No one knew until the beginning of this school year when two guys I knew figured it out. I wouldn't have told them if I had the choice though. Now a few more people know, and I told all but one of them because they have the same problem and I wanted to try and help. The other guy is now my best friend :)
6. Have you ever gotten help? (Ex. Counselor, therapist, etc.) Yeah I'm with a therapist now and I've been seeing him for about a year. Also I just started seeing a psychiatrist who can prescribe medication
7. What is your reason for doing it? (Ex. Some people do it as a form of release or they may feel like they deserve it.) Well it started with a way to control the pain I felt--it was the only thing I could control in my life, and sometimes still is. It gives my a few seconds of relief before I have to remember think about the emotional pain again, and it help to calm me down.
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? (If you answer this with yes, don't answer #9) absolutely. Ive thought about it way too many times, and I've held a knife to my throat with the intention of killing myself.

10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did? I haven't stopped, but I'm working on it. When I started trying to stop it was completely futile, but after trying for sometime I'm beginning to make some progress :)

woah i totally didn't post that twice i just edited the first one 0.0

[Deiform]

1. Have you ever self harmed? yes
2. Do you still do it? yes
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it? cutting, scratching, strangling
4. How old were you when you first did it? 14
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone? my dad found me holding the knife
6. Have you ever gotten help? (Ex. Counselor, therapist, etc.) yes, see therapist once a week and was in outpatient program for 3 weeks
7. What is your reason for doing it? (Ex. Some people do it as a form of release or they may feel like they deserve it.) release and i felt like i deserved it
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? (If you answer this with yes, don't answer #9) thought and planned, never actually attempted
9. Are you ever scared that it might progress into something worse, like suicidal tendencies? yes, quite often
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did? i cut, and it made me calm down

[backjruton]

Ok, firstly before I'm able to answer something like this... I've never cut, smoked, drank excessively or done drugs in any way, shape or form.

Before I can answer these questions I need to know what other things actually count as self harm because right now I'm actually trying to think if I do or not. If I do, none of it has been extreme... just scratching my arms (with my nails) sometimes when they start to itch from my anger but I've never cut my skin through that or anything. Until I actually know I can't answer any of these questions because I've always been able to deal with my problems in other ways and never resorted to this in an extreme way and now I'm really curious. I have also banged my head against things SOMETIMES but not too much of that either

EDIT: The reason I am asking this on here instead of looking it up is I actually for some reason struggle sometimes to read black writing on white backgrounds and zooming in using my browser on my laptop is a fail.

1. Have you ever self harmed? Yes/partly
2. Do you still do it? Sometimes
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it? Well.. I still don't know if this properly counts. But these past 2 days my neck has been hurting quite badly and to somehow stop it I've been extremely rubbing it towards a thick scarf and it's been helping. I hit myself but not really enough to cause some long term damage, usually hurts for about between 10 minutes and 2 hours or something then it stops. I've hit myself with TV remotes, controller for the PS3 and PS4, my mouse, my phone, basically the things I was holding in my hand at the time I got angry. I get angry for stupid reasons and this is just something I've been doing for a while because sometimes I can lose control when I'm angry but that doesn't last for long. And I occasionally (not very often) bang my head against the wall when I'm annoyed too, but most of the time this is actually by accident... I don't have any depression as such as I was able to just tell the teachers when I was being bullied and they sorted it out so that never got too far and my parents were able to get me help through high school also. I also sometimes bite my arm and my fingers but that's not very often either. I have bit my fingers and main hands sometimes but that's just as another way to remove the hair there instead of just shaving my hand. This does hurt A LOT but I guess it's quite liberating (I'm doing it right now because I just made myself think of it after going on to the page of that article :eek: I wouldn't mind growing up as much if body hair wasn't a part of it...
4. How old were you when you first did it? I've been doing these things for as long as I can remember
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone? Surely I don't need to tell anyone because these things don't cause any long term damage. They know about the problems I occasionally have with anger and stress
6. Have you ever gotten help? (Ex. Counselor, therapist, etc.) No. I had to go to a counsellor with my mum but this was for different reasons. In year 6 (age 11) my teacher started to worry because she didn't think I was able to cope in high school so she spoke to my parents then they organised an appointment with someone to test some of my basic skills and see how I was doing in the basic areas. Then I had a very horrible doctors appointment (now I think, I think it was a checkup to see how I was growing but the doctor didn't get to see that as I got scared and ran out crying... and haven't been back to see him ever since as my parents know I will refuse to. I have problems forgiving people after they've made me angry a lot of the time and luckily they accept that :D) and then 4 years or something of meetings up until year 10 (14 or 15) when they decided I was autistic. But the problem is my mum STILL hasn't told me almost 2 years later where about I am on the spectrum thing and that's just causing even more problems :|
7. What is your reason for doing it? Just something I do when I'm angry sometimes
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? (If you answer this with yes, don't answer #9) All I know is I was stressed out after 1 of our cats got put down and I was in a sad mood for quite a while but I didn't think of suicide because I know 1. how bad my mum feels that she didn't help her brother after he'd commited suicide because of debt problems (this is before I was born so I didn't know him) and 2. because I know especially for me these problems with emotions don't last for long. I always cheer up occasionally
9. Are you ever scared that it might progress into something worse, like suicidal tendencies? I'm not worried about this because I'm mainly happy and my only problem is doing it would only speed things up, this is my main problem with everything...
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did? I still do these things but they're not extreme at any time

I just answered these questions from the advice you gave me and I can't really answer in too much detail because I remember some things better than others. There is a girl in my college that always wears tops with short sleeves and you can see the dried up scars all over her arm, I've never had any marks like this myself and in a way I'm quite surprised about that

And I know this may sound quite stupid but I actually don't know if I have anxiety issues

[Etcetera]

Ok, firstly before I'm able to answer something like this... I've never cut, smoked, drank excessively or done drugs in any way, shape or form.

Before I can answer these questions I need to know what other things actually count as self harm because right now I'm actually trying to think if I do or not. If I do, none of it has been extreme... just scratching my arms (with my nails) sometimes when they start to itch from my anger but I've never cut my skin through that or anything. Until I actually know I can't answer any of these questions because I've always been able to deal with my problems in other ways and never resorted to this in an extreme way and now I'm really curious. I have also banged my head against things SOMETIMES but not too much of that either

EDIT: The reason I am asking this on here instead of looking it up is I actually for some reason struggle sometimes to read black writing on white backgrounds and zooming in using my browser on my laptop is a fail.

This may answer your question:
Self injury, also called self-harm, self-mutilation, or simply cutting, is defined as any intentional injury to one's own body. Usually, self-injury leaves marks or causes tissue damage. Self-injury can involve any of the following behaviors:
-Cutting
-Burning (or "branding" with hot objects)
-Excessive body piercing or tattooing
-Picking at skin or re-opening wounds
-Hair-pulling (trichotillomania)
-Head-banging
-Hitting (with hammer or other object)
-Bone-breaking

Self-injury usually occurs when people face what seem like overwhelming or distressing feelings. It can also be an act of rebellion and/or rejection of parents' values and a way of individualizing oneself. Sufferers may feel that self-injury is a way of:
-Temporarily relieving intense feelings, pressure, or anxiety.
-Being a means to control and manage pain - unlike the pain experienced through physical or sexual abuse or trauma.
-Providing a way to break through emotional numbness (the self-anesthesia that allows someone to cut without feeling pain).
-Asking for help in an indirect way or drawing attention to the need for help.
-Attempting to affect others by manipulating them, trying to make them care, trying to make them feel guilty, or trying to make them go away.
-Self-injury also may be a reflection of a person's self-hatred. Some self-injurers are punishing themselves for having strong feelings that they were usually not allowed to express as children. They also may be punishing themselves for somehow being bad and undeserving. These feelings are an outgrowth of abuse and a belief that the abuse was deserved.


http://www.webmd.com/anxiety-panic/guide/self-injury

[Gigablue]

1. Have you ever self harmed? Yes
2. Do you still do it? No
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it? Burning
4. How old were you when you first did it? 13
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone? My psychiatrist
6. Have you ever gotten help? (Ex. Counselor, therapist, etc.) I saw a psychiatrist and two different therapists. I only saw the psychiatrist a few times, but the medication I got worked well. I needed about a year of therapy for depression and anxiety.
7. What is your reason for doing it? (Ex. Some people do it as a form of release or they may feel like they deserve it.) It was a bit of temporary relief and it helped me continue to function when I was severely depressed.
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? (If you answer this with yes, don't answer #9) I used to think about it a lot, I had a plan and was very close to carrying it out, but I saw my psychiatrist before that, which probably saved my life.
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did? Yes. Once I started taking medication, the urge to self harm completely disappeared. The last time I self harmed was the day before I started my medication. Since then, my depression is gone and I haven't felt the urge to self harm at all.

[PurpleLips]

1. Have you ever self harmed? - Yes
2. Do you still do it? - last time was a week for christmas...
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it? - Cut
4. How old were you when you first did it? - 13\14 (i'm 16 now)
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone? - Nobody knows
6. Have you ever gotten help? - No
7. What is your reason for doing it? - It just helps you not to think about bad thinks.
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? (If you answer this with yes, don't answer #9) Yes i thought about it, never tried it though.
9. Are you ever scared that it might progress into something worse, like suicidal tendencies? - : )
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did? - I have to keep my arms scar-free..

[bdancer333]

1. Have you ever self harmed? Yes
2. Do you still do it? Yes
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it? Cutting
4. How old were you when you first did it? 17
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone? I told my parents and best friend
6. Have you ever gotten help? (Ex. Counselor, therapist, etc.) I am still seeing a counselor for it
7. What is your reason for doing it? (Ex. Some people do it as a form of release or they may feel like they deserve it.) Lots of different reasons, depends on the day
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? (If you answer this with yes, don't answer #9) Yes
9. Are you ever scared that it might progress into something worse, like suicidal tendencies?
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did?

[HideInPlainSight]

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[xXl0sth0peXx]

1. Have you ever self harmed? - Yeah.
2. Do you still do it? - Yeah.
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it? Cutting with the occasional burning.
4. How old were you when you first did it? 15.
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone? - I never really told anyone, aside from VT. No one knew besides my doctor/psych until my parents found out.
6. Have you ever gotten help? (Ex. Counselor, therapist, etc.) - Yeah, gotta love my former shrink.. (not really)
7. What is your reason for doing it? (Ex. Some people do it as a form of release or they may feel like they deserve it.) - It's personal, but I guess you could say it's a release, and it takes away the other pain.
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? (If you answer this with yes, don't answer #9) - Yeah.
[-]9. Are you ever scared that it might progress into something worse, like suicidal tendencies?[/-]
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did? - I haven't gotten that far yet.

[Acidea]

1. Have you ever self harmed? Yes
2. Do you still do it? Not anymore, though I have occasionally considered it
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it? Cutting
4. How old were you when you first did it? I was probably about 13/14
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone? My cousin found out, which then led to my two other best friend finding out. Eventually I told my mom, but not for the purpose of stopping
6. Have you ever gotten help? Counselor/therapist/psychiatrist, whatever you'd like to call it
7. What is your reason for doing it? I would just get so stressed, sad, or angry that I didn't know what to do with myself and so I used it as a form of release
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? Thought about and planned, but never attempted
9. Are you ever scared that it might progress into something worse, like suicidal tendencies?
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did? Honestly, I was quite lucky. I know for many people it's insanely hard to quit, but I was able to just say "I'm done" and I never did it again

[DisneyPrincess27]

1. Have you ever self harmed? Yes
2. Do you still do it? Sometimes
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it? Hiting, burning, biting
4. How old were you when you first did it? Around 9 years old
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone? I didn't tell anyone
6. Have you ever gotten help? (Ex. Counselor, therapist, etc.) Nope
7. What is your reason for doing it? (Ex. Some people do it as a form of release or they may feel like they deserve it.) Made me feel better, a way to release my anger/sadness
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? (If you answer this with yes, don't answer #9) Yes, multible times
9. Are you ever scared that it might progress into something worse, like suicidal tendencies?
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did?

[DarkHorse4eva]

1. Have you ever self harmed? yes
2. Do you still do it? no, well, its 50 days since last time
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it? cutting
4. How old were you when you first did it? 16
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone? i told some friends and my parents found out
6. Have you ever gotten help? psychiatrist, it didn't help
7. What is your reason for doing it? it removed my pain
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? yes
9. Are you ever scared that it might progress into something worse, like suicidal tendencies? N/A
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did? i talked with friends and cut in an orange

[survivor]

1. Have you ever self harmed? Yes
2. Do you still do it? Yes
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it? I cut, scratch, stick needles in my skin
4. How old were you when you first did it? 11
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone? A few close friends know I still do. My mom found out a few years ago, but thinks I've stopped
6. Have you ever gotten help? (Ex. Counselor, therapist, etc.) Tried, it just made everything worse
7. What is your reason for doing it? (Ex. Some people do it as a form of release or they may feel like they deserve it.) Release
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? (If you answer this with yes, don't answer #9) I've attempted suicide twice, and contemplated it on numerous occasions.
9. Are you ever scared that it might progress into something worse, like suicidal tendencies?
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did?

[Desuetude]

1. Have you ever self harmed? Yeah
2. Do you still do it? Less frequently, only when I get bad
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it? Cutting and burning mainly
4. How old were you when you first did it? 13
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone? Well now lots of people know. My friends (and people I don't like) around 30, parents, therapists, 2 teachers. I wish no one did though.
6. Have you ever gotten help? (Ex. Counselor, therapist, etc.) CAMHS
7. What is your reason for doing it? (Ex. Some people do it as a form of release or they may feel like they deserve it.) Loads of different reasons depending on the situation. Sometimes punishment, sometimes to refrain from doing something worse, sometimes to calm down.
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? (If you answer this with yes, don't answer #9) Yeah
9. Are you ever scared that it might progress into something worse, like suicidal tendencies?
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did? I usually have enough self control to stop if I want to but when I get 'bad' I can't help myself.

[Yugen]

1. Have you ever self harmed? Yes
2. Do you still do it? Yes
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it? Cutting, scratching, lip biting, breaking bones
4. How old were you when you first did it? Ten.
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone? My parents found out, as did my teachers and some kids in my class
6. Have you ever gotten help? (Ex. Counselor, therapist, etc.) Yes
7. What is your reason for doing it? (Ex. Some people do it as a form of release or they may feel like they deserve it.) As a release and a distraction
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? (If you answer this with yes, don't answer #9) Yes, thought about and planned.
9. Are you ever scared that it might progress into something worse, like suicidal tendencies?
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did? I can go months without doing it if I just will myself and push through.

[tinkerhell]

1. Have you ever self harmed?
Yes.
2. Do you still do it?
Yes.
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it?
Burning, branding, self inflicted frostbite.
4. How old were you when you first did it?
14.
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone?
Online friends, no family, no one in "real life".
6. Have you ever gotten help? (Ex. Counselor, therapist, etc.)
Nope. Can't get any.
7. What is your reason for doing it? (Ex. Some people do it as a form of release or they may feel like they deserve it.)
Verbal abuse, memories of abuse, gulit.
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? (If you answer this with yes, don't answer #9)
Thought about it, been very close, but never attempted.
9. Are you ever scared that it might progress into something worse, like suicidal tendencies?
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10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did?
I tend to stop for 2-6 weeks, then do it for 2-3 weeks and so on. I simply don't do it. Everyone says it isn't that simple...but it isn't for me. I just don't do it.


//////Feel free to message me, I won't mind and understand. **hugs** (15/f/uk)

[blacknite]

I would like to take this survey for my sister
1. Have you ever self harmed?
Yes
2. Do you still do it?
Yes
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it?
Razor
4. How old were you when you first did it?
11
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone?
I told my brother
6. Have you ever gotten help? (Ex. Counselor, therapist, etc.)
Brother
7. What is your reason for doing it? (Ex. Some people do it as a form of release or they may feel like they deserve it.)
I was being bullied
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? (If you answer this with yes, don't answer #9)
Yes
9. Are you ever scared that it might progress into something worse, like suicidal tendencies?
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did?
My brother sat down with me and we talked for a few hours. I cried on his shoulder. I told him all about where I cut. He asked if he could see them so I said yes. Now, I cut all over my body so I found it easier just to get fully naked. I showed him where I cut around my breasts and then down around my viginal area. I also showed him on my hips where I cut. Then I sat down and we hugged and fell asleep. Late that day he came up with an idea. He said that he will draw a dog on each place that I have cut. I have to keep the dog alive and the only way to do that is not cut. After about 2 weeks, I was cut free.

[Caver]

1. Have you ever self harmed? Yes
2. Do you still do it? Yes
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it? Blades (knives, scissors..etc)
4. How old were you when you first did it? 15
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone? One friend
6. Have you ever gotten help? (Ex. Counselor, therapist, etc.) no
7. What is your reason for doing it? (Ex. Some people do it as a form of release or they may feel like they deserve it.) Everything.
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? (If you answer this with yes, don't answer #9) No
9. Are you ever scared that it might progress into something worse, like suicidal tendencies? No
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did? No

[Babs]

1. Have you ever self harmed? yes
2. Do you still do it? yes
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it? cutting mainly, but occasional bruising
4. How old were you when you first did it? I started bruising at like, 11 and I first cut at 13
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone? I didn't tell anyone but my siblings found out because they saw my cuts. :/
6. Have you ever gotten help? (Ex. Counselor, therapist, etc.) no
7. What is your reason for doing it? (Ex. Some people do it as a form of release or they may feel like they deserve it.) a form of release and as a punishment for myself, mainly the latter.
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? (If you answer this with yes, don't answer #9) I thought about it
9. Are you ever scared that it might progress into something worse, like suicidal tendencies?
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did? for 10 months I was clean, I was embarrassed because my siblings knew so I just stopped. that's it.

[ninja789]

1. Have you ever self harmed?no
2. Do you still do it?--
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it?--
4. How old were you when you first did it?considered it at 14
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone?--
6. Have you ever gotten help? (Ex. Counselor, therapist, etc.)--
7. What is your reason for doing it? (Ex. Some people do it as a form of release or they may feel like they deserve it.)attention seeking about problems I was having
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? (If you answer this with yes, don't answer #9)thought about it
9. Are you ever scared that it might progress into something worse, like suicidal tendencies?
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did?--

[HayleySucks]

1. Have you ever self harmed? Yes I have.
2. Do you still do it? I have not done it in about 6-8 months.
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it? Cutting, burning, scratching my skin until it bled.
4. How old were you when you first did it? 13 or 14.
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone? My English teacher rang up my mum and referred me to a counselor as she was concerned I was suicidal.
6. Have you ever gotten help? (Ex. Counselor, therapist, etc.) Yes, two years of counselling.
7. What is your reason for doing it? (Ex. Some people do it as a form of release or they may feel like they deserve it.) I did it so I was in pain and during my more manic moments, to hurt the things inside of me.
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? (If you answer this with yes, don't answer #9) Yes I have. I have planned to kill myself 5 times and have attempted twice.
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did? I went through treatment, learnt self restraint and started medication :)

[kanade]

1. Have you ever self harmed?
Yes
2. Do you still do it?
2 months without
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it?
Cutting
4. How old were you when you first did it?
idk like 14
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone?
Friends
6. Have you ever gotten help? (Ex. Counselor, therapist, etc.)
Never told a therapist about it
7. What is your reason for doing it? (Ex. Some people do it as a form of release or they may feel like they deserve it.)
Just had to get release somehow
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? (If you answer this with yes, don't answer #9)
Thought about it, never any serious plans
9. Are you ever scared that it might progress into something worse, like suicidal tendencies?
Nah
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did?
didnt want scars

[Keats]

1. Have you ever self harmed? yes
2. Do you still do it? rarely
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it? cutting, burning
4. How old were you when you first did it? 12/3
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone? girlfriends, and a few close friends (mostly online)
6. Have you ever gotten help? (Ex. Counselor, therapist, etc.) Yes, been on medication for a few years and in and out of counseling
7. What is your reason for doing it? (Ex. Some people do it as a form of release or they may feel like they deserve it.) Release at first, then addiction.
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? (If you answer this with yes, don't answer #9) yes
9. Are you ever scared that it might progress into something worse, like suicidal tendencies?
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did? Current girlfriend is all i've ever wanted - 6 year long crush finally turned into a relationship, couldn't bare to hurt her in any way, so had to stop - not for me, for her.

[vik908]

1. Have you ever self harmed? yes
2. Do you still do it? yes
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it? Cutting and now I've started to starve myself
4. How old were you when you first did it? 12
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone? My mum
6. Have you ever gotten help? (Ex. Counselor, therapist, etc.) A therapist, but it stopped when they thought I was better.
7. What is your reason for doing it? (Ex. Some people do it as a form of release or they may feel like they deserve it.) I feel so lonely
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? (If you answer this with yes, don't answer #9) Yes.
9. Are you ever scared that it might progress into something worse, like suicidal tendencies?
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did? I'm still doing it

[gothy]

1. Have you ever self harmed?
Yes
2. Do you still do it?
Yes
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it?
Cutting
4. How old were you when you first did it?
16
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone?
My gf
6. Have you ever gotten help? (Ex. Counselor, therapist, etc.)
Ya
7. What is your reason for doing it? (Ex. Some people do it as a form of release or they may feel like they deserve it.)
Felt trapped with my manipulayive abusive gf
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? (If you answer this with yes, don't answer #9) yes
9. Are you ever scared that it might progress into something worse, like suicidal tendencies?
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did?

[thatgothgirluknow]

1. Have you ever self harmed? yes
2. Do you still do it? yes
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it? cutting digging my nails into my skin brusing head banging
4. How old were you when you first did it? 13
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone? not till recently school counselar told my om and aunt and my preist and a couple friends know
6. Have you ever gotten help? (Ex. Counselor, therapist, etc.) went to rescue and just got a counselar
7. What is your reason for doing it? (Ex. Some people do it as a form of release or they may feel like they deserve it.) guilt ptsd aniety released the pain
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? (If you answer this with yes, don't answer #9) yes
9. Are you ever scared that it might progress into something worse, like suicidal tendencies?
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did? havent acommplised that yet 20 days free right now because of y freinds but close to relasping

[Whovian_Scar]

1. Have you ever self harmed?Yes
2. Do you still do it?Yes, a lot
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it?I cut, starve to the point where my ribs are poking out
4. How old were you when you first did it?12, 7th grade
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone?my closest
friends
6. Have you ever gotten help? (Ex. Counselor, therapist, etc.)nope
7. What is your reason for doing it? (Ex. Some people do it as a form of release or they may feel like they deserve it.)release... I used to be fat
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? (If you answer this with yes, don't answer #9)no
9. Are you ever scared that it might progress into something worse, like suicidal tendencies?No, i dont think i will
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did?i still do it, nothing no one says can change the way i feel, ive tried

[kaitlynrudd]

[QUOTE=PurpleLips;2701850]1. Have you ever self harmed? Yes.
2. Do you still do it? Sometimes, but not regularly.
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it? Cutting, eraser burns, and burns (lighters).
4. How old were you when you first did it? Three weeks before my thirteenth birthday.
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone? My parents, family, and friends. But now everyone knows.
6. Have you ever gotten help? Yes. I went to treatment twice. The first, I was there for a seventy-two hour hold, but they kept me an extra day. The second time was also a seventy-two hour hold and they kept me for four extra days. Now, I have a therapist.
7. What is your reason for doing it? I was physically, verbally, and sexually abused.
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? (If you answer this with yes, don't answer #9) Yes. I have attempted about five times.
9. Are you ever scared that it might progress into something worse, like suicidal tendencies?
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did? I am still learning to do that with the help of my therapist and school counselor and social worker (she does counseling for students).

[HollowSoul]

1. Have you ever self harmed? Yes
2. Do you still do it? Yes
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it? First Digging my nails in my arm,Then burning myself with the flat iron, Now cutting
4. How old were you when you first did it? I began digging my nails in my arm when i was like 6
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone? No one but then I told my friends and teacher
6. Have you ever gotten help? (Ex. Counselor, therapist, etc.) I have an intake appt next week
7. What is your reason for doing it? (Ex. Some people do it as a form of release or they may feel like they deserve it.) Kindof part release part punishment
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? (If you answer this with yes, don't answer #9) Yeah, I once slit my wrist with the intent but I backed out last minute before I hit a vein
9. Are you ever scared that it might progress into something worse, like suicidal tendencies?
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did? I did for a few months with distractions and talking about it but then I relapsed

[ieric]

1. Have you ever self harmed?yes
2. Do you still do it?yeah rarely, and not as bad/d
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it?cuting and scratching my skin off with my nails
4. How old were you when you first did it?12
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone?mom found out
6. Have you ever gotten help? (Ex. Counselor, therapist, etc.)didn't feel like I needed it
7. What is your reason for doing it? (Ex. Some people do it as a form of release or they may feel like they deserve it.)I need it to relive myself
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? (If you answer this with yes, don't answer #9) yes but didn't go through with it and so glad I didn't
9. Are you ever scared that it might progress into something worse, like suicidal tendencies?
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did?i got teased less at school as I got older which helped a ton

[Fantasy Dweller]

1.) Yes.
2.) Yes, I still do. I only scratch myself, but in class the other day I scratched so hard I made myself bleed. I want to cut with a knife, but I have to wait until my parents aren't home.
3.) I started just scratching myself with things, like paper clips and sharp rocks. I sometimes use one of my plastic pallet knives. Or I just use my fingernails. I bite them, but I've been growing them out.
4.) It all started in 7th grade, then it subsided for a while when I found new friends. I also learned how to stand up for myself. I started again this year (9th grade) and now the urge to cut is even greater.
5.) Two years ago, My mom caught me in the utility drawer looking opening a small box of razor blades. I was trying to cut for the first time. I played it off like I was just looking, and I think she believed me. This year, I told my boyfriend I do that paper clip thing (he does too) but I haven't told him about wanting to cut. I don't think I can tell anyone about that.
6.) I've never gotten help. So far, I haven't needed to. I always feel in control. But I can't promise it will always stay that way.
7.) this is a tough one. In 7th grade, my so called friend bullied me, but didn't even realize it. I self harmed because of her. But as for this year, Im honestly not sure what compelled me to start. It was a mix of things. My friend liked the guy I liked (who is now my bf) but I was already depressed. I suppose that pushed me over the edge. I started around that time.
8.)I have thought a lot about suicide. I was actually considering it, but then my mom sensed that and told me in the car one night that she thought suicide was selfish and hard on those around you. I put lots of consideration into this, and decided that maybe it would be best to not kill myself. I don't think I could carry through with it anyway. I'm a coward and I know what the grief after a suicide in the family feels like. You start to feel like its your fault and that you could have prevented their death.
9.)I have worried about that. But if it ever gets that bad, I hope I'd have the guts to tell someone . I value my life. Even if I'm not happy now, hopefully things will get better someday. I just have to hold out until then.
10.) I stopped as soon as school let out in 7th grade. I didn't see my bully all summer, so I was able to kind of run away from my problems long enough to heal myself. Since I started back, I haven't stopped yet. I starte because i was depressed, which i still am. I just never stopped. I haven't wanted to stop yet.

[Lost in the Echo]

1. Have you ever self harmed? Yes
2. Do you still do it? No
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it? Cutting/stabbing my arm
4. How old were you when you first did it? 11 I think
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone? My parents eventually found out
6. Have you ever gotten help? (Ex. Counselor, therapist, etc.) Yep, counselling.
7. What is your reason for doing it? (Ex. Some people do it as a form of release or they may feel like they deserve it.) Was really depressed at the time.
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? (If you answer this with yes, don't answer #9) Thought about it, never really attempted.
9. Are you ever scared that it might progress into something worse, like suicidal tendencies? At one time - yes. Now - no.
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did? Counselling and talking to friends helped.

[GeordieLordie]

1. Have you ever self harmed? Yes
2. Do you still do it? No, only recently stopped
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it? Burning myself
4. How old were you when you first did it? 15
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone? Only my best friend
6. Have you ever gotten help? (Ex. Counselor, therapist, etc.) Yes, a counselor
7. What is your reason for doing it? (Ex. Some people do it as a form of release or they may feel like they deserve it.) I felt like I deserved it for messing something up in my life
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? (If you answer this with yes, don't answer #9) Yes, twice
9. Are you ever scared that it might progress into something worse, like suicidal tendencies?
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did? Mainly through couselling

[xXoblivionXx]

1. Have you ever self harmed? yes
2. Do you still do it?no
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it?cutting, hitting/brusing
4. How old were you when you first did it?14
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone?my two friends, Brandon and Lucy
6. Have you ever gotten help? yes, school social worker and a therapist
7. What is your reason for doing it? I needed a way to release the anger and stress that was inside of me
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? Yes, I attempted twice the second time got me hospitalized
9. Are you ever scared that it might progress into something worse, like suicidal tendencies?
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did? here on VT, i participated in Stoptober. I relapsed a few times but I haven't in more than a year I think

[spring_awakening]

1. Have you ever self harmed? yes
2. Do you still do it? About 6 days clean right now!
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it? Cutting/scratching
4. How old were you when you first did it? 15
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone? I told a friend who also self harms, and she sort of gave it away to my other best friend. My mom also figured out and told my dad.
6. Have you ever gotten help? (Ex. Counselor, therapist, etc.) JUST started
7. What is your reason for doing it? (Ex. Some people do it as a form of release or they may feel like they deserve it.) I feel like I deserve it sometimes, and other times it's for the release of intense emotions.
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? (If you answer this with yes, don't answer #9) Thought about but not seriously.
9. Are you ever scared that it might progress into something worse, like suicidal tendencies? I'm afraid that I might actually seriously consider those thoughts.
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did?
Slowly working on it.

[Cognizant]

1. Have you ever self harmed? yes, and Im very ashamed of it
2. Do you still do it? no
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it? really severe scratching
4. How old were you when you first did it? 15
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone? nobody really knew except some VT people, it was a one time thing
6. Have you ever gotten help? (Ex. Counselor, therapist, etc.) it was a 1 time thing, but I've been seeing a therapist to deal with my stress at home, school, and life in general.
7. What is your reason for doing it? (Ex. Some people do it as a form of release or they may feel like they deserve it.) well on the day i did it a friend allegedly committed suicide AND it happened to be on the same weekend my mom left, so i was pretty damn upset and just needed to calm myself down.
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? (If you answer this with yes, don't answer #9) thought, but never enacted.
9. Are you ever scared that it might progress into something worse, like suicidal tendencies? maybe like in the back in my head but I'm not really concerned
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did? i talked to people and they basically virtually slapped me and gave me a wake up call that it's not a good thing for your body and I can find other ways to release stress, like riding the bus.

[FullyAlive]

1. Have you ever self harmed?
Yes.

2. Do you still do it?
Very infrequently.

3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it?
Cutting, some burning.

4. How old were you when you first did it?
14 I think.

5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone?
I didn't tell anyone people found out. My mum, my friends, my school.

6. Have you ever gotten help? (Ex. Counselor, therapist, etc.)
Yes I've seen a few different people.

7. What is your reason for doing it? (Ex. Some people do it as a form of release or they may feel like they deserve it.)
There are so many reasons, mainly as a form of release to calm me down.

8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? (If you answer this with yes, don't answer #9)
Yes.

9. Are you ever scared that it might progress into something worse, like suicidal tendencies?

10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did?
I think I'll probably always have the tendencies every time I'm really upset cutting myself is what I'll immediately think of. I have however gotten some way to managing the urges, I tend to go on walks, or find someone to go out with and do something, or sing really loud and really bad to music. Also this sounds really weird but if you have old tights I like rip them up and it's very stress relieving.

[Lindsey]

1. Have you ever self harmed? yes
2. Do you still do it? yes
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it? mostly cutting on my arms
4. How old were you when you first did it? 14
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone? only close friends
6. Have you ever gotten help? (Ex. Counselor, therapist, etc.) no
7. What is your reason for doing it? (Ex. Some people do it as a form of release or they may feel like they deserve it.) Heartbreak, form of stress relief, depression.
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? (If you answer this with yes, don't answer #9) yes
9. Are you ever scared that it might progress into something worse, like suicidal tendencies?
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did? N/A

[moon-flowers]

1. Have you ever self harmed? yes
2. Do you still do it? yes
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it? cutting
4. How old were you when you first did it? 13
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone? not when it first started
6. Have you ever gotten help? (Ex. Counselor, therapist, etc.) yes
7. What is your reason for doing it? (Ex. Some people do it as a form of release or they may feel like they deserve it.) release from severe anxiety and panic attacks
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? (If you answer this with yes, don't answer #9) yes
9. Are you ever scared that it might progress into something worse, like suicidal tendencies?
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did? sometimes I can prevent it by calling a friend, playing an instrument, writing, or sitting outside and just concentrating on nothing but breathing...so i guess meditating?

[Synyster Shadows]

1. Have you ever self harmed? Yeah
2. Do you still do it? Occasionally, subconsciously, but for the most part no
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it? scratching
4. How old were you when you first did it? 14
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone? Friends here
6. Have you ever gotten help? (Ex. Counselor, therapist, etc.) no
7. What is your reason for doing it? (Ex. Some people do it as a form of release or they may feel like they deserve it.) Coping with emotional pain
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? (If you answer this with yes, don't answer #9) no
9. Are you ever scared that it might progress into something worse, like suicidal tendencies? no
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did? Talking to friends

[Fanta_Lover44]

1. Have you ever self harmed? Yes
2. Do you still do it? No not anymore
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it? Cutting
4. How old were you when you first did it? 13
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone? Only my best friend online
6. Have you ever gotten help? Just online friends.
7. What is your reason for doing it? Kind of like punishment and release of pain.
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? I've thought about it, but could never do it.
9. Are you ever scared that it might progress into something worse, like suicidal tendencies? N/A
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did? I just thought of my family, best online friends, the fact that I would be hurting them was hurting me more then what I was doing. I stopped for the sake of them not getting hurt.
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[Chrisscotland]

1. Have you ever self harmed?-----yes
2. Do you still do it? yes
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it?----- cutting my arms
4. How old were you when you first did it?-----13
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone?-----someone found out by accident
6. Have you ever gotten help? (Ex. Counselor, therapist, etc.)-----not for the self harm but other stuff
7. What is your reason for doing it? (Ex. Some people do it as a form of release or they may feel like they deserve it.)-----I was angry at myself and that's how I started now it makes me feel better doing it
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? (If you answer this with yes, don't answer #9)-----no
9. Are you ever scared that it might progress into something worse, like suicidal tendencies?-----yes
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did?-----cant stop

[rianvice]

1. Have you ever self harmed? Yes
2. Do you still do it? Yes
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it? cutting
4. How old were you when you first did it? 12
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone? I told my ex.
6. Have you ever gotten help? (Ex. Counselor, therapist, etc.) no
7. What is your reason for doing it? (Ex. Some people do it as a form of release or they may feel like they deserve it.) I'm a loner, but sometimes the loneliness is so overbearing I become numb, and I need something to help me feel alive.
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? (If you answer this with yes, don't answer #9) I've thought about it and what ways I would do it, (pill overdose) but I would never go through with it.
9. Are you ever scared that it might progress into something worse, like suicidal tendencies? nope
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did? I never did, and I don't want to.

[Nintyy]

1. Have you ever self harmed? Yes
2. Do you still do it? Yes
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it? Cutting with blades.
4. How old were you when you first did it? 13.
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone? I told my best friend; she had also self harmed before.
6. Have you ever gotten help? (Ex. Counselor, therapist, etc.) No.
7. What is your reason for doing it? (Ex. Some people do it as a form of release or they may feel like they deserve it.) I'm just so lonely. It's also so relieving.
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? (If you answer this with yes, don't answer #9) Yes.
9. Are you ever scared that it might progress into something worse, like suicidal tendencies? I think it already has.
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did? N/A

[Rocketsnail]

1. Have you ever self harmed? Yes
2. Do you still do it? No
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it? Cutting
4. How old were you when you first did it? 14
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone? That small group of friends I knew that cut
6. Have you ever gotten help? Never needed help
7. What is your reason for doing it? It's stupid, but I wanted to see what it felt like, with my friends talking about it and all. So I guess peer pressure
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? I thought about it, but that was a while ago.
9. Are you ever scared that it might progress into something worse, like suicidal tendencies? Nope
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did? Realising that people could actually see the cuts.

[mermaidfairy]

1. Have you ever self harmed? Yes
2. Do you still do it? Yes
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it? Cutting
4. How old were you when you first did it? Around 13
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone? My friends know.
6. Have you ever gotten help? (Ex. Counselor, therapist, etc.) Yes.
7. What is your reason for doing it? (Ex. Some people do it as a form of release or they may feel like they deserve it.)Sometimes I get random triggers. Sometimes punishment. Way to release anxiety and pent up stuff.
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? (If you answer this with yes, don't answer #9) Thought of, planned, but didn't go through with.
9. Are you ever scared that it might progress into something worse, like suicidal tendencies? See above.
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did? Haven't yet.

[Love.Hate]

1. Have you ever self harmed? Yes

2. Do you still do it? I try desperately not too, 6 months clean so far :)

3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it? Cutting, scratching and occasionally burning

4. How old were you when you first did it? 13 nearly 14

5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone? I didn't tell anyone but people found out. My sister found out first I think then told mum.

6. Have you ever gotten help? Yes, I've had 2 school/college councillors, 2 CAHMS psychologists and a psychiatrist

7. What is your reason for doing it? Initially a lot of family issues and bullying at school. It helped me control how I was feeling and release how bad I felt. Then over 2 years ago I was raped, and I used it as a form of punishment against myself. In a strange way, it kept me in control and calm.

8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? Yes, a few times

10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did? I dont think I will ever be able to stop the want to do it whenever I am feeling sad, but i've found ways to push myself through urges and not do it. I've Focused on what I wanted from life, I want a job in the NHS, for that I cannot have scars all over me, I want another thigh tattoo and I have to let scars heal properly for that, I want my future kids to grow up and not have to ask me what those marks are. I distract myself by talking to people and by watching crap on television, take my mind off it however I can.

[Chrisscotland]

1. Have you ever self harmed?--yes
2. Do you still do it?--yes
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it?--cutting
4. How old were you when you first did it?--13
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone?--I told 1 person, then my parenrs recently found out when I had to go to hospital for bad cuts
6. Have you ever gotten help? (Ex. Counselor, therapist, etc.)--will be soon
7. What is your reason for doing it? (Ex. Some people do it as a form of release or they may feel like they deserve it.)--I started because I was very angry with certain things and it helped and took the anger out of me, for a while
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? (If you answer this with yes, don't answer #9)--not seriously
9. Are you ever scared that it might progress into something worse, like suicidal tendencies?--yes
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did?--I cant stop

[LifeWillBeOurDeath]

1. Have you ever self harmed? Yeah.
2. Do you still do it? I'm working on stopping.
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it? Burning, cutting, hitting and bruising myself, and starvation (if that counts).
4. How old were you when you first did it? I think twelve.
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone? friend, and eventually my brother found out.
6. Have you ever gotten help? (Ex. Counselor, therapist, etc.) Yes, after my brother told my dad.
7. What is your reason for doing it? (Ex. Some people do it as a form of release or they may feel like they deserve it.) That's a difficult question. I just hated myself enough, I suppose. The usual reasons.
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? (If you answer this with yes, don't answer #9) Yes
9. Are you ever scared that it might progress into something worse, like suicidal tendencies?
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did? I've mainly just stopped cutting and burning because of the scarring and constant infections. I had a girlfriend who was helping me, but then once we broke up, I started again. After a few months I stopped, and once you go without it long enough, it gets easier. Trust me, there are still urges. You just have to want to stop enough.

[superwholock777]

1. Have you ever self harmed? Yes
2. Do you still do it? Yes
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it? Cutting and Burning
4. How old were you when you first did it? 13
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone? Only my best friend
6. Have you ever gotten help? (Ex. Counselor, therapist, etc.) yes but it was really sh** and disinterested work
7. What is your reason for doing it? (Ex. Some people do it as a form of release or they may feel like they deserve it.) family stuff and bad anxiety
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? (If you answer this with yes, don't answer #9) yes
9. Are you ever scared that it might progress into something worse, like suicidal tendencies?
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did? I didn't

[Fiction]

1. Have you ever self harmed? Yes
2. Do you still do it? No
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it? Cuts, burns, scalds, overdoses
4. How old were you when you first did it? 14
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone? Various friends over the years, parents found out eventually.
6. Have you ever gotten help? (Ex. Counselor, therapist, etc.) Counselor
7. What is your reason for doing it? (Ex. Some people do it as a form of release or they may feel like they deserve it.) There were so many different reasons over the three years or so that i did it. Anger at myself, feeling numb and lots more
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? (If you answer this with yes, don't answer #9) Yes
9. Are you ever scared that it might progress into something worse, like suicidal tendencies?
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did? My life improved and I realised that my self-harm was just habit then, rather than anything serving a purpose as I had nothing I needed to cope with. I wanted the freedom of short sleeves and wearing bikinis and the only way to have that was to stop. I've self-harmed only once in the last year but the urges are not completely gone, and do reappear when i'm feeling particularly upset.

[Ebony Holden]

1. Have you ever self harmed? yes i have
2. Do you still do it? actively self harming but not all the time
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it? cutting,scratching,banging my head against things
4. How old were you when you first did it? about 11 but seriously when i was 13
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone? a lot of people as who i thought i could trust spread it
6. Have you ever gotten help? (Ex. Counselor, therapist, etc.) anti depressants but apart from that nope
7. What is your reason for doing it? (Ex. Some people do it as a form of release or they may feel like they deserve it.) its a long story
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? (If you answer this with yes, don't answer #9) i have done but never tried to
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did? i dont know really i just do it

[Sannuli]

1. Have you ever self harmed? yes
2. Do you still do it? not at the moment
3. If you did/do, what type of self-harm was it? cutting
4. How old were you when you first did it? 13
5. Who knew? Did you tell anyone? first my friends then my parents, but all of them found out on their own I didn't tell them
6. Have you ever gotten help? (Ex. Counselor, therapist, etc.) yes
7. What is your reason for doing it? (Ex. Some people do it as a form of release or they may feel like they deserve it.) it's a way to cope with stuff
8. Have you ever thought about, planned, or attempted suicide? (If you answer this with yes, don't answer #9) yes
9. Are you ever scared that it might progress into something worse, like suicidal tendencies?
10. How were you able to stop your self-harming tendencies if you did? I met this guy and fell in love with him and we started dating. I didn't want to hurt him by hurting myself

[Dalcourt]

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