Scars

[Sweet_Crimson_Regret]

I'm finally beginning to control my urges and my problems and finding other ways to make myself feel better, even though cutting is always on my mind. The one problem I have are scars. I'm afraid my parents wouldn't understand that I STOPPED, and they'd get me help or something if they found them. What if my doctors saw my scars, what would I do? I scar easily, and I used to cut in the same place over and over, so it's pretty permanent, but is there anyway to make it less noticeable? They're on my ankles and hips, so thank God they're not in a place everyone can see...

Any advice on the issue?

[Elokyn]

I've actually had some scars I wanted to get rid of..I actually found that rubbing neosporin on them makes them less noticeable..also cocoa butter lotion...it's pretty cheap...there are certain kinds especially for scars but it all works the same. A lot of people use cocoa butter for stretch marks and such (which all stretch marks are are scars) but I had a scar from a burn that was pretty bad and I put that on there and I can't hardly see it now.

I'm proud of you :hug: :)

[Pink-Floyd]

Sweet_Crimson I suggest u do get help, Cutting ur self Isnt cool, I dont really think u shud cut ur sef, loss of blood can make u die u no

[Sapphire]

its great that you are managing to control your urges and have other ways to make yourself feel better. Cutting will not stay on your mind forever if you carry on with all these positive things.

I found that as i began to feel better and more positive my scars no longer bothered me. They were evidence that I had survived a very difficult period in my life. I treat them now as if they were as normal a part of me as my eyes and my ears.

The best thing I found that helped reduce scars was the sunlight. My scars are on my arms so it was easier for the sun to get to them, your hips might be more difficult tho. Try the cocoa butter and stuff for that and try to let the sun on your ankles in the spring/summer

Oh btw sid vicious, sweet crimson isnt cutting anymore so theres no need for professional help. the support of us at vt and those around them will be enough