Originally posted by Kfamr
I'm with Micki. I don't believe i'll ever understand the reasoning behind this. Those who do cut/self injure themselves need a LOT of help, but the fact is a lot of them are too stubborn to recieve it.

That said, I know plenty of people who do it, and sadly it's almost become a trend and "cool" thing to cut yourself and show off your scars.
To me real self injurers are the ones that do it to release emotional pain, and who hide their cuts and scars by long shirts, pants, braclets, etc. and who do everything in their power to not let anyone know that they do that. They willl avoid social situations because of it, they will lie to their friends and family so that they don't find out about it. To me THAT is who a self injurer is, not someone who harms themselves and tells the whole world. That person is trying to get attention and unfortunately the wrong way. I do agree though that some people have taken cutting or w/e as "cool" and the newest trend, sadly. I am sorry that a lot of people in your school use it as the newest "trend". I wish that a lot more people would understand it and just not say "oh its the newest trend and thats why people do it." A person who i think is a "real" self injurer not a lot of people would know, not even their best friends, they hide it from everyone they know. I don't think that people who do self harm for what i listed above are trying to be cool or using the new "trend".

Luckies4me, I have a question for you. You say that it just hurts you, but what do you think your friends feel like when they find out that you are do that? I am sure that it makes them sad. And when your son gets older do you want him to think that hurting himself is ok because mom did it? How would it make you feel to know that your son does it because he thinks its ok because mom did it? Just curious. I didn't mean to jump all over you if thats what it sounded like.