gin davis  

Entry #: 1614

well my daughter is autistic and was diagnosed with mental illness,it is challenging but am now up to the task
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gin davis
http://www.dual-diagnosis.net

Lauren Walsh  

Entry #: 1613

I hate my friends so much right now

jessica z  

Entry #: 1612

i used to cut my wrists arms and ancles all the time i have som many marks on me one day i thought i want somthng more in life so i called my sister and told her and she asked why i told her talking is the best thimg you can do i am know having a baby thank-you to my loving boyfriend how as helped me trought it i can talk to anyone how needs help .

Teres  

Entry #: 1611

I just found out yesterday that my 20 yr old daughter cuts herself. I don't understand and I am here to find out what I can do. She does not know I know. Her younger sister told me. She said there are marks on her legs and arms. How could I not know? She hasn't lived at home for a couple years but apparently she has be doing it a long time. I feel sick and sad.

Karon Reynolds  

Entry #: 1610

I am a recovering self injurer. I started when I was 30, using a can top, then went to a hammer. I stayed with that. I went for more than a year,not doing it, but fell and started again on and off. I have been free so far for about two months. I realized I could not do the stopping by myself and turned the Lord and have realized that only He can help. I can do all things through Christ, which strengths me. I am constantly reminding myself of that verse. It has helped. I have also found a great counselor and wonderful church family. My husband understands and tries to help, but seems to get frustrated. At least I can talk to him about it now, before I considered the action. I am doing a research paper for a class and came to this site. This site is great. I wish I would have come to it sooner. Thanx

Kelsey  

Entry #: 1609

Thank you so much for this site! I have turned to self-injury for close to four years now. I am currently trying to stop with the help of a great friend and this website has made the experience easier. Thank you!

kathrin  

Entry #: 1608

Addiction treatment and recovery resources for the addict and their families.

Kosuke Okahara  

Entry #: 1607

Hello, I am a documentary photographer from Japan. Please allow me to post here.

I have been working documenting a daily life of people who are struggling with self-injury for 3 years. And now TIME.com published this series.

I am hoping more people to see and be aware of the issue.

here it the link.

http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1809157,00.html


I also hope if any of you send this link to more people... I hope it it is possible to publish this as a book but don't know any publisher...

This is very important issue for me...


Best,

Kosuke

L 

Entry #: 1606

Very good site. Thank you.
I don't cut myself but I used to. I still get the urge to do it though. But I try not to.

Beth  

Entry #: 1605

Thank you for this beautiful, sensitive site. I am trying to understand my son's cutting and this site is extremely helpful.

Iah  

Entry #: 1604

I love this site, its very helpful and I love reading all the stuff people have put on here. It's amazing how moving the stuff is...makes you think about what you have done to yourself. I am trying to quit cutting but its been a rough path. The longest was 3 months and then it started again and has gotten worse then before. I am the only guy self-injurer that i know which makes me feel even worse because of what I do. Well anyways keep up the great work on this site and I hope it helps people like it has and will continue to help me.

tiana  

Entry #: 1603

i have been cutting for 2 years. i am 14. i have not stopped. it is a way i cope with life and its kind of addicting. my parents know but they think i stopped, but i haven't. i am tring to stop, but they is so much going on with my life...i just want to feel sometimes. this is the only way i can feel.

Trevor  

Entry #: 1602

hey,
i am 44yrs old and have been si for many years,havent done for a year now and i feel good about that,just want to say that there is always hope as long as you believe in yourself and have faith in yourself and with that we can all be as good if not better than the rest of society
love and peace

Anna M  

Entry #: 1601

Thank you SO SO MUCH. Your site has really encoraged me. I now feel like I have a lot better chances of helping myself and asking for help.
This site has everything on it. I'm working on a research project for school, and I came across this site. It's helped me out in more than one way! Everything is very informative and it also provides hope.
Once again, thanks for all your hard work. This site is amazing!

Oni  

Entry #: 1600

WOW THIS IS COOL. I WAS JUST LOOKING FOR WEBSITES TO USE FOR MY REPORT ON SELF MUTILATION, WHEN I FOUND THIS "GUEST BOOK" SO I GUESS I SHOULD SAY MY COMMENTS:
I AM 15 YEARS OLD AND I HAVE BEEN CUTTING SINCE I WAS 8 YEARS OLD. I HAVE HAD ALKINDS OF THINGS HAPPEN TO ME IN MY PAST THAT I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO COPE. UNTIL I LEARNED THAT MY TWIN OLDER BROTHERES USED CUTTING AND BURING TO RELIVE THEIR STRESS SO I STARTED TO CUT MY SELF. I HAVE TRIED TO STOP 6 DIFFERENT TIMES, BUT SOMETHING NEW ALWAYS HAPPENS AND CAUSES ME TO HAVE THE FEELING LIKE I'M DROWING IN INVISIBLE WATER, SO I'D START CUTTING AGAIN.
BUT I KNOW THAT I HAVE TO STOP SOON, IF NOT FOR ME BUT FOR MY SON. HE'S 2 YEARS OLD AND HE WAS THE RESULT OF THE ABUSE I WENT THROUGH ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO, BUT I REALLY DO LOVE HIM WITH ALL MY HEART AND I WANT TO BE A GOOD MOM AND BE THERE FOR HIM. AND I DON'T WANT HIM TO LEARN TO CUT HIMSELF, LIKE I LEARNED FROM MY BROTHERS.

Valentina  

Entry #: 1599

I've been cutting since I was 13 and i'm 18 now, I cannot stop 'cause it's the only thing that keeps me going!
it could be seen as a paradox, but the pain takes the pain away and even though I know it won't get me anywhere I do it every time I need to feel relief! I don't expect people to understand, it's hard, I just want to be free from this pain...
and hurting myself make me feel free, even if just for a second, but i'm free and alive!
far from things I cannot bear.
just one more thing, this website is great, it's really comforting knowing that many other people feel just like me and can understand... I feel less alone! <3

viv 

Entry #: 1598

I wanna just say thx to this website and the people who made it and comment. this website has helped me acctually readingthe quotes makes some pain go away

Jim  

Entry #: 1597

I'm a 43 man with a PhD and I'm grateful for this site. At elast I don't feel completely severed from the rest of the world. I started cutting recently to stop fits of depression and lengthy bouts crying that left me numb. I don't know how else to stop them. I'm so scared. I started scratching to emphasize my own worthlessness and then knives and now serrated blades...it's easier to carve. Oh gods, I'm so messed up. My life is falling apart and I can't stop it and no one listens to me. I'm so sorry for what I am.

A  

Entry #: 1596

Thanks so much for making this site. It really helps to know that I am not the only one that has to do this to ones' self, and feels the same amount of struggle with SI. I have only SI for a short while but it still makes a difference to know that I am not alone in this.

Jamie  

Entry #: 1595

Hi Ive been SI since I was about 14 Im 17 now iver struggled with anorexia since I was 12, and I have to say this site is uplifting. I ENJOY IT. My parents didnt understand my cutting so i told them is was just pin marks from sewing. THEY BELIVED IT! And stil do I havent recived any counsel

Nik  

Entry #: 1594

I think this site is fantastic.

Chelsy  

Entry #: 1593

wow this is just freaky. here i am looking for jodi picoult quotes and i find this site. at first i just read the quotes and went onto another screen for some reason but then i read the title of the page. its strange how these things happen. well ive been cutting myself ever since i was 12 in 7th grade and i think ive battle depression ever since 4th even tho i was just diagnoised with it within the past month. a month ago my family found out everything. i havent cut in a month but a day doesnt pass by that i dont look longingly at the razor. every night im crying from the pain and the want of pain that actually makes sense. its so hard. my fam is STILL expecting me to be strong no matter what happens because I for some goddamn reason am the person everyone in my family relies on when this go bad for them because they never realize its always the same for me. im the same during the good moments and the bad moments. my mom once told me i have this face where i look as tho i dont feel anything (this being after she found out) and i told her that was because i was trying to not feel anything. okay wow i didnt expect all that to come out at once. its more than i told anyone. well if anyone would wanna talk to me my AIM is CheLsy4218 and my email is chrystallynn24@yahoo.com

Talif  

Entry #: 1592

If You Need Help Contact Me Im Here 2 Help Even If I Havent Helped Myself Yet

Nikki  

Entry #: 1591

I thought my chances of becoming a musician are gone because I have been hurting myself since I was young. I didn't know I was doing SI until I started cutting myself using a sterile needle with different gauges. I'm a student nurse but I don't want to become a nurse. This world sucks. People are hypocrites.

jennifer  

Entry #: 1590

I am a 30 yr old girl. I have cut for about 15 years. ive been able to stop for a short time but it doesnt last. I feel like cutting when i get sad or mad. i cant seem to help myself.