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Self-harm is also known as self-injury (SI), self-inflicted violence (SIV), self-injurious behavior (SIB), and self-mutilation, although this last term has conn...

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just out of curiosity, does anyone find lookin at their cuts and scars (or anyone's for tht matter) a trigger?...Coz it does for me:(
Posted on 05/16/08, 07:05 pm
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Reply #1 - 05/16/08  7:22pm
" oh yeah, i havnt cut in over a month but my scars constantly draw me in. hang in there "
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Reply #2 - 05/16/08  7:37pm
" Definitely. Anytime it's talked about or seen, I struggle with wanting to cut. I haven't since October and before that there was a long time in between. It's getting easier to fight the urges. Now I just get a little anxiety but I'm able refocus fairly quickly now. Hang in there... "
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Reply #3 - 05/16/08  11:40pm
" absolutly. "
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Reply #4 - 05/16/08  11:52pm
" it's a mixed bag... sometimes it is, and sometimes it makes me want to stop... "
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Reply #5 - 05/17/08  12:16am
" yes! "
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Reply #6 - 05/17/08  1:40am
" yes "
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Reply #7 - 05/17/08  2:38am
" Ya it just happened to me. I saw the scars and it set me off. I didn't want to but i did it anyway. Maybe I'm wrong maybe i just wanted to. "
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Reply #8 - 05/17/08  3:31am
" yea it is. Also When i see someone who is a cutter, my heart starts to hurt cause i know they must be in a lot of pain to want to hurt themselves
jessica "
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Reply #9 - 05/17/08  7:33am
" yeah. not 2 mention blood its self. i was at the dr. yesterday n after they drew my blood, lookin at the tubes of it just got 2 me. but my daughter was with me n i refuse 2 cut with my children there. by the time i got home the urge was gone. but 2 answer ur question?? yes, just about ne thing that has 2 do with it, or that reminds me of my past abuse. "
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Reply #10 - 05/17/08  11:06am
" it gets me bad "
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