I can't help but wonder how many of us started self-injuring by picking at wounds left on us after being beaten by our abusers?

I know that's when I started, and that was before I was even 5 or 6 years old.

I'm 56 years old now and engage in it very little now, but it's still a go to when I find myself under a lot of stress or anxiety.

I find it extremely difficult to undo something that became so deeply ingrained as a coping mechanism for all the @#$%! I was living in during my childhood, adolescence and early adulthood.

At any rate, however we came to be self-injurers, I'm hoping that by us being aware of it now that most of us are well on our way to finding healthier ways to cope and deal without adding more scars on top of all the scars we already have.

Not that those scars are anything to be ashamed of ... They have helped to tell our stories when we weren't allowed or couldn't find the words to!



Sincerely,
Pfrog!