Posted by Tamar on December 9, 2005, at 13:45:19
In reply to adult onset self injury (long and ***trigger.***), posted by Anneke on December 9, 2005, at 11:15:09
Hi Anneke,
It was brave of you to post, but I’m glad you did. It’s a really hard subject, isn’t it? Many people don’t understand at all.
I started cutting when I was 27. No history of it in adolescence. But it was adolescent issues that led to it when I was 27; stuff I hadn’t dealt with at the time that emerged without warning when I was under pressure.
After the first few times I didn’t do it for years until I was really depressed again several months ago. I found I had terribly violent feelings and cutting myself was better to me than lashing out at my family. Now I try not to do it, but sometimes I find the urges overwhelming.
You are definitely not a freak.
Tamar
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