Discussion Are you ashamed of your scars?

[DeathKitty]

I feel for the most part no but I hide them from my distant family so like grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins. It just feels awkward trying to explain myself, especially cause my cousins are young. I also don't like the thought of them giving me sympathy - it's just awkward.

Sometimes I feel ashamed though, like when people give me dirty looks when I pass or when I see someone without scars. In those cases I wish I didn't have them.

 

[bl33ding_heart]

A little, although I'm lucky enough for mine to mostly be in an easily hide able place lol.

 

[thelostautistic]

I feel very ashamed about mine.

 

[Bootleg Astolfo]

I have so many, all so identical to one another, they've become almost invisible and look more like texture/pattern than scars.

 

[hahafunny123]

my ex's name is covering half of my thigh...
i hope the medical examiner doesn't judge me for it or take any pictures of it
might have to get it removed tbh

 

[DeathKitty]

my ex's name is covering half of my thigh...
i hope the medical examiner doesn't judge me for it or take any pictures of it
might have to get it removed tbh

I also have someone's name on my thigh but only initials. Wishing you the best

 

[historiaegiptu]

Yes, i feel really pathetic when someone sees them

 

[suimaxxer]

yeah. only my mother even knows i sh

 

[RedFruit]

Not at all. I have scars all over my body and very visible. I've been self harming for over 10 years and I really don't feel a need to feel ashamed for my past.

 

[SoverignDreamer97]

My scars aren't visible, but whatever the case, Suncha says, "you cannot please everyone; control the things you can control."

 

[Navi]

i feel like i'll just get on trouble if people find out. they'll probably send me to a mental hospital.

 

[SoverignDreamer97]

i feel like i'll just get on trouble if people find out. they'll probably send me to a mental hospital.

Ah...

 

[LastDayOnEarth]

I don't have any physical scars, but mental ones I got plenty, and I'm no longer ashamed of them

 

[Bitterly_Nostalgic]

I'm not ashamed of mine, and I don't care if others happen to see them and judge me. I just hate how they're a daily reminder of the pain I was and still am dealing with.

 

[bananaolympus]

Well my scars are not from self harming since i don't do that but rather for my surgeries after i jumped they are big in both legs not ashamed the one in one of my knees looks bad ass ngl lol

 

[assassinlord82]

im really not sure how i feel, it just depends on how im feeling emotionally if I care or not

 

[maki]

nah not anymore. maybe im lowkey a freak because now i like them and stopped bothering to hide mine. i think i enjoy the disconnect people may get when they see my scars in contrast to how normal i am in person

 

[Dovahki11n]

I feel for the most part no but I hide them from my distant family so like grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins. It just feels awkward trying to explain myself, especially cause my cousins are young. I also don't like the thought of them giving me sympathy - it's just awkward.

Sometimes I feel ashamed though, like when people give me dirty looks when I pass or when I see someone without scars. In those cases I wish I didn't have them.

I cut my hand when i was 14, it wasn't a deep wound but my brother saw it minutes later before i get a chance to hide it. he slapped me and since then i hide my scars and i only cut parts of my body no one one in my familly can see. and yes I'm kind of ashamed of my scars. they won't understand self-hated.

 

[fairygirl184]

i really used to be, used to live in long sleeves etc. these days i struggle to give a fuck i have some on my thighs that i get a bit embarrassed about, like when i went on a beach holiday last year, but theyve been on show literally a tiny fraction of the time any others have so i think its just a matter if getting used to them being seen