Questions to people who survived wrist cutting.

[fowlbandit]

Is the scar noticeable and do people comment on it? Also, how did it affect your hand function if it did at all?

 

[Exact Change]

My scars are noticable. More on one side than the other. After 2 years they are a little less noticable. No one has noticed. I usually wear a bracelet on one wrist to hide it.

 

[AVeryLazySloth]

I've slit my arm a year and a half ago and the scar is still very visible. I've also cut my hand badly because someone stopped me from cutting so she took the knife away and and I tried to get it back by taking the sharp side of the knife. I didn't get treated because it happened in Mexico. So I've bled for hours and eventually the wound on the hand got infected. 3 days later when I arrived in my country I went to the hospital and they treated the wounds. It took a month to heal properly and I got lucky because the infection went away with the right medication. I plan on getting a tattoo that covers the scar so people stop asking questions about it.

 

[CentreMid]

Is the scar noticeable and do people comment on it? Also, how did it affect your hand function if it did at all?

I haven't used cutting as a suicide method, but I've been battling a self-harm addiction for many, many years. The scars on my wrists are still noticeable to a degree but my hands and arms still function just fine. As for questions, I don't get too many of them. Most people just stare but know better than to say anything. If a person does ask about them, I just say that my scars are from a time when I was struggling but I'm better now (which is completely false, I just moved to diffeerent parts of my body that are more concealed. I am far from okay. I lie so they don't have to worry about me).