Discussion Where do you self harm and what are your methods?

[Artictart]

I'm looking for less obvious ways to self harm, i don't want my family seeing anything.
I also would like to learn good methods if you have any.

 

[mutebaker]

thighs and i do it by slashing it with my box cutter

 

[soolka]

thigs and upper arm, i buy razors and box cutters. box cutters tend to rust fast for me though

 

[spøgelse]

Torso with dismantled razors.

 

[NearlyIrrelevantCake]

I haven't in a long time... But I would always just slam my head into walls as hard as I could. Trying to knock myself unconscious.

 

[feder]

Mostly on my left forearm with dismantled razors. Just making a couple cuts after disinfecting the razor and disinfecting the cuts after, I use alcohol so it hurts even more. My family doenst notice shit even if I wear short sleeves so it doenst matter. Once I used a towel to knock myself out, just wrapping it around my neck and pulling both ends in different directions.

 

[InTheDarkAlone]

Thighs and shoulders, small cuts. I wear layers so bleed through doesn't show.

 

[Qua]

I cut the biceps, thighs and actually on the palm of my hand. You know, if someone sees a cut in an obvious place you can say that you hurt yourself somehow and it's not really suspicious. I use a razor from a pen sharpener

 

[woh6]

Cutting on thighs, uppppper arm (so not visible with T-Shirt). But depends on what kind of activities you do with them. If you go swimming with your family often then they'd still see the scars. You might start off with superficial cuts but they'll probably get deeper as time progresses. Another way is hitting yourself with objects.

 

[crimsonpool]

ive been doing it on my thighs with a pencil sharpener blade for years and my family never found out yet, its best not to go to deep so you dont risk bleeding through/needing stitches. if youre careful enough its easy to hide

 

[annxietty]

Ive done it in my thighs before but I mostly do it in my arms, I cut myself with a cutter or scissors, and recently (because I loooveee bruises) I started hitting myself very hard in the arms, the next day I wake up with bruises and its so satisfying (very painful too, I had my arm full of bruises, but wanted more, started hitting it very hard and it was so painful I started crying and almost let out a scream)
If you dont go to the beach or pool, thighs are the place to cut and not be seen, in summer your arms are exposed so...

 

[iwanttobeanonymous]

Arms, I just never wear t-shirts and avoid rolling up my sleeves

 

[neurotic]

I used to use a sharp nail on my thighs. I had other tools obviously, but it was more of a punishment for me. I deserved cruel methods of pain to atone for who I am. I had to stop with arms and wrists because they're almost always visible. I'm ashamed of it and I don't want to disgust anyone.

 

[Brokensoulwalking]

Used to slash my left arm one of them was a suicide attempt where I got so drunk I slammed a razor into my wrist and passed out but it didn't go deep enough or did I do any research to realise it was fultile.

Decided to quit self harming, more due to the addictive nature of it.

Got an oni mask being split in half by flowers to cover the scars. Felt liberating not having to hide them for the first time in twelve years.

 

[charlotte_]

I don't cut because I don't want to be discovered, but I do things like hitting myself, banging my head repeatedly or choking. These are easier to be masked as an accident imo.

 

[soft-flower345]

Mostly on my arms. I used to cut with a utility razor blade but since I have enough scars to get regularly stared at in public I've switched to holding lit matches near and against my arm.
If you hold a flame close to your skin and pull away or move to another spot quickly it leaves little(red patches you can explain off as a rash or localized allergic reaction) to no marks. After a while you get the hang of how long you can hold the flame to your body for and when to pull away and use another area and you can then control the degree of damage(and scar accumulation) you procure.
Very addicting though, so please be careful.

 

[yobba]

Thighs, shoulders, anywhere with stretch marks that are easy to hide...

 

[unrest]

mostly my arms and thighs. however i don't have that much room on my arms anymore and it's summer, so the thighs it is. just use a razor blade.

 

[Homulily]

I cut my thighs before taking a shower, very high up on them too so if I wear shorts it wont be seen. sometimes my torso too.
the water burns for a bit but you can take the time to make sure your cuts are all clean and it will stop the bleeding too so you wont bleed on stuff.
I want to cut my wrists since more blood but I know not to, not while i'm not living at my own place.

 

[whs]

I bite the inside of my mouth and suck the blood out, it obviously is easy to hide but it makes things hard to eat as it develops into a blister.

 

[JustAGuy]

I usually just punch myself, it's alot less messy than cutting, and doesn't show up unless you bruised yourself, which you can always blame on sports (if you do then anyway)

 

[Vivisection]

Upper thigh with a boxcutter :3
If you do it high enough even shorts cover it and its a nice spot to hit the cuts if you want to

 

[alonely]

haven't in a long while, but my favorite method was a thumbtack, mostly left forearm and right thigh. mainly wanted to feel the pain, seeing the blood was a plus, but i didn't care about depth so razors weren't my top choice. i liked the healing process too, being able to subtly press on the cuts through my clothes for a hit of pain again during the day if i was around people.

 

[marooned123]

I always cut with broken glass, it seems to work better than a knife. I recently made the mistake of cutting on my lower thigh. Can't wear shorts anymore. I usually cut somewhere I can easily clean and wrap. Taking care of myself afterwards is a big part of the reward of cutting. I don't know any other way to do it.

 

[notwavinbutdrowning]

Left arm draws the short straw. I don't really care if people see it, they can think what they want. I've tried punching through doors/walls to make my knuckles bleed and break fingers. Unfortunately the holes are hard to hide with posters/pictures.

One way that isn't mentioned a lot but I wonder whether anybody else does this is forced food/drink withdrawal for 48-72hrs - surprising how quickly your body misses the essentials and I find it helps distracts my messed up mind from the pain of living.

 

[Slasher]

I didn't want people seeing my self harm at all so I used to grab a knife and just poke at my arm, chest, legs wherever you want really. another method is burning, I used to put cigarettes out on my skin or just burn my skin with lighters and matches. hitting walls is a bit of an obvious one but some might not like this. pinching your skin also works if you want something quick, I used to pinch the shit out of my legs in class. there's a hundred and one ways to self harm you can probably look up ''ways of self harm'' and see what works best for you. hope you find a solution that works for you :)

 

[liljeep]

I'm looking for less obvious ways to self harm, i don't want my family seeing anything.
I also would like to learn good methods if you have any.

To address less obvious ways: hitting your head (you may or may not bruise but it'll heal quickly), punching yourself in the stomach or upper thighs, biting the back of your hand

Personally: I used to hit my head when I was 5 because of OCD thoughts, then purposely at 10-12 because I wanted amnesia and thought I could get it from a TBI. Sometimes I would grab the door and slam it into my head to go harder than I could just hitting my head into the wall. Then I started cutting my outer left arm (then just inner thighs for a bit during one summer) with a razor, later ripped out the blades of one. Those got dull.

I switched to a box cutter until my mom took away my box of them, then back to the razors. I've also used scissors but those make very surface level cuts. I just use a razor now, I go deep enough to bleed all over my arm and need to apply pressure /without/ having the blades out.

I don't remember why or when I started biting my hand. I've also punched myself in the nose and in the stomach.

I suppose having an eating disorder counts as a self-harm addiction too, but it's a very prolonged way of doing it

 

[Neuromancer]

I use a candle. Dripping the wax on my skin leaves no mark at all, and the pain is similar to bee Sting.

For some people ia sexually arousing, I must confess that feel no sexual pleasure doing it, but sounds nice the ideia of somebody else dripping wax on me.

 

[Petrichor]

High up on thighs and left bicep, using a razor. Also starting burning again soon (I stopped a couple years ago in favor of cutting), just pour boiling water on myself.

 

[suicidalloser]

i stopped self harming via razors a while ago; i self harm by starving. i have an ED so its pretty normal for me to go days without eating. i don't purge anymore becuase of the pain brought on, i simply do not eat.