tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6584420.post117371395208630133..comments2024-03-19T14:44:41.142+00:00Comments on incurable hippie's musings and rants: The Difference between Self-Harm and Suicide.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6584420.post-91779220446361809232007-06-05T14:41:00.000+01:002007-06-05T14:41:00.000+01:00As someone who has struggled with self-injury for ...As someone who has struggled with self-injury for more than 30 years, I know how little is known about this disorder. It is hard for people who don't SI to understand how a person can cut themselves and not want to die. That was never the motivation behind my behavior! For me, physical pain was much easier to deal with than emotional pain. Period. <BR/>I have undergone months of intensive therapy and have come to understand some of the motivating factors behind my behavior. As a result, I have just celebrated my first year of being injury free!! I am coming forward and sharing my story in the hopes of reaching out to others who are struggling, but also to educate those who don't truly understand what SI is. I have a blog and would love visitors and comments! http://comes-the-light.livejournal.comVanessa Vegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18253330082598611174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6584420.post-24114378333197610422007-03-20T22:41:00.000+00:002007-03-20T22:41:00.000+00:00wow. this was not what i thought i'd find as i ope...wow. this was not what i thought i'd find as i opened your blog ( from a flickr group)<BR/><BR/>but thanks for having the balls to write about this. i have bipolar, and would self-harm through various means, at various stages... but it doesn't mean im suicidal though. i hate the misconception of this issue. hopefully more people will finally 'get it' so assistance and 'statistics' can be properly utilised.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6584420.post-1173732255016225282007-03-12T21:44:00.000+00:002007-03-12T21:44:00.000+00:00thank you so much for writing this post. I stopped...thank you so much for writing this post. I stopped cutting years ago (I still smoke and binge drink, which I believe to be related to/forms of self harm) but I still live with the desire to cut whenever a situation gets beyond my control. At my worst I was cutting up both arms and legs, opening barely healed wounds nearly every day. I never, ever wanted to die. I never wanted anyone to know about my self-harming. Now, years after, I understand what caused my desire to cut myself (living in a heteronormative society, as a gay teenager). I have never attempted suicide, I have never even seriously thought of doing so, I just dealt with the overwhelming feelings of anger, frustration and fear that I was experiencing, in the only feasible way at the time. Again, thank you for clarifying the chasmic distinction between self-harm and suicide.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com