I was self injuring for years. I find it more linked to depression, or anger toward myself. Most times it was done so that i can see that i can actually bleed and everything was real. Other times it seemed like it was the only thing that i could control in my life. What helped was finding out my boyfriend did it for years as well. I try to hold back because i see how much it hurts him. As of coping skills, i just try to talk to someone, mainly my boyfriend since he knows what im going threw. Its difficult talking to parents because they think your acting out and just want the attention. Or they don't fully understand whats going on.

......I hope i helped some what