When I started SI as a teenager, I used to hide them...but hope someone would see them and put me in a hospital, regular or otherwise. I wasn't sure why I felt that way, and became ashamed of them, as I didn't know anyone else who did anything similar or know it had a name or anything like that. So I started hiding them in earnest, and any new ones in places that would be easy to cover. They became secretive.

The weird thing about mine, are doctor induced scars (surgical) and ones from (real) accidents are still there...and the ones I have given myself are completely gone. (they were not insignificant in size or anything either). It seems some significance is there that some have disappeared, but I haven't figured it out yet. I haven't done anything to make new ones in quite awhile though...tempted recently, but haven't acted. So basically I have nothing to hide now...which also feels weird in it's own way.



<font color=purple>Pain can indeed be a beautiful thing</font color=purple>