I agree with MdgntRain,feel free to post anything You're feeling....I found it helpful not only to get it out,but also it helps to know were not alone....though people use self injury for a variety of reasons and I don't encourage people and myself to cut...I do believe its habit forming....I kept it secret for so long until I moved into a halfway house in 1999-2001.....since I couldn't drink I was overwhelmed with emotions,certain abuse I experienced as a child....with no alcohol to "numb" those feelings out of desperation I stabbed my ARM with a pair of scissors....that's when people found out about my cutting and saw the scars on my upper ARM....now after so many years I've had a relapse in my symptoms....this time its loneliness and frustration.....it seems the more intense those feelings the deeper I cut.....I feel I could write about it on PC for if I tell people they just want to lock me up in hospital...they don't understand the emotional healing affect it has..thanks for letting me share and thanks to everyone for sharing...