@psychmajortwenty2, I felt the same way the first time I tried to cut. I was in seventh grade and I couldn't comprehend why people would do that to themselves. So I ended up not.

In high school, I was thinking about SI again and also wondering why it seemed to make people "feel better". I was sad at this point. Then I accidentally got a cut and then it sort of went downhill from there....

So technically, my first time was in high school, and it was with the sharp point of a compass (the kind for drawing circles). POSSIBLE TRIGGER: I had to dig it in and go back and forth a few times. The scar is still on my wrist from three years ago. Barely there, but still there.

And of course it all went downhill from there.

- AJ