Well at the time I didnt think it would qualify as SI, but I started in the 11th grade when I was about 17. It all started with plenty of nights crying myself to sleep because I was so stressed out by school (which was taking a toll on my self esteem) and one night I was so frustrated I just started to claw the heck out of my arms, almost unconciously. Needless to say, it made me feel better and calm so I found other ways to hurt myself that wouldnt be as obvious (I had marks on my arms for days and several people would ask how I got them and when I would lie and say it was an accident they would look at me suspiciously.)

I pretty much kept up with my SI through college on and off and didnt really stop "for good" until I was about 23. But I did relapse once or twice between then and now, although in the past five months its gotten bad again. I dont do it as often as I did once upon a time (because my style then gave me a wardrobe that made it easier to hide), but I would say its pretty bad and I am 27 now.

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