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Originally Posted by Mike_J
Why is the question.
Why are you doing it? Self Injury is a coping mechanism, so what is it that you are not dealing with by engaging in SI?
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It's a habit. It's fun. I don't know. It started out as a coping mechanism, now it's just... something I do.
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Originally Posted by healingme4me
If others are expecting you, to see their struggles, stands to reason you are surrounded by the wrong support system.
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They're my friends, not my support system. Or are friends a part of the support system? If that is the case, I've been looking at the wrong people the whole time. Yes, they are expecting me to both see and understand their struggles, while in reality all I see is some scars. Scars that are not worse than any other scars they might get from skiing or climbing.