I was 14. A week or two before two massive changes happened in my life and I didn't know how to handle it. My friend had done it before so it seemed like a good idea I guess. I can't really remember how it felt. Ithink I only did it the once and it took several months for me to do it again and that's when it became something I would do regularly. Nearly 11 years since the first cut and I'm still struggling!