For me it's actually feeling something..I feel so unreal so imaginary that when I hurt myself I know I'm okay..I know that I am here and I'm not just a figment of someone's imagination. Sometimes it's because things are really stressful and I need to take out the stress and anger but I don't know how so I take it out on me. I'm my own personal punching bag on occasions.
It isn't wrong because it's social perverese I think it's wrong because it has a negative affect. One wrong slip one wrong time and you could wind up dead..or seriously injured. Also it doesn't ever help you deal with the issues at hand it just helps smooth them over..until the next time you need to deal with a stressful situtation and then the same problems arise. I know because of my self-injuring I have no clue how to succesfully mangage my anger or stress or any emotion...I also have never dealt with the past because of my self-injury.

Self injure is a coping mechanism..it's the only way that I know how to deal with my anger..with my deppersion..with my past..with all the bad memories I have..it makes me real..it makes the dream like state go away that my memories create for me. We do it because it is our way of dealing.

All I can tell you somebodysomeday is that we are all here for you..we are all dealing with this and that it will be okay..I have hope for us all. If you ever want to talk don't hesitate to message me okay.
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