SH scars were a massive source of shame for me. It's only been in the last couple of summers I have shown my arms willingly and even now it makes me self conscious depending on who I am around. Family will never see my arms.

My therapists have never really asked me about it although I haven't self harmed in years so it's not an immediate risk. But I also feel weird about them and showing them to professionals. I think I still don't understand them or why I did it the times I have done it more recently rather then a teenager (and we are talking about five years) I know why but as a teenager I just can't connect because it was partly because my friends were doing it. It was so weird.