[lagisado29]

Do other adults SI or am I alone in this. I feel to old to be doing it, but it still happens when I have the need. Am I crazy?

[lagisado29]

Sorry. I didn't see the post about ages down below when I posted this. I'm in my 40's. Started when I was about 20. Feel like I'm a professional who should have more sense not to do such a thing. But it still happens, and rather frequently lately. I cut my arms, stomach, and legs. When I was younger, I used to bruise myself, but that took too much work. No one know except my therapist. But she doesn't ask about it often, so I don't tell her how frequently I struggle with it. I feel too old to be doing such a thing.

[beloiseau]

I started self injury this year, when I was 24. It's different to start when you're older, but I too struggle with the fact that I'm 'an adult and should know better'.

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[tealBumblebee]

My first time was when I was about 19 years old but I never s.i.'d (as in physically scar myself) again until this year, age 25. I don't think you're crazy at all. I feel like in doing it as an adult, I feel less like I "want attention" (because as an adult who really cares?) and while not necessarily the most healthy of choices, sometimes its is a needed coping mechanism. I also feel that as adults, we are better able to provide efficient self care. (((Lagisado)))

[Atypical_Disaster]

You're not crazy, a lot of adults SI. Myself included.

[ThisWayOut]

I started at 13, and still struggle with it at 34... it's not just a "teenage thing" you are not alone.

[MoxieDoxie]

I do not do it daily....something has to trigger my inner critic like critisism or being bullied at work....something that either makes my self hatred flare up or the feeling of not wanting to deal with life anymore. I bash my head into the ceramic sink at work or a brick wall at home. The pain is intense and immediately distracts me from the emotional termole.

[TheWell]

Started at 13 still struggle with it at 42.
I tell my therapist and my group therapist about it every time. They are very helpful.

I did not START until I was 40 years old..... So - I guess I am yet another late-comer to the party.

[reesecups]

Started as a teen. I'm 50 and still struggle. Last time I SI was in July.

[lagisado29]

It helps to know other people struggle with it. I was able to quit for several months, but now it feels like a weekly urge at least. And what's more frustrating, is that lately it's lost some of the release it used to give, if only temporarily. My therapist knows about it, but she often doesn't ask how often, and it's not something I share freely.

But it's nice not to be alone in it. Maybe someday. I'll control it, it won't nag at me and be a temptation for how to cope, and I can quit.

[Daeva]

Originally Posted by lagisado29

Do other adults SI or am I alone in this. I feel to old to be doing it, but it still happens when I have the need. Am I crazy?

I felt the same, since most of the media is focused on teens doing so, however I have found that I, and alot of other adults, do self-harm.

[Raging Quiet]

I'm nearing my 30's and still doing it.

[mmort]

I started when I was 41 and I am now 55 and still have to cut. I am
bipolar and my T is trying new meds.

[adam_k]

I started in my teens as a way to cope with being depressed. I'm 27 and an engineer of all things. Not the typical person you would think of doing it.

I don't think you are alone in it. Yes there are better ways to deal but like me your probably don't know what they are. I think a lot of adults self harm in one way or another. Alcholism, binge eating, etc. Doing things that don't make our lives any better for a little bit of instant gratification or to feel a little bit less like a failure.

[nycgal448]

Started when I wuz 15, I am now 38, but only triggered.

[Karrebear]

I am 31. Started cutting at 23. I still get urges about once a week but haven't actually cut for a couple months. Its pathetic. I can't explain how I feel so I don't know how to reach out to people if Im upset. I can't talk to my T about this in fear of judgement.

48 and truth be told.... i LOVE my self harm. It is almost as good as anything i can imagine ever experiencing in life.

Sorry if that upsets some. But it WORKS for me.

[mmort]

I started when I was 42 , I am now 55 and I still si. My pdoc is messing with my meds. So hopefully they will work because I si yesterday

I'm in my forties and have been doing it since I was 5 or 6 or maybe younger. It's just part of me. It's my therapy, the only therapy and help I have left. It keeps me alive.

[sugahorse1]

I started a few months ago, and I'm 28

[beloiseau]

Originally Posted by sugahorse1

I started a few months ago, and I'm 28

You're not alone in starting later in life, I started when I was 24.

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I started later than probably anyone here......... (cutting that is - I always did hair pulling, head punching stuff- but I do not think that stuff counts).

And i LOOOOOOOOOOVE IT. It is highly effective in reducing stress and suicidal thoughts.

[Grey Matter]

I started at 17-18 and continued until I was 23