Discussion Are you ashamed of your scars?

[DeathKitty]

I feel for the most part no but I hide them from my distant family so like grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins. It just feels awkward trying to explain myself, especially cause my cousins are young. I also don't like the thought of them giving me sympathy - it's just awkward.

Sometimes I feel ashamed though, like when people give me dirty looks when I pass or when I see someone without scars. In those cases I wish I didn't have them.

 

[bl33ding_heart]

A little, although I'm lucky enough for mine to mostly be in an easily hide able place lol.

 

[thelostautistic]

I feel very ashamed about mine.

 

[Bootleg Astolfo]

I have so many, all so identical to one another, they've become almost invisible and look more like texture/pattern than scars.

 

[hahafunny123]

my ex's name is covering half of my thigh...
i hope the medical examiner doesn't judge me for it or take any pictures of it
might have to get it removed tbh

 

[DeathKitty]

my ex's name is covering half of my thigh...
i hope the medical examiner doesn't judge me for it or take any pictures of it
might have to get it removed tbh

I also have someone's name on my thigh but only initials. Wishing you the best

 

[historiaegiptu]

Yes, i feel really pathetic when someone sees them

 

[suimaxxer]

yeah. only my mother even knows i sh

 

[RedFruit]

Not at all. I have scars all over my body and very visible. I've been self harming for over 10 years and I really don't feel a need to feel ashamed for my past.

 

[SoverignDreamer97]

My scars aren't visible, but whatever the case, Suncha says, "you cannot please everyone; control the things you can control."

 

[Navi]

i feel like i'll just get on trouble if people find out. they'll probably send me to a mental hospital.

 

[SoverignDreamer97]

i feel like i'll just get on trouble if people find out. they'll probably send me to a mental hospital.

Ah...

 

[LastDayOnEarth]

I don't have any physical scars, but mental ones I got plenty, and I'm no longer ashamed of them

 

[Bitterly_Nostalgic]

I'm not ashamed of mine, and I don't care if others happen to see them and judge me. I just hate how they're a daily reminder of the pain I was and still am dealing with.

 

[bananaolympus]

Well my scars are not from self harming since i don't do that but rather for my surgeries after i jumped they are big in both legs not ashamed the one in one of my knees looks bad ass ngl lol

 

[assassinlord82]

im really not sure how i feel, it just depends on how im feeling emotionally if I care or not

 

[maki]

nah not anymore. maybe im lowkey a freak because now i like them and stopped bothering to hide mine. i think i enjoy the disconnect people may get when they see my scars in contrast to how normal i am in person

 

[Dovahki11n]

I feel for the most part no but I hide them from my distant family so like grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins. It just feels awkward trying to explain myself, especially cause my cousins are young. I also don't like the thought of them giving me sympathy - it's just awkward.

Sometimes I feel ashamed though, like when people give me dirty looks when I pass or when I see someone without scars. In those cases I wish I didn't have them.

I cut my hand when i was 14, it wasn't a deep wound but my brother saw it minutes later before i get a chance to hide it. he slapped me and since then i hide my scars and i only cut parts of my body no one one in my familly can see. and yes I'm kind of ashamed of my scars. they won't understand self-hated.

 

[fairygirl184]

i really used to be, used to live in long sleeves etc. these days i struggle to give a fuck i have some on my thighs that i get a bit embarrassed about, like when i went on a beach holiday last year, but theyve been on show literally a tiny fraction of the time any others have so i think its just a matter if getting used to them being seen

 

[not a fish]

Yes, very. I've stopped cutting because of it. I don't mean I have stop SH (I wish) no instead I'll use shit like fire or blunt objects

Was only a problem when my friends confronted me about all my brushes thinking is was my boyfriend hitting me... That was not a fun conversation

 

[alivebutnotliving]

I feel for the most part no but I hide them from my distant family so like grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins. It just feels awkward trying to explain myself, especially cause my cousins are young. I also don't like the thought of them giving me sympathy - it's just awkward.

Sometimes I feel ashamed though, like when people give me dirty looks when I pass or when I see someone without scars. In those cases I wish I didn't have them.

personally no. i don't like the attention they bring me at all, but outside of that i'm content with my scars. my sh addiction bred a very toxic mindset that im trying to reverse, like it's a competition but only reflective upon myself.

 

[lonergirl_26]

I love my scars but I hate people seeing them. Especially my mum so I'm always fully covered no matter how hot it is. They are very visible so people stare and it makes me feel like a freak

 

[3FailedAttemptss]

I fuxking love my scars, i just wish people wouldn't judge or i wish there wouldn't be any consequences to people seeing them. If there were no repercussions i would cut my forearm and not my thighs

 

[Forveleth]

No. Scars are just chapters in my life. Whether or not I like what I did to get them, they are part of me. Accepting that fact and moving on means I am not spending energy on thinking about then not do they or the events surrounding then have power over me.

 

[somethingisntreal]

I dont really care about other people looking at my arm scars maybe cuz they're not as deep as the thigh ones but i hate it when my family sees them. Sh is like a forbidden topic in my house and I cant stand the backhanded comments from my mom. I'm probably never gonna reveal my thigh scars tho, it's an awful sight. Sometimes I look at them and go "damn did i really do this?"