Venting For those who used to cut

[true-ending]

Your chances of cutting an artery are incredibly small, even if the skin is thinner around that area. Arteries are generally located under the muscle layer so unless you are someone who engages in severe SH you shouldn't have anything to worry about. Most people who cut don't even cut past the upper dermis layer.

Once you develop a habit of cutting your dermis it edges into the fat very quickly, especially when you cut after being recently upset by something: the more agitated you are, in my experience, the deeper you'll accidentally go. I'd rather people tried to remain in 'safe' areas so they don't end up dying a relatively painful death, even if the chances are low.

 

[JUST PAIN]

Sometimes the arms or thighs may be in the abdomen.I rarely cut now, I only do it when I'm emotionally excited.

 

[littlelungs]

At first it was just in places where nobody would really see it, like the back of my heels or very high up on my upper thighs, but it steadily became a more impulsive act in moments of particularly heightened mental distress due to BPD and/or C-PTSD reasons, and over time I moved further down on my upper thighs and also to my forearms.

I still do cut when I'm really struggling to cope with stuff related to the above, scratching as well, and when I do it's usually on my forearms (mainly cuts on the non-dominant one, and scratches on the other one), but I really, really, really try not to. Easier said than done, especially when my first instinct is to want to "punish" myself for "being a terrible person for [insert reason here]", and it's ironic because I spend most of my life trying to reduce the amount of physical pain I'm in as much as possible... this brain is just such a nasty piece of shit sometimes.

 

[grapevoid]

Where did you cut? I have a couple noticable scars on my arm and one on my chest and a lot on my legs, I cut my legs so much I think I damaged some nerves since I was able to cut much deeper on my upper legs.

I didn't cut- I used to burn myself though and always on my legs. A very few on my arms. Once even my hand can't remember why I resorted to my hand it was many years ago.

 

[Kyotospade]

I've cut everywhere even my face ... I still cut almost daily

 

[iknowwhatyouredoing]

mostly on my upper thighs, but once on my stomach and once on my left shoulder. i was always very careful about where i cut and not letting anyone see.

 

[cece3535]

my forearms mostly, i made a cut on my upper forearm that had the most noticeable scar out of them all so i must've damaged something