Discussion How do you feel about your scars?

[hells "angel"]

I'm happy that the burden of hiding the scars is not bothering you anymore, as weird as it sounds I think that's a more healthy attitude than being ashamed.
Wish you the best!

Thank you, that doesn't sound weird of all! Best of wishes.

 

[picklemeow]

So I was wondering how people who sh feel about their scars, do you like them, hate them or feel nothing.

For me, I hated them at first, but then I accepted them as an inevitable consequence of what I do.

well, mine are fading away and I can't really cut myself anymore since I'll get in trouble. but I don't really think about them, I feel nothing towards them

 

[sometimes.sometimes]

I hate my scars on some days. On other days, it is whatever. I sometimes like to show them because people always associated me with weakness. Whenever I show them to people, they think I am tough. I am thinking about, however, getting a tattoo over them or buying something online to cover it with.

 

[medicinenightmares]

I am incredibly uncomfortable with people looking at them or commenting on them. Around the house or friends or running errands or whatever is fine, but at my new job I keep everything covered even though it is summer and it is hot. I feel especially ashamed when I relapse and have new pink/reddish ones that are highly visible for a long time. They are all in one place on my arm and there are so many that they can't be easily explained away.

 

[Aya&Dazy]

It such a shame. I was driving while my friend who is a passenger see it and she just straight up asking. I was so embarrass. Thinking about tattoo but on the other hand, I will die anyway so haven't done anything to cover it yet.

 

[d7ez]

most of my injuries are burn scars and revealing them makes me feel ashamed or makes me feel proud for being clean. I tend to hide them in school to not catch attention but at home no one cares or pays attention so it doesn't bother me. When people stare at my arm I feel like a joke or my arms aren't as bad and should be worse and I relapse. I've been clean for a month now and to whoever is struggling you are so strong and i wish you the best. Your scars make you YOU

 

[LittleAngel]

I love them, in a weird way I feel prettier with them? they make me anxious though as I do socialize with my family a lot often, but I find them gorgeous and i feel proud of them.

 

[daft]

I don't think about them much to be honest. I used to obsess, and feel very anxious that someone would notice and say something. But I've stopped caring entirely at this point. I forget they're there.

They're just a reminder of my battles with life, and how far they've taken me mentally. They also remind me of the events that caused me to resort to such things, things I don't want to forget, as they led to this point.

 

[sancsuinet]

I love them. I hate the reaction they get from other people. I want to show them off but it always ends in me feeling dumb. I covered up the minor ones that were years old on my forearm with a tattoo 6 months ago, now i miss how i could see them before but im happy other people cant see them. Ive been made fun of for them quite a few times and it pushed me to go deeper in the hopes that theyd be impressed next time. they never were. I have random ones across my legs that i like less, i did them when i wanted to ruin the way i looked to other people, cover myself in wounds so id be less appealing. they just make me remember now. it helped then though. I love my scars but i think ill always hide them, at least as much as i can, theyre on my thighs and calves now, but ill get them covered with tattoos eventually.

 

[(¥)]

do not care. hard to tell, blends in. can .mistake it for regular mark.