Places to sh/where you sh

[farewell_to_my_mask]

This isnt about suicide by cutting, just abt self harm
Im kinda curious about where you guys self harm? I know the most common is arms and legs but do you do it anywhere else? I personally cant do much than scratch and hit my skin. since i live with family still due to finances and cant have any scars. So i was wondering if anyone has considered sh around the torso/waist/chest area? Does it hurt more or is there more risks with certain places? sh is one of the few things that truly take the edge of for me, if only for a little while. So Im just wondering about others experiences w/ it.

 

[finalgoodbye:(]

I don't self harm, not with razors at least. Sometimes I punch myself in the face when I'm mad though

 

[CutToRelease]

Iv. SH'd on my upper arm the most. I would say about 40% of my upper arm above my elbow is scars. Recently tho iv cut on my outer thigh not nearly as extensively as my arm and iv cut my chest it hurts more than my arm cuts do. But I thinks that cause its fresh skin that is not nearly as dammage as my arm.

Generally bulker areas of your body are safer cause there's more to get through before u can hit to many veins. Thighs tho are dangers never do inner thigh unless u wanna die. U go to deep and hit the femmeral artery and u can bleed out supper fast.

 

[x3la]

Initially my forearms, but then i realised that i like to wear short sleeves in the summer so i've switched to chest/stomach and upper thighs.

 

[VitezslavNezval]

Sometimes on neck or tummy. But on the neck the scars start to be itchy and on tummy they are visible even after they heal, so it doesn't look good

 

[Lost Impact]

generally arms, upper arms, wrists, inner/outer thighs (inner isnt deep enough to worry me), legs. rarely: hands and neck. i haven't on my hands in years bcus it stings the most. i also punch my head.
i stopped caring about what my scars look like years ago because i don't think it's shameful or ugly or something to hide (unless that's what you want to do). it's unfair so many live in families that judge them harshly for it. my family doesn't like it but they can't really do anything about it, so. sometimes i'm met with a "sigh" and a "stop doing this, this is stupid" and then it's dropped.
i dont do stomach or chest bcus i have my most body issues there and scars there would make it so much much worse.

 

[Kenni]

I thought you meant places, for places it tends to be my room.but sometimes I get delirious and go in my harden, do it and rubb mud in them. it depends how melodramatic I'm being.

for places on the body, I always try cut in less obvious ones so only have ever done my outer calf and my outer thighs. I have thought of inner but that's not the sort of skin I'd like to cut. I really want to do my shoulders but I wear topics without those covered too much. Basically I'm sick of it always being pointed out

 

[vira]

This isnt about suicide by cutting, just abt self harm
Im kinda curious about where you guys self harm? I know the most common is arms and legs but do you do it anywhere else? I personally cant do much than scratch and hit my skin. since i live with family still due to finances and cant have any scars. So i was wondering if anyone has considered sh around the torso/waist/chest area? Does it hurt more or is there more risks with certain places? sh is one of the few things that truly take the edge of for me, if only for a little while. So Im just wondering about others experiences w/ it.

I've self harmed around my hips / thighs / ankles / torso. it definitely depends on your body. for me, im relatively lean so hips and ankles faded quickly and were too close to the bone to be worthwhile. i haven't been able to quit so i try to minimize risk. i would recommend other forums for this as they're more informative and preventive.

 

[Cauliflour]

Mostly on my right lower arm because I'm left handed. I do put some scars on my left lower arm to balance it out as it annoys me otherwise. Recently I've been working my way up to my right elbow and I want to reach the point of getting to my shoulder but it's harder to cut on the fleshy bits. Sometimes I whack my knife against my lower leg to calm down. I've cut on my hands both the top and the palms before and it makes more blood easier but it stings like mad. Cut on my foot before too. Cut once on my upper chest but it didn't do much. I've cut on my upper left thigh twice because that's the sexy spot and I'm pathetic. I have specific places for specific parts and one day I'll get the arm scars to reach my torso because that'll be cool as hell but I'm too much of a wimp rn.

 

[Lily&Lotus]

Left lower arm and left upper thigh. Is where i self harm.

 

[annasplight]

I have to do it carefully and sparingly, but I use my upper arms and my thigh. I only cut on one side, my brain doesn't let me cut on my right side of my body lol.

 

[orbit]

When I used to cut I'd do it on my forearms, upper arms and thighs. Nowadays I don't cut but I do hit my head and thighs.

 

[DeeDog]

Specifically my left wrist. It bleeds easy. I also have super hairy legs since I stopped shaving and cutting through that is genuinely harder than cutting through the flesh, since none of my blades are very sharp lol.

 

[mymarbles]

i don't cut anymore but i do jab myself with metal rods or blunt objects which leaves BOMBASTIC bruises for a few weeks and leaves me feeling a bit euphoric and stimulated enough to do for example some chores if i haven't been able to get out of bed for days. as well as "invisible" s/h, resting my core and punching my guts as hard as i can, i kinda feel the shock travelling up my spine and also feels stimulating. they also eventually heal which is good for ppl who don't want scars

 

[ivetried089]

i usually just do thighs, sometimes wrist/upper arm. I also sometimes do it on my hands, partially as a reminder that nobody will actually do anything even if it is visible... maybe this is strange but it's almost amusing to me to have people ask about it, i just say don't worry about it, and they stop asking so easily...

 

[LaetumCat]

I mostly do thighs, during winter sometimes arms, but I've done around knees and around my stomach a few times too. The pain in fact does vary depending on where you harm yourself. Of course, also the deeper you go, the more risks you bring to yourself. Ah, keep in mind that the thickness of your skin varies by place (for example. the skin on your arm is thinner than on your thighs).

 

[unluckyworshipper]

i need to maintain appearances so i try to hide it in a way that won't make others worry, usually burning/scratching/hitting myself on meaty parts. sometimes when i'm cooking i intentionally cut my fingers and that's a good way i think.

 

[Merocero]

lower arms mostly, sometimes upper too. ive thought about stomach too but id imagine it would hurt more and be more difficult? due to more fat sigh
also thought about thighs but that sould be harder for me to hide since i sleep in shorts eh

 

[r.m.216]

I purge if that counts

 

[shediedatsea]

i used to cut my belly area