Quotes (about self injury)
I asked a lot of people who self injure to quote their vision on self injury and I'll put these quotes up on this page...
When I self injure, I don't feel the pain, there's only the idea of having power over my body; I control my body; it's my decision and it's a way of getting rid of of some tense inside me. When one of my alter personalities injures me, it feels like I've lost control; I feel guilty and I have the feeling to punish myself; there's a lot of self-hate at that moment... by Evelyn
My feeling is no-one cares about me or likes me, so why should I bother liking myself. It's also my body and I will do what I want with it. by bizzbabe
Self- injury is an instantaneous happiness on a scale I could never have dreamed of. by La Tragedie Humaine
It terrifies other people, people who don't understand. by Schecter
Think of a presure cooker, or something similar, loads of presure wanting to get out, escape, but theres only one way it can release itself, cutting is my way of relieving all this presure building up, and it feels so good when its gone. by Lost Little Girl
The Drops Of Blood Are A Substitue For The Tears I Cannot Cry. by Addicted To Perfection
Self injury is an important concept to master to end ones life without suffering an emotional overload to push you to begin the event and complete it successfully. by Alcoholic Novelist
Self injury is a way of coping with emotional pain. by scaredofsanity
I hate myself, my life, and everything connected to me, my self harm is a way of punishing myself for all the bad things that happen to people or things i have done. My life isnt what i want it to be and i feel like i have no control over it at all, no desicion is truely mine or for me, except when i cut. by bekie
'One day i'll be happy in my skin, no need to take a knife and beautify it.' by Phill
Self injury is showing on the outside what I can't contain on the inside... by cuffsandchains
I have to remind myself of who I am and what my place in life is. I have to ground myself in reality. I need to be punished, but at the same time, I also need to release pain from within. Self-injury does both of those for me. by Lacrymosa
It's a release for everything that builds up inside of me. It's a way of letting all the tension go. The blood substitutes as tears... I find it so hard to cry. by witchazel
My way of life, like it, or die... by destroy censory
Here's a balloon. It's blown up and looking great. Then someone decides to blow it up even more and more. Eventually, if there is no release of air, the balloon will explode. I am that balloon and when everything builds up inside of me, I need to release or I'll be destroyed. SI is my release.
by rosworms
A way to remind myself that i am still alive and i do have feelings, it is also i feel i deserve this pain so this is the way i express my pain by worthless_gurl
I hate you, but I hate me even more. I wish I could die but I can't. Self harm makes me able to live in a semi-reasonable state. Without it I am nothing but a painful mess. If I have to live with this then so should you. by Slashing Through My Heart
Cutting and wristbanging to me is a art form of my way of showing I have control over whatever I want. by zacsdrummergurl97
I cut to feel,i feel to be real by cut_and_bleed
Its better hurt than dead. by Forbidden
My blade is the only thing that loves me. by bleed your pain
Clutching my cure, I tightly lock the door. I try to catch my breath again. I hurt much more than any time before. I have no options left again by allthingssilver
SIing is like being on the edge on the nightmare you can't wake up from, and not sure that you want to. by AnAngelsAnathema
I see my SI as a way of controlling the pain that I feel.There are so many external forces that I'm unable to control,at least with SI I can be the one to decide when I feel the pain,how much pain I experience.So yeah,I guess it's a way of keeping control.I have no idea how much that makes sense for you,but I hope it helps by Justme
Enough quotes for now, I guess... if you think you're quote should be on this page; please contact me!