mynameisiforgot Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 I'm not sure if this topic has run before, as i'm new but i'm wondering how many of you have any keloid scars from self harm? I have them all up my foreharm and on my legs, not many on my legs as I find it better to do my arms. Not my wrist though, as no matter how hard I press it always turns into a little scratch and I hate that personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mim Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Yes, I have keloids all up the inside of my forearm. Miserable things, aren't they? Are you looking for advice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mim Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 I have found that, for the itching, it helps a lot to apply aloe or vitamin E oil right out of the shower, and then to apply a high quality moisturizer several times a day. I use Aquaphor. It's kinda expensive, but it really works. Lidocaine ointment really helps, as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowen Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 More the reason to find alternatives. Check out the "Instead I" thread, if you haven't already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mim Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 More the reason to find alternatives. This is one of the things I wish I could adequately explain to people, like my niece, who are becoming or considering becoming involved in SI: how horrible it is to have scars like this. So yes, I would definitely second you here, Rowen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mynameisiforgot Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share Posted February 23, 2011 More the reason to find alternatives. Check out the "Instead I" thread, if you haven't already. I personally like the scars, it's one of the reasons I do it. I was just asking if anyone else had them because people i've met who SI don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 We don't condone self harm here, this is a board for helping people quit, we don't romanticize self harm. It's not the right place on advice for cutting techniques. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mim Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I have a love-hate relationship with mine, as well. However, I've come to acknowledge that there are better ways of expression. I'm not ashamed of them; I recognize that they are a part of who I have been, so I'm not ashamed to have them there, anymore than I'm ashamed of the tattoo I got for my twenty first birthday, or the scars on my elbow I got dancing with my mom when I was very small. All these things are marks of the life I've led, so I accept them for that value. I don’t want to be nasty, but this is certainly not a contest. It may seem as though you have to prove yourself, or as though no one will take you seriously if you don't one-up them. However, I for one am more interested in the person you may be aside from the SI. I would rather see others for who they truly are, and in turn have them see more than these scars when they look at me. I don't know who I am, and judgment certainly does me no favors in finding out. Just my unsolicited two cents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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