How do you view your scars?

[ShadowsChild]

I barely notice mine anymore. It's been 5 years since I SI and while I would cover when I first did it #1prevent infection #2 less questions - I really don't care about them anymore. I have a few covered by a tattoo and if you actually look close at the tattoo you can see them underneath - but since it's a pretty simple and easy to see tattoo, no one ever really looks that close.

HOWEVER: What I hate is the feel of the scars. My skin is quite soft so if I am running my hands down my arm I can feel the scars clearly sometimes without even looking at them. It makes me happy that I scar by my skin collapsing inward on itself instead of bubbling out like some people

 

[lisitaruiz]

yea

 

[Eishiba]

When I was cutting I tried my forearms but I realized how much they stick out and how obvious they were. So I used my upper arms instead. They are always easy to cover with shirts, although now I really wish I had never done that stuff.

 

[cassymarie]

I absolutely hate my scars. I have a few noticeable ones on my wrists but luckily no one ever says anything. It's still embarrassing though because I'm not that person anymore but people who notice the scars think I am.

 

[SplendidTree]

You know, I answered in this over a year ago but feel differently now than I did then. I feel they are embarrassing at times but also more of a testimony. This is what the Lord healed me from and He still loves me anyhow. That kind of thing. I hardly think about them.

 

[imbadatmakingusernames]

Mine are ugly & gross. I leave them out in the open.

It prevents me from cutting again.