It Defines Me

[wondering_woman]

I feel like my self injury defines me. I feel like when my friends look at me, that is who I am to them. The Girl Who Cuts. And honestly, I don't mind.

Its just, I have stopped, and I'm wondering, who am I now?

It makes me think of cutting all the time, because I don't want to have to re invent my self.

I struggle with this everyday, and I am scared I will eventually become her and start cutting again.

 

[Solus Christus]

Don't lose sight! It only defines you for as long as you let it! Never forget that you are first and foremost a daughter of Christ--made in His image, and treasured beyond all else by Him! The cutting is simply something that you do(or used to do)--it's not who you are.

 

[explodingboy]

I'm really stuck with things to say right now, I'm wanting to offer some sort of support, but really, just trying to apply what your saying to my own experiance hasn't been easy.

I can really only think of.. 2 or 3 friends that know about my cutting who have any influence on my life these days, and neither of them really ever made anything out of it. I never really tried to reinvent myself, I certainly tried to move on, at least I moved.. almost 7 thousand miles away from home, starting afresh as a college student in the USA.

So really I can understand while at the same time have no clue as to how to offer any advice.. if that makes sense.

and I don't really think anyone saw me as the one that cuts, rather the one that's going crazy.

 

[ChristInAction]

You are Gods. You are who He made you to me.
I kinda know what your talking about, i use to privately define myself as; my age, a student and a self harmer.
But you are so much more than that, you beautiful, you are loved, you are created perfectly. God made you with a purpose in mind, keep a look out for things you like to do, what He has planned for you, in that you will find who you are, and who you are is so much more than just a self harmer.

good job on being able to stop, i hope and pray you can keep going with this.

 

[Criada]

It is wonderful that you managed to stop, sweetie.
There are so many things that define you, you are unique, and your friends, if they are true friends, will love you for who you are.
Hang in there sweetie, it really isn't worth going back.

 

[Mayflower1]

wondering woman, God made you as someone to be defined in Him. He calls You His bride, a new creation, righteous and holy. self-injury used to define who I was. but when I decided it didn't, a joy rose from within me when God showed me who He meant for me to be. You are in my prayers.

Shara