Someone pointed out some scars I have in public and loudly asked, “Did you SI?” I’ve never been confronted about them so directly and I felt myself sweating and getting really hot. I also felt sort of proud for having them and having gone through S.I. I replied, “No.” And he said, “Then where did you get those from?” And I told him politely that I didn’t want to talk about it. We were in the middle of a store on a school trip thing. And I ended up having my first panic attack there. All of these feelings are really new to me because I just never really thought about what I was doing before. It just felt right and safe to S.I. I don’t even want to do it anymore.
I have the same problem with my scars. I get all kinds of lloks and comments..especially from little kids. Its going to be with you the rest of your life so be prepared to be asked about it. But what you can do is decide what you say to them. if they ask you rudely say “I dont think its appropriate of you asking such a personal question when you dont even know my name. next time be a little more polite” it will put them in their place..trsut me. I wish you luck. stay strong!
love,
Hanna