Hi there, I’m looking for a little advice❤️ So, a few years ago, I went through a rough time. without going into too much detail, I started to self harm. Although I have been clean ever since my final cut which caused me to be hospitalised, it’s left me with a series of white, very noticeable lines on my arms. There’s no way for me to cover them and even though they aren’t on my mind all the time, people always ask about them. I have no idea what to say, and I don’t want to tell them the truth.
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I hope that you are well, first and foremost. When I travel, here, in NYC, I take subway and buses. So it is inevitable that I will see another passenger who has marks on his or her arms or wrists, etc. I do not stare and I know how not to draw attention to myself. I've learned this over the years, here, in NYC. Now, if I was a student at a college or University and one of my classmates had marks or lines on his or her arms or wrists, I would find a way to talk one-on-one, with no distractions and no one else around, and ask whether the marks or lines were the result of cutting, and if the person acknowledged that they were the result of cutting, I would say to their face "You're looking well and I hope that you are well." The same situation would apply at a job. I'm guessing that you have to thik about how you dress.