How can i cover up my self-harm?

well basically I self harm and I have tried stopping like god knows how many times adn I've just given up as it is easier to carry on then having the power to stop!!! I just want to know is there any where you can really cut with out parents questining...

or any place that dosent scar as much!!!I dont care if the places are painful or not!!!I dont want any one saying that I shud seek help cus im already getting it , adn no I cant speak to family or friends, so no advise please on speaking to other people thank you!!! just any tips , I wud like to stop but like I sed its to hard so I just need cover up help!!!
X

I know you said not to say this;;But I dont care
STOP CUTIING YOURSELF
Its not worth it.
My friend went to rehab for it.
Its not worth it.
Dont do it.
=]

hey im a cutter too, i don't really hide it, but no one notices...it you don't use your wrist that you cut on, or your leg, or stomach, no there is no way to hide it

im a self hamer and you no what im PROUD of it..because this is how i share my pain..but in this way...i have no friends because if this tho..they all hate me because i self harm..my family hate me too...accept my little sister..but i dont care...i cut my self on the top of the leg and the top of my arms and stomach...i use to cut everywhere..untill they found out and locked me away for it... xx thanks luv emily

k, dude.
I self harm - I hate that term- im a cutter 2. I looked up this question because I cant wear longsleeves the rest of my life- ya know? but I just think its cool to know im not the only cutter out there. I dont really have an answer 4 you, but I just wanted to tell you that I cant think of any way to cover it up. I only cut my wrists and wanted to know why you people cut urselves. im a 15 yr. old chic and want to know why other people do this. I mean I know why I do, but... yah so...

well first of all I never tell people how to hide it useless they are trying to stop...I have been through a lot of sh*t in my life and I started cutting but I was able to stop and now my life is getting better..it's not cool to be a cutter and you shouldn't be proud of it...and anyways no one can stop alone..they needs friends or someone who cares about them to help them stop...I have my brother and his wife they are helping me stop because I haven't fully stopped, but they are there for me and if you really wanted to stop you try to find help in someone who cares for you and you wouldn't just give...by giving up you prove to everyone that you are weak..you need to be strong for the people that care about you...

kay I cut to.
I went to work and got in trouble for it because I have to wear a sleevless shirt.
so I changed and im doing to my upper legs.
you should try it.
it feels so much good pain there, its worth than the wrist.

hmm well I always use wristbands because I only mutilate my upper wrist,you can color over it with sharpe like draw lines on it, or you can put makeup on it,it burns but it works,unlike normal people I actually cutt for fun I think I do at least, but yhea thats what I do, I realy understand why you cut so I wont be a hypocrite and tell you to stop

I know how you feeel; I've been through a lot and I blame myself when things go wrong and I see cutting and burning myself as a punishment for things being my fault. I lost my grandad last year and it was terrible. then my nan died of cancer in september, I know that wasnt my fault I just felt awful. my parents got a divorce at christmas. and now my grandpa is in intensive care on life support. thats the answer to someone who said why self harm.. I feel like I lose everyone so I self harm because I feel so low about everything. I know how you feel trying to hide it. I hide it sometimes in pe at school by wearing a long shirt not a shortsleeve one. and if someone asks just say you forgot your other shirt. if your parents see just make up excuses, something like I fell over. but the best thing is to use a concealer/foundation that is quite a dark shade. now that is getting to summer. your better off doing it on the top of your legs because you will be less likely to get noticed on your arms and stomach...
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hey I self-harm as well.. I would never say im proud of it because im not, but I can completely understand why you would do it so I wont tell you to stop outright. it can be such an awful process to stop.. I've cut myself since I was four years old and I've been trying to stop for ten years now
but how you hide it really depends on what type of cut or burn it is.. im assuming you cut instead of burning but if im wrong let me know. thin surface cuts (the ones that don't bleed very much) are pretty easily covered with a concealer or foundation. anything deep though you can't really cover very well with makeup.
on your arms, you can use armbands, arm warmers, mitts or gloves, and of course you can wear longsleeves but that can get bloody hot in the summer! some stores sell really lightweight cotton tops that are fairly cool, but you need to be careful if your cuts are deep because they can show through the shirt in strong sunlight. I would recommend bandaging them in a flesh-coloured bandage before donning the shirt.
on your legs theres not much to use except for trousers or tights. you can swim in jeans (skinny jeans dont flop around as much).. that's what I do in the summer for swimming.
if you cut on your stomach then pretty much no one will notice, just buy a long-torso swimsuit for swimming and no one will know.
as for scarring, pretty much everywhere scarrs, it just depends on how you cut, what you use, and how you treat it. you can buy scar-fading products at the drugstore. some work, some dont.. youll just have to play around a bit.
also, to hide scars, not fresh cuts, you can use products that are meant to hide tatoos. they only work on smaller scars, though, not very raised scars. but it really can help.
parents can be tricky to fool, but you can do it if youre careful. keep your self-harm tools somewhere where they will never be found, prefferably in multiple locations so they don't find a storehouse of sharp items. and always be sure to clean them well so they dont have any dried blood on them... thats a dead givaway.
also, be sure to bandage any cuts that may re-open, because blood on your clothes is very obvious and could lead to further questioning.
if you are searching online for help or advice on anything self-harm related, delete your history for those websites. my best friend was caught because of a history bookmark to a self-harm-help website.
If there is any blood on your clothes, even on the inside, wash the clothes yourself. or, pre-wash them in the sink to remove the bloodstain.
be sure to clean up any blood on the floors and/or walls and/or furniture in the room you cut in. makeup remover works very well for this.
also, dont leave bloody bandages or cloths in the trash bin... tie them off in their own bag.
don't wear long-sleeved shirts and hoodies all summer. it can be a dead givaway to parents. STOP cutting your wrists during the summertime... you can wear 3/4 length sleeves which cover most of your arm to hide the rest, and it still looks normal. or, you can wear t-shirts and still cut the very top of your arm without anyone seeing. it just depends on how bad the scarring is. but even if the scarring is bad, DONT wear long sleeves all summer. it is less noticable to wear 3/4 length sleeves and have a few scars showing than it is to wear long sleves all the time. use concealer or tatoo-cover-up on your exposed arm or wear chunky bracelets or watches to hide the scars.
if you mention self-harm in your diary, make sure the diary is hidden somewhere REALLY safe. I know several people who were caught because their parents read their diary.
and always remember to just be careful. if your diligent in cleaning up and are careful, you parents will never notice.

I'm a cutter too. cutters unite. I'm proud of it know out school but my mom hates me for it. I mean she temp. kicked me out of the house when she found out I was cutting.
1) cut on legs and or stomache or upper arm were short sleeves cover

2) give up which is super hard I know

3) use foundation and or conelar to cover on arms and legs hope it helps and hope things get bettter for you and you beat self harm :D

one day the girl who asked this question
may cut too deep and her family may find her
dead in her room,bloodstained sheets, razor
still in her arm. I cut aswell, im not proud
of it. nobody knows. I understand how good it
feels. when I slice that razor across my wrist
and see the blood, you no the real bright blood
that trickles down your arm? wow thats such a
release. cuttin allows me 2 slowly feel numb
and I can slip away from reality, empty, cant
feel a thing. completely emotionless.
but I know its not right, I've lost so many
people I cared about through cutting.
I live in care and I went in2 a girl I used
to live withs room and found her with huge
slits all down her arm with a razor still in
each cut. I'm not gonna say I was scared because
words cant explain the way you feel when you know
your possibly watching someone you love die.
its not the answer.
im not sayin stop.
im sayin people should not be encouraging you.
x

I cut too.
I would advise yout o stop. but I no how hard that is gna b.
so, for you, I would suggest buying a variety of long sleeved tees , and hoodies.
and cut yur stumach.
I'm anorexic.
it duznt help you, by stopping you feeling fat.
it's just a way to tell your body you h8 it.
hope dis helps xxx

I cut myself too.
I'm not going to tell you to stop because that would be the wrong thing to tell you, because people tell me to stop all the time and that doesn't really help.
But I'm going to give you hiding advice;
Its the summer right now where I live and I know I can't really wear long sleeves all the time but I have these elbow length gloves that are made out of a fishnet material and those work GREAT and one that I wear a lot is pink and fishnet-y and I pull it up so you can't see wear it starts and I wear it with band t-shirts and nobody suspects a thing. A tip if your going to do that: Only cut one arm. I only cut my left arm partially because I'm ambidextrous but I write more with my right hand.
Another idea for arm cuts more in the wrist area especially if your into the skater/nineties punk look is cool wrist-warmers especially band ones. Insane Clown Posse has some cool ones at Hot Topic and so does NOFX.
For ankles I would suggest skinny jeans, if not those, then a cool thing to do is to buy some black Soffee shorts and get some kick-a$$ knee or thigh-high socks from Hot Topic or wear Converse High-Tops and Band-Aids are your best friend.
Stomach I don't have a lot of advice on because I've never cut my stomach, um, I guess getting one of the swimsuits with the longer top, and other than that just don't run around wearing $lutty crop tops...XD
For thighs I don't know much either, OH, instead of wearing actual shorts you can wear the knee-length shorts or something.
Those are just some tips for summer.
Stay strong, Fun Mail me for my AIM and we can talk.
Lots of love,
Lyndsey

hey. just wanted to say, I can't cover up very well. I cut my legs I don't really like wearing shorts much.

I wear a lot of bracelets and I cut my wrists. but I try to hit myself with different objects now to bruise instead, because it's easier and it looks more accidental. I think I might have broken my knuckle though, so don't punch stuff.

I totally agree, it's to much hastle to stop. I told one of my friends 3 months ago, she started to cry and since then I've told her that I've stopped. I have told 2 other friends and they are trying to help me, and I'm telling the that I'm 'getting better'.

hope all goes well.

use plasters
wristbands
and long sleeved tops.

you could think about doing it in places like on your stomach to. no one would look there.

Hey everyone,
I used to be a cutter too...I went through some tough stuff in the last year and I never really broke the skin until last october or so. I know telling you to stop isn't going to do anything, but you really should seek help somewhere. I tried to overdose at my lowest point about 6 months ago and thanks to a very dear friend of mine I'm still here. He got me into therapy and I hated him for making me go but he said if I didn't he would tell my parents about the cutting and I could let my parents down like that so I gave in and started going to counseling thinking I would just ignore everything and pretend I was getting better. But eventually I just gave in and did the things this counselor told me to. If you give it a chance you can can better...people who cut are sick and professional help and I say this because I've been through it. I was sick and I got help even though it took half a year, I'm glad that I did. My life is so much better now! I have twice as many friends, a boyfriend who loves me and a family who supports my recovery (that is still going on by the way, it doesn't happen overnight and its not easy but it is so worth it). I still get urges to cut myself but I have other ways of releasing that anger (for me, could be a different feeling for someone else)
Please if your reading this THINK about it ok?
It could change your life if you give it a chance.
As for the scars, Mine are pretty severe and puff out quite a bit but I don't try to hide them anymore...if I see people looking at them or if they ask I use it as a chance to share my story because I'm a survivor and I want to help other people get through too...think of yourself as a survivor, not a victim of your life.
Good luck everyone!

concealer is always good for little pink scars from burns, I use it and barely anyone notices. Never cut on tanned skin because the scar is always a bright pink colour which stands out from the rest try the underside of your arm because that tends to be less tanned than the tops, and less people will see it. I don't want to encourage harmers, but I do it myself and I know how hard it can be and that it definately isn't a cry for attention.
Giving up and professional help may persuade you to stop but I dont wanna preach because no-one will ever stop until THEY are ready
All the best xx

I need advice if anyone out there can help me!!! I cut myself when I was 11 years old and I have 14 cuts all up and down my arm, I am 19 and a mother now and I am tired of constantly covering up and hiding it from my mom who I still live with. I dont know how to tell her im so scared she'll be disappointed in me and not look at me the same and think im some kind of freak... if anyone has advice on how to tell my mom please e-mail me @ Fun mail me
please and thank you!!

Help me too!! My friend was cutting his wrists an I liked him an I admit it I started off doing it to get attention but now I just hate myself an it's for real. The only problem is I had the hpv vaccination thing recently and I got these spots all up my leg it's really ugly my mum saw and now she's trying to arrange an appointment...but I looked it up online and it's down to stress and the dr will know that and probly check my wrists..my mum will be there and shell see..I know shel blame it on herself and get really upset and worried and disappointed In me. I couldn't bear that. I'm willing to stop and im able too as well..it doesn't feel satisfying or anything I just feel like I'm giving p and letting myself down... Is there any way I can hide it please right now I do foundation and friendhip bracelets and long sleeves but...it's not enough she's going to see and it'll ruin everything...any alibis or anything?? It's just exaclty on my left wrtist and a few scratches, some which have bled and there are scabs. Email me : Fun mail me

I don't really have any ideas other than what everybody else has said. . . just let your clothes cover them, use arm bands, make-up, draw on them, use medicinal things to help the appearance of scars.. If you are cutting on your legs and don't want to wear pants all the time you could wear legging or tights, those patterned tights work well because they kind of break up all the cuts and scars and make them less visible. Swimming wear long shorts and a one peice swim suit, and oevrall just be confident. If you act really shifty all the time and try to hide them people will definately question it more than if you pretend nothing is there.

I've been self harming for about 10 years now.. im 19 and it first started when my dad left my mum.. I want tell you to stop because ino thats the hardest thing ever as I havent completely stopped myself! I would advise against the wrist if you can as thats the place your most likely to get caught out on even if you were long tops they often fall up or you push the sleeves up with out realising (I've dne this numerous times.. the stomach or legs is the best part as easily hidden although someone might spot them whie your sleeping as clothing moves around.. I would suggest the top of the leg the mist as thats where im about to do it.. try talking to someone that helps.. I confided in my fella and for a while yeah it helped but now I've got the urge again and it want go away as everythings getting ontop of me and I need that rush.. as fr hittin which I've also done I would say the knee is the best place.. although I've broken my knee doiing this.. the pain is amazing.. or the eye as you can say you were hit , in a fight etc, then nobody suspects at all as there too busy feeling sorry for u !! I hope it helps. xx