This is one of my biggest pet peeves. I have prominent scars on my arm and leg from cutting, naturally I get a lot of looks and comments. My personal philosophy is this - DON’T bring it up! Most people say one of two things: “What are those scars?” or “How did you get those?”

Here’s my issue: self harm scares are extremely identifiable (I am primarily speaking about cutting since it’s the most common form of self harm.) Thin, horizontal lines in a group on an arm or leg, usually. You can’t mistake them for anything else unless you’re a literal child. So there’s a 99.9% chance you already know what you’re looking at. What you’re really saying is: “What fucked up thing happened that made you do that to yourself?!” or  “Those look so bad let me comment on them!” 

YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU’RE LOOKING AT, AND YOU ARE JUST TRYING TO SATISFY YOUR OWN MORBID CURIOSITY. And you’re snapping me right back to my darkest days in the process! Stop it!

I understand not everyone feels the same way about this as I do. This is just my personal opinion. This stuff annoys the hell out of me. 