Have You Hurt Yourself In Front Of Anybody Else? Have You Ever Been Caught?

Nope

I don't hurt myself in front of other people. I almost was caught. One night I had cut and I guess moved a funny way while there was fresh blood (I don't cut my arms, though) and somehow I got blood on my face. My mom asked what it was (this was before she knew about my si) and I told her I had a nose bleed, Luckily, that worked. Last school year I cut a few times at school, I was never caught, though. But the teachers look at my arms when I take my jacket off....they won't see anything though, besides twloha on my arms. I am not allowed to lock my bedroom door. Cutting is a part of my routine so I locked my door a few nights ago while I was cleaning up, and my dad knocks on the door. I said "oh, I was just getting dressed" he goes "no u werent, you wore that earlier." So I told him that I was trying on my outfit for school the following day. I usually wait until they go to bed to cut. so no, I was never caught, but I was close to it.

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Female, almost 14, started SI at age 10

Not really, but yeah

I told my friend Adam first, he was really surprised, but took it calmly. At a socer game, I banged my wrist with my hand, really hard,and didn't knowmy coaches were wacthing me. I heard them talkng and glancing in my direction and I thought something along the lines of, Oh, great. My coach came over and just held my hand, not saying anything.I came to practiice with a large bandage covering a burn and cut that were to noticeable, I said I got burned on the stove.  I also banged my wrist on a pole once at soccer, and everybody's seen my cuts. I cut once on wen I got subbed off the field, because I was so mad and depressed about how I played and all my problems at home, so I went over to my bag, stuck my arm in it, and made three or four cuts on my arm. After the game, I started crying, because I couldn't cut again. My coaches comforted me and one of them said 'Are you cutting yourself?' and I said no, then he said 'Are you burniing yourself or something like that?' I said no to that too. My dad started walking down, so I wiped my tears away and left fast. Read more »

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Person: 
[female, age 13, began to SI at age 11, middle school student]

Yep.

Well, this isn't supposed to give you ideas, but yeah. I cut myself right in front of my "best" friend, and she didn't even notice. I swear, she's so conceited. She was telling me all about her delusional life, and I picked up a paperclip, said "Oh really?" and slashed my arm five times. Then I put the paper clip away, all without her noticing. And I wasn't caught. Although my other friend saw and grinned at me (she's a little wacky, but nice). So yes, I have hurt myself in front of others.      

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Person: 
[female, age 13, began to SI at age 13, middle school student]