The first time I cut myself, I had the same thoughts cycling through my brain. “You’re a loser. Nobody likes you. You’re worth nothing.” I don’t know if a certain event set off my anguish or if it was just another depressive episode.
Either way, I retreated to my “Woman Cave.” I felt instant relief, as weird as that sounds. I was in so much mental and physical pain from depression, and all I wanted was to feel something else.
Anything else. This is called self-harming. By definition, self-harming or self-injury is the deliberate act of harming your body, such as cutting or burning yourself.
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