Hi, do any of you have any advice on covering up self-harm scars?
Last summer, I completely lost it with myself and dragged my nails down the underside of my forearm so hard it bled and now I've got long purpleish scars from it that I can't pass off as being from anything else really...it looks obvious what it's from.
I've tried using make up, even high pigment ones but it doesn't seem to work that effectively. Luckily last summer was quite cold after the incident happened, and during a heatwave which lasted about a week I put a support on my arm and just told anyone who asked that my wrist was really weak and I thought I had an inflamed tension or something.
It hasn't been too bad during the winter as I've been able to wear jumpers and my blazer at work. But sometimes at work it gets very hot due to the heating, and as someone prone to anxiety I do not cope at all well when I get hot. My work uniform is a short sleeve blouse, so I am unable to take my blazer off.
I hate winter because I seem to get even more depressed during it, but this year I'm dreading warm weather because I don't know what to do about my arm. I want to be able to wear my nice short-sleeved summer clothes and be able to buy pretty dresses that don't have long sleeves for going out... Any advice anyone?
I'm sad to say that is the worst time I've self-harmed, but I still am having urges to self harm. When I do it doesn't tend to leave marks, or not for long if it does. I try very hard not to, I just have very low self-esteem at the moment![Frown :( :(](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Last summer, I completely lost it with myself and dragged my nails down the underside of my forearm so hard it bled and now I've got long purpleish scars from it that I can't pass off as being from anything else really...it looks obvious what it's from.
I've tried using make up, even high pigment ones but it doesn't seem to work that effectively. Luckily last summer was quite cold after the incident happened, and during a heatwave which lasted about a week I put a support on my arm and just told anyone who asked that my wrist was really weak and I thought I had an inflamed tension or something.
It hasn't been too bad during the winter as I've been able to wear jumpers and my blazer at work. But sometimes at work it gets very hot due to the heating, and as someone prone to anxiety I do not cope at all well when I get hot. My work uniform is a short sleeve blouse, so I am unable to take my blazer off.
I hate winter because I seem to get even more depressed during it, but this year I'm dreading warm weather because I don't know what to do about my arm. I want to be able to wear my nice short-sleeved summer clothes and be able to buy pretty dresses that don't have long sleeves for going out... Any advice anyone?
I'm sad to say that is the worst time I've self-harmed, but I still am having urges to self harm. When I do it doesn't tend to leave marks, or not for long if it does. I try very hard not to, I just have very low self-esteem at the moment