Are self-harm scars embarrassing?

One of my favorite people has skin littered with scars. They cover her arms, and in some places, they are big bumpy raised lines, white and pink. They are impossible to ignore. She has defeated eating disorders and suicidal thoughts. read more

So, yeah. It was slightly embarrassing, but in the grand scheme of things, they were a mere symptom of a greater ill. I’d honestly rather have self-harm scars that, say, extra weight from stress eating or track marks from a drug addiction. I don’t have the scars anymore, no trace, but they took about 10 years to go away. read more

Self harm scars are always embarrassing and it completely projects you in a bad light in front of the public. People make all kind of wrong assumptions about a person having self harm scars. People do not show concern about their scars or they rarely seem to notice that but in their mind they may hold a negative feeling towards you. read more