what is the best thing to say when someone asks you what happened to your arms? (self harm scars)

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what is the best thing to say when someone asks you what happened to your arms?
i self harm, and now both my arms are covered in scars.

Category: Tags: asked October 1, 2013

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I think that it sounds like you don't want to discuss it with anyone and it's embarrassing/annoying/upsetting when someone asks you about something that is clearly personal to you. So, you can always assert your boundaries and stay honest by saying "It's something that is private/personal and I'd rather not share" and you could also add "It makes me very uncomfortable that you're asking me about it, so please don't in the future".
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Tell them it isn't any of their business. Because it isnt anyone but yours. None of this 'it was my cat' bullshit, it's getting old and everyone knows what it means anyway, I do hope you can get past this blossum it is a terrible thing to be a part of. I'm here if you want to talk okay. :) stay strong, you can do it.
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It depends what you want to tell to them. Most of people know already that the scars are from self harm anyway so I guess it doesn't much matter what you say? I usually say something like 'life happened' or 'ninjas attacked' but really like someone there already said, it's none of their business and you don't even have to answer anything if you don't feel like it.