The Downward Spiral

I started self harming in March of 1996, age 15. Over the rest of that year, I hurt myself twice a month on average. I was able to stay safe for 5 months, into May 1997. 1997 was a safer year for me. I hurt myself 8 times over the course of that year. I stayed even safer in 1998 - self harming three times in the first two months, but then staying safe for about 8 months.

This will be a description of how and when things got really bad for me. My self harm got out of control; I got scared about what I would do and I spent several nights in a college health center. I also checked myself into a UK psych ward.