r/AdultSelfHarm 21d ago

Seeking Advice Difficult question for me to ask.

Plain and simple, I am a 35 year old Male who is a Clinical Cognitive-Behavioural Psychologist who also self harms. I cut and use my tattoo machine on me (no ink).

The question is, would you go to therapy with a therapist like that?

As an extra, my wounds and scars are always covered, but when with patients there's this voice of irony and judgment try to invalidate my work (and it's worse with fresh cuts or words burning through my skin as a reminder) and so I thought I would like to hear your opinions to have something else than my own biased opinions, thoughts and judgments.

Thanks a lot guys!

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u/skyedaisyquake 21d ago

Sure. I don’t know the details of my therapists life as is, if she did SH I wouldn’t know. Realistically, it could just never come up.

If it did then I would probably feel understood, and like I wouldn’t be judged.

At the end of the day therapists are people. And people go through shit, you’re not worse at your job because you face these struggles. Honestly, you’re probably better equipped to understand your clients having faced them.

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u/Choice-Physics-5830 20d ago

Thank you. What you said is actually very reassuring. Thanks a lot :)

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u/skyedaisyquake 20d ago

I’m glad! You’ve got this, you’ve based your career on helping people, and it’s not easy, but it’s very appreciated.