Sorry to hear about the abuse you had early in your life, alot of people has different life trauma that they also passed through. But self harm is not the right solution to such traumatic pain that you felt, you would have discussed it with your mother then or any matured person that is close to you. That way they would have help you emotionally and psychologically to overcome your trauma by taking you to a rehabilitation home for proper care. By coming out to say what you passed through in life is a brave thing to do, I believe others will learn from your experience in other to become better person
Well kinda difficult to talk to my mother about it, since she has been dead for a pretty long time. Also, I waited to tell anyone until both my grandparents were dead. Of course I knew self-harm wasn't the right solution, but at that moment it was the only way I could deal with it.
i truly admire your courage to write this post about your past, i believe this post will touch and change a lot of lives