I ' ve had a number of infections recently so I ' ve actually not made any deep cuts for a week in the hopes the 9 open wounds I have will heal ok ! The ' Something different ' title actually relates to something else . I ' ve been on this sub for at least 2 years now I kind of drift in and out I deleted my first account when I tried to recover and I ' m not sure how many of you have known me over the last couple of years . Basically , my 3 rd year dissertation at uni was a project on selfharming that included my own experiences . I received a 1 st class mark for it and I then went on to cowrite an academic article , with my university tutor , that followed on from my initial research . However , it was not published . I ' m still in touch with my tutor from uni I graduated in Summer 2012 with a 2 . 1 and I ' m wanting to follow on from the original article to get it to a standard that would be accepted for publication in an academic journal . Would any of you be interested in being involved in this ? I ' d be happy to send our original article . I think the only reason it was rejected was because it was based on one persons experience . My intention is to highlight that , unless the researcher has personal experience , they could never understand selfharm the same as we all do . My uni tutor is now a PhD supervisor at a university in England and would be able to get ethical clearance for this paper . I know it ' s not my usual thing , but I hope the fact I ' ve been here for a few years , contributed my own pics and provided support to others , will show I ' m not just another ' researcher ', I ' m wanting to work with as many people as I can to create a better understanding for professionals and ourselves on how we can all move forward . I want people to know what it ' s really like , I want people to be able to talk to someone about their selfharm without the worry of freaking people out which we never get here ! and in the knowledge that the main person involved has 21 years personal experience . Whether our selfharm is similar or on a completely different level , I would like to hear your story if you ' re willing to share . ?! Edit Rephrased for better clarification and also some typos .