I was in a pretty dark place in my early teen years. I went through mental hospitals, counseling, pills, nothing helped me. I later overcame self harming. Even as a person who is still depressed, I no longer use a blade to my skin as an outlet. I'm almost an adult, and I'm told it'll be hard finding a job with these scars. They're not scratch type cuts that can easily heal, I have thick, bumpy dark scars all over my left arm. Wrist to shoulder. Along with several white ones. My arm is obvious, and I'm aware that I should've paid attention to the consequences. But I was a person that when i was that low, and the pain was so bad, I didn't care to see tomorrow, I didn't care about anything. I definitely didn't think I'd recover and be caring about a job. I can't get rid of them through expensive lazor things that people have mentioned. I've heard you can fade them. But mine are so bumpy and so obvious I'm unsure what to do, I'm in interested in covering  it with a tattoo. I know I should've been smarter and not turned to self harm, I'm well aware of that. If anyone has any ideas that they can give to me to about getting rid of them or fading them it would be helpful. I'm trying to accept them. But in society's eyes it's unacceptable, I fear for my career with these.