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Hi! This is Kayla, a self-injurer too. I have a research paper concerning about nonsuicidal self-injury.  Read more »


Research/Media: Call For Participants published by 3 months ago ()

Colorado Journalist seeking interviews

I am a professional freelance journalist working on a piece for Denver University Magazine about self-injury, its root causes, and common misperceptions about those who engage in it. The story centers around the new book, The Tender Cut: Inside The HIdden World of Self-Injury by Patricia and Peter Adler. I'd like to interview people, preferably from Colorado, who engage in or have engaged in self-injury. If you have read The Tender Cut, or are familiar with its authors and their research, I'd be very interested to hear your take on their work. Please email lisamarshall08atgmail [dot] com ASAP. Deadline is this week. Thank you.

 


Research/Media: Call For Participants published by Anonymous (not verified) 4 weeks ago ()

 
  • Tyke1980's picture
    19 hours 20 min ago
    May 17
    Tyke1980 says T-I-R-E-D on T-I-R-E-D of it all

    I loved the part where you said, "what is normal anyways"....  I ask myself that all the time!  Who tells us what is normal when there is no way to "measure" normal.  Maybe you and I are normal and everyone else is crazy and has "issues".  Who know what normal is?  I hate the word because you can't define something you can't even see.  It's indescribable.  I use the word when I say "I wish I was normal"....

    BUT, WHAT IS NORMAL!!!


  • Anonymous's picture
    2 days 22 hours ago
    May 15
    Victoria (not verified) says My Story on Famous Self-Injurers

    I'm not sure how I should start this, so..

    I'm fourteen and have been cutting for 3 years.
    My mom and stepdad have been married since I was six, and I have found out only recently that my mom met him on the internet.
    He has hit me multiple times, though not often, each time left a visible injury.

    My parents don't listen to me when I want to open up to them, and won't leave me alone when I need privacy.

    I guess you could say that I hang out with the bad kids, though I want away from the majority of them.
    Almost every time I speak, I have to repeat myself more than once, as a result of being overlooked.

    Though I'm in a crowded room, screaming at the top of my lungs, as loudly as possible.. No one seems to hear me. No one seems to care.

    I hate myself.
    Reflection. Weight. Voice. Personality. Appearance.
    Everything about me.

    My parents, Mom in particular, expect so much out of me. I can't mess up. I have to be perfect. My oldest brother was a dropout and has two possible daughters. My second oldest brother makes mistakes and wants to be a mechanic. I have to be a vet and make alot of money. I have to have perfect grades, God forbid a B on my report card, let alone a C. I can't go to school in New York and major in something to do with art. I can't do what I've always dreamed of. I have to be perfect.

    BULLSHIT.

    I have one friend in particular who feels exactly what I feel. Who sees things the way I do, and whose parents see the same way mine do.

    I may sound like a whiny little girl who just wants to get her way, but that's not the big picture. I have too much stress for an average 14 year old, don't I? Or am I just being selfish for wanting to be a kid at least once or twice a week?

    Cutting helps me release all this shit that's building up inside of me. It's my visible sign of relief, if only momentary.

    I talk to my best friend about what  I do, though most of my friends know, she's the only one that cares. The only one who has sat next to me and cried the same tears I have, so many times. I've talked to my youth pastor and prayed for forgiveness. I've tried stopping. But recently, I've been drawn to the blades. I get weak, but not as weak as I've been before. The words "No" and "Stop" and "Don't" and "I can't" all escaping from my lips as I drag the razor across my skin. My wrist, my stomach, my legs.. I don't want to do it anymore yet at the same time I do.. I'd like to keep cutting, but I can't stand to watch myself bleed. (Mr.Owl Ate My Metal Worm by D.R.U.G.S.)

    Do any of you have some advice for me? If you do please email me at vcvickers928atgmail [dot] com
    Please??


  • Anonymous's picture
    3 days 11 hours ago
    May 15
    Ashley (not verified) says Please help me!! on How to Stop Hurting Yourself

    Hi im ashley and im 14 yrs old - i had many problems in my life . I couldnt make friends since i was born! I couldnt stand others and i was cold- when i was 11 my mom and dad sent me to a school which was very hard to deal with- teachers want us to work very hard and they made fun of us and the principal etc were so bad - i suffered but i kept silent - i started cutting myself at the age of 11 but i know school wasnt the reason - i dont know the reason myself! I am a beautiful girl and many boys wanted to be with me but i didnt accept cuz i dont have any sexual desire - i am cold and heartless and i never made friends - i am a good writer and i draw and play music but both pf them seem strange to others - i dont like girls or boys! PLease help me , if i dont stop it would be very bad , i burn and cut myself deep and often , im mad and soo sad!! I have many scars and burns but i cant stop- i want the blood i want the pain!!! Plzzx help me ( my email : queenonmercury@ yahoo.com)


  • Anonymous's picture
    4 days 10 hours ago
    May 14
    Lor DH (not verified) says Suggestions on How to hide Your cuts?

    I'd suggest saying that you scraped your ankles on the pedals of your bike when you were stopping fast (If you don't cut deep and you ride a bike this will work) for wrists I would say just wear lots of cheap plastic bracelets (because they're waterproof) and for shoulders I would just periodically put a temporary tattoo over the cuts you can see and maybe try to wear t-shirts... I'm not really sure but those are just suggestions! Sorry for the long reply!


  • Anonymous's picture
    4 days 19 hours ago
    May 13
    Dose it matter? (not verified) says i was 12 on At what age did you begin self-injuring?

    i still am i stared 2 days ago and i feal whole when im cutting my hips and ancels in to pices i never want to stop but there comes the time when i have to put down the blade


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