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SusanM - I also adore "Do not go gentle into that good night" - thanks for posting it, I'd forgotten about it. It always gives me this strange sense of...empowerment, almost.

Okay, I'm going to give it a shot. Challenge 1: I'm glad, even though sometimes it's hard for me to listen to and can be stressful at times, that my friends can talk to me. I'm proud of myself for being strong enough to be there with them, and I like the sensitive part of me that cares enough to tak...

Heh. That's one of my main justifications lately, too. I think about it all the time anyway...it's not like actually doing it makes me any more or less crazy anyway. :) Obviously this has logical flaws, but, whatever. And, yeah, I think I look for "excuses" to do it quite a bit lately. Soo...yeah......

queen of pain wrote:I'm sort of used to them, I don't really care if they're on show.
If people ask, I simply say "I fell."
If they probe further, I elbow them.

Dee
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YES! That's hilarious. I'm gonna start elbowing, too.

*Nods* It's hard, getting used to your scars. I was horribly ashamed for awhile, and I still am somewhat. I've gotten all brave and determined and put on a skirt before, only to realize that I couldn't do it, that I couldn't go out and be seen like that. But I'm not nearly as ashamed as I used to be...

My suggestion: Go in next week, and before you start talking about your week (which I think can be quite important, too) tell her that you're concerned about this, and talk to her about it. I really think that will help a LOT. Anyway, it's worth a try, right?

Oh, this is a lovely idea. Thanks. Slightly over a year ago, (last October) I was raped by a friend of mine (yeah, this is going to be a happy story :roll: ). And for about four months after that, I pretended like nothing happened. I kidded myself that it was just drunken sex, nothing wrong with tha...

I think it's the stereotype that's the problem, like with so many things. I think stereotyping self-injurers as attention seeking is an easy way for people to get their heads around si. So long as we don't have *real* problems, no one has to do anything to help us or think about how awful it is to ...

I guess, I'm really curious as to what you think the difference between you and these kids is? Do you think they're not hurting? Do you really think a happy person could do this to themself? Do you really think that it matters what colors of clothing people wear, or what labels they attach to themse...

Hmmm...well, I DEFINITELY don't consider myself either goth or emo. But after I got depressed, I started cutting. And eventually, i started dressing in black...I think just because it was the one "acceptable" way to show people that I was hurting. Also, it was sort of like a defense--If you don't wa...

Well, tonight this thread saved me. Anyway, I have one more that I don't think anyone has mentioned: When I'm feeling safe, I get a little box that I put my tools in. Then I tape the box shut like crazy and "hide" it somewhere. That way, I still have my tools and I can still get to them if I really ...