![]() The academic portion of my depression was due to the typical ‘going from a high average to 70s’, and the fact that I relied on academics for my self-esteem. But regardless I went through those years until I hit 1A. Some people would see it and ask me to promise them to stop but what did they know? They couldn’t understand how it felt to be me. ![]() It was just another method to cope, and I was proud of all the lines I could make on my wrist. When I initially started harming myself in grade 8, it seemed very harmless, and invisible to everyone. So it comes down to: Is it worth doing? I would heavily disagree. When your head is in conflict seeing that pain in a physical form is very relieving because it validates what you are feeling. At the end of the day, it’s still pain, so why do people resort to self harm?ĭon’t be misled, cutting does hurt, but it doesn’t hurt as much as your heart does. Does anyone still do it? Often it would be heard that people suffering from depression would sometimes cut themselves, or burn themselves with a cigarette, or use other methods of physical pain to distract from mental pain.ĭespite being physical, it is not always obvious if someone is hurting themselves as it can be done in clothed places, or can easily be lied about. Cutting a word I don’t hear often anymore.
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