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“I needed pain; I needed blood. Judge me if you want, but I’m talking about my own body. My own catharsis. About marking myself with beauty instead of ugliness.”
― Going Feral: Field Notes on Wonder and Wanderlust
― Going Feral: Field Notes on Wonder and Wanderlust
“You don't feel like you're hurting yourself when you're cutting. You feel like this is the only way to take care of yourself.”
― A Bright Red Scream: Self-Mutilation and the Language of Pain
― A Bright Red Scream: Self-Mutilation and the Language of Pain
“Maybe she'd go for a walk, just her and the pink switchblade. They were a good pair. Both incapable of opening up without cutting someone.”
― The Dream Thieves
― The Dream Thieves
“I wish I'd be murdered...Then I'd never have to worry again. When you die, you become perfect. I'd be like Princess Diana. Everyone loves her now.”
― The Grownup
― The Grownup
“You and your scars. Please! You don't kill youself like this!" I gesture, holding a wrist turned up to the ceiling, then pretending to cut across it with my other hand. "That's just a cry for help. That's just attention. Everbody knows that. Cutting across just gets you to the hospital. That's just from movies and TV shows and stuff like that. You didn't really try to kill yourself. you just wanted attention, but you screwed up. Try harder next time.”
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