Misconceptions About Self-Injury
There is so much shame and misconception that surrounds self-injury.
Topic: self-harm
What I’d Want Her to Know
Guidance I would have given my child self (who was angry, traumatized, and used self-harm to cope).
Two Years Since I Last Self-Harmed
I couldn’t stop, and I never thought I would.
Stories Our Scars Tell
There are still days when it all feels like too much, when I’m self-conscious and hyper-aware of the story my body tells.
To the Ones Who Look But Never See
I’m not asking you to fix me. I’m asking you to listen.
Wild Existence: No Longer Shrinking Myself
I shrunk to be digestible, but I’m not meant to be consumed.
Then I Keep Holding On To Nettles
"I have to admit what I never wanted to admit. I am addicted."
I Am Not Ashamed of My Survival
The scars don't make me feel ashamed. I'm alive, I'm radically joyful.
I’m Addicted to Self-Harming
I actually self-harm to “deal with” life and to keep myself alive. That might sound counterintuitive, but that’s how my brain works.
Pretty Scars
Unknowing
I don’t know why I can’t seem to bear this life. I don’t know why I’m still here.
We Deserve to Seek Help Without Stigma
We deserve to seek help without stigma from those tasked with caring for us.
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