Photo by George Becker on Pexels.com The next few days after a self mutilation episode are the hardest. All the guilt sets in and you are left to deal with the repercussions. From my personal experience about one hundred times, that guilt can either fester into shame and spiral you down the depression slide or… Continue reading A Slippery Slope
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Jump Starting a Brain in ECT
Photo by rawpixel.com on Pexels.com "Ready for a time out?" She could faintly hear him talking into his recorder."Now relax your arm and start counting backwards from ten", the nurse said as she began to inject her veins with the Brevital and Succinylcholine. Her symptoms had been worsening for quite some time. This was one… Continue reading Jump Starting a Brain in ECT
Two-Faced
Photo by Engin Akyurt on Pexels.com A sweet innocent smile that welcomes you into a room. words spoken so certainly, she could only have you assume. Confident in her gestures Hides the lack of confidence in herself. Built a wall to protect her She would never show and tell. Her past formed her this way.… Continue reading Two-Faced
With a Slash of the Wrist
I didn't cut today, despite the urges. No, instead I forced myself to think differently.The feeling of wanting to self mutilate can be compared to that of having an itch but not being able to scratch it. That sounds cliche' but most of the people who will be reading this haven't dabbled into taking a… Continue reading With a Slash of the Wrist
Misunderstood InSaNiTy 