« It wasn't a suicide attempt, it was an escape from everything awful. When I cut, I'm in control. I make my pain, and I can stop it whenever I want. Physical pain relieves mental anguish. For a brief moment, the pain of self-harm is the only thing in the cutter's mind, and when that stops and the other pain comes back, it's weaker.
Drugs do that too,
sex do that too,
but not like cutting.
« It wasn't a suicide attempt, it was an escape from everything awful. When I cut, I'm in control. I make my pain, and I can stop it whenever I want. Physical pain relieves mental anguish. For a brief moment, the pain of self-harm is the only thing in the cutter's mind, and when that stops and the other pain comes back, it's weaker.
Drugs do that too,
sex do that too,
but not like cutting.