While I'm no longer actively self-injuring, the habit shaped my life for most of the last decade. It started as an outlet for my pain and developed into a full-fledged addiction, one that led me to eight different therapists, four different psychiatrists, four crisis hospitalizations, multiple suicide attempts, and a 30-day stint in SAFE Alternatives' Adult Intensive Unit for self-harm. When I was 16, I began hurting myself to cope with emotional stress. I think the closest we've come to an iconic on-screen portrayal is that guy who kept scraping his face with a razor in Predator. While cautionary tales about drugs and alcohol are everywhere (hell, even Nicolas Cage won an Oscar for one) and even porn addiction gets a feature film, you don't hear much about self-harm addiction (or "cutting"). ![]() I suffered from what seems to be the least cool addiction in popular culture.
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