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Self Harm QA…

Age?

19

Sex?

female

Label yourself (prep, goth, druggie, weirdo, etc)

Nothing…

How long have you been cutting?

5 years

Favorite tool?

utility knife blade

Where (place) do you cut (school, home, etc.)?

home… dorm… wherever.

Do you have to hide your whole arm(s) (wrists, forearms & upper arms, etc.)?

nooo… my upper arms and upper thighs… sometimes wrists and ankles.

Do you have to wear long-sleeves & long-pants all the time?

no.

Do you cut on your stomach, or chest?

no

Are your legs, arms, & other body parts covered in scars?

my left arm and both thighs and left wrist ohhh and the top of my hand.

What’s your favorite excuse to use when someone asks about a cut?

nothing is very believe able… 

Have you ever been hospitalized because of your cutting?

no

when was the last time you cut?

2 months ago… Im aimin’ to stop!

Off the top of your head, about how many scars do you have?

Gosh… between 500 and 1000. ;(

Do you have (diagnosed) depression, and/or bipolar/bpd?

i’m to ashamed to go in.

Who knows you cut?

close friends and my mother.

Have you ever been caught cutting?

kinda.

Have your parents ever confronted you about a bloody sleeve, or towel?

no

Did you have a good childhood?

My father use to hit me… so no.

Why do you cut?

its my stress relief. 

Have you ever talked to a therapist or counselor?

yeah… once

Do you want to stop cutting (but can’t because of addiction)?

yeah, im in the process… 2 months.

Do you like cutting?

it use to love the feeling of it… now im ashamed when i cant control it.

How many times have you tried to commit suicide?

i use to think it was cool to tie belts around my neck… that euphoric feeling of no blood getting to the brain… then ive tried o.d.ing… ;(

What are your views on cutting, and other self-injury?

i hate people who use it to seek attention… its a real problem for some of us…

Do you like watching movies with self-injury?

  no… its triggering

Do you like looking at pictures of self-injury?

i do sometimes… when im down… its not a good idea… but i sometimes end up just crying and feeling better

Do you sometimes envy other people (non-self-injurers)?

yes!

Have you ever taken any pictures of your cuts/scars?

no… never

Do you want to die?

no… but sometimes it seems like the only way out.

Have you ever done a school assignment on cutting, or self-injury?

no… suicide yes.

What do you like to listen to while cutting/depression/etc.?

anything  

Have you ever needed stitches from cutting?

no…

Do you dream about cutting?

no. 

What do you use to bandage your cuts?


nothing…

darksilenceinsuburbia:

 Zoe McIver-Underwood. Kesin (Incarnate). 

This piece is entitled Kesin (Incarnate in Japanese). It is one of a series called ‘Chou Chou’ and was inspired by an old Japanese proverb, whereby a butterfly becomes a metaphor for the soul and leaves the sleeping body nightly, embarking upon a transcendental flight. In this Image lines representing butterfly flight paths weave across the image, making visible the form of a woman.

darksilenceinsuburbia:

 Zoe McIver-Underwood. Kesin (Incarnate).

This piece is entitled Kesin (Incarnate in Japanese). It is one of a series called ‘Chou Chou’ and was inspired by an old Japanese proverb, whereby a butterfly becomes a metaphor for the soul and leaves the sleeping body nightly, embarking upon a transcendental flight. In this Image
lines representing butterfly flight paths weave across the image, making visible the form of a woman.