Pictures

The pictures in this section can be very triggering, so please make sure you are safe before looking at them. Most of the pictures show cutting on various parts of the body.

Most of these pictures have been found on the web. If you feel that I violate any copyrights you hold, please let me know, and the offending material will be removed immediately.

Comments

Having this section online has really helped keep my mailbox full. Felicity has these comments:

I'm writing to ask you, as an ex-cutter and a person still dealing with the effects of self-injury in my life, to PLEASE take down the pictures you have on your website. They help no cutter or cutter's friend to understand what happens. Instead, they inspire sick, twisty feelings of inadequacy and self-pity, which, in turn, may lead to deeper, worse cuts, and a desire not to stop because "Hey, maybe I can get MY cuts on that site and be famous like Richey James." You're making the problem worse, not better.

And another thing - some of your links have nothing to do with self-injury. Instead, they deal with self-mutilation, which, if you actually knew something, you would realize is different from self-INJURY. Self-mutilation is done to achieve a cosmetic affect... it includes self-piercing, among other things.

Sort things out. I appreciate what you're trying to do, but I feel you're making it harder for self-injurers to stop and get help.

Respectfully,

Felicity