Dana
My name is Dana, and I am 15, nearly 16. I have been cutting and doing other various forms of self injury since I was 12. I have tried to quit, succeeding for nine months at one time, but it truly is an addiction. Sometimes I feel as though I have lost my ability to express anger and sadness any other way.
I have finally accepted that I am not just subconsciously trying to gain attention, and that I am not a freak. I’m just dealing with my stress and depression the best way I know how.
What I hope to accomplish by sending these in is to let someone – anyone – realize that they are not alone; that self injury is not something to be ashamed of, but simply a different way of dealing with emotional pain through the physical.
