Lauren
I’ve been a cutter since I was in grade 9. Initially, it was because I was teased and bullied, because I wasn’t in with the latest trends, because of my sexual orientation, because I was smarter than most people, etc. After a few years of this, I turned my cutting to tattoo-making. After six of those, I went back to cutting. I’ve been trying to quit for years now, but it’s really the only way I can stop the emotional pain.