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Tag: self harm

“Strong and Sturdy”

CW/TW: suicidal ideation. The grotesque irony of realising that you do indeed need to be hospitalised for your own safety … More

BPD, breakdown, depression, hospital, mental health, mental illness, poetry, prose poem, prosetry, self harm, suicidality, suicide, writing

Injuries You Cannot See #29

Content warning: self-harm Injuries You Cannot See #29 She has four dents in her head: when everyone was obsessed with … More

borderline personality disorder, BPD, depression, life, mental illness, poem, poems, poetry, self harm, self injury, suicidality, writing

Ways In Which Your Body Stopped You From Living Your Dreams

You wanted to be a prima ballerina but childhood malnourishment & dire poverty made your bones too weak, your tiny … More

addiction, body, childhood, dreams, mental illness, poem, poetry, prose poem, prosetry, self harm, writing

Lent

I don’t know what to give up for LentI am not afraid of going to Hellcarbs? cutting? cheese?for Hell visits … More

abstinence, bad habits, Catholic, Catholicism, Christianity, drugs, food, Lent, Lent 2021, mental illness, poem, poetry, self harm, writing

Hack

Dear Little Boy who was sitting in front of me on the 214 bus yesterday who had his arm wrapped … More

advice, childhood, conversation, experience, kids, learning, letter, life, London, poem, poetry, prosetry, self harm, strangers, truth

Scars

[Part of the Body Series] “Have you ever counted them?” “No.” “You should count them,” “Why?” “It’ll be interesting,” “I don’t think … More

body, body image, childhood, confessional, depression, experience, image, injury, life, mental illness, pain, self harm, self portrait, series, teenager, truth, violence, writing

Needles (2)

[Part of the Body Series] TATTOOS 1: upper right thigh: Latin script: a bad job, artist was too heavy-handed: permanently … More

art, body, body art, body image, experience, experimental, prosetry, self, self harm, self portrait, series, tattoo, tattoos, writing

050319

I don’t know what to give up for Lent… carbs? cutting? cheese? cocaine? chocolate? crying? casual commitment to Catholicism??? (I … More

addiction, Catholicism, dark, depression, diary, journal, Lent, life, notebook, poem, poetry, religion, self harm, writing

Broken Mirrors

I’ve broken 4 mirrors this year. If superstition is to be honoured I will still be reaping bad luck long … More

death, dialogue, free writing, Hijacked Amygdala, life, luck, poetry, prosetry, self, self harm, soul, stream of consciousness, suicide, writing

290518

​Last night a man told me he was going to crush my windpipe under his boot and laugh while he watches me take my last breath. I told him to do it. I was disappointed when he didn’t.

abuse, anger, depression, diary, hate, journal, panic, rage, sad, self harm, violence, writing

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