by Jessi Mills

Created on: March 09, 2007   Last Updated: October 31, 2008

I used to cut myself just so I would feel some pain that I had control over. The world seemed to much for me, and I did the one thing that I knew only I could have a say in.

There are many different ways to harm one's self, though... although we don't realize the many forms it takes. Some of us turn to food for comfort, instead of the razor. Others may turn to something as dangerous as promiscuity, or, on the flip side, something as inane as shopping. All of these things are our "security blankets". We do these things for comfort, for a sense of grounding, for a way to control our environment and try to manage our emotional responses to things.

Keep in mind, i am not a psychiatrist, nor any other kind of doctor... this has just been my experience as a person. I find that most people don't have degrees, but each person has an interesting point of view on things that matter to them.

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