“Describe what its like to cut. Well, go to the beach. And walk in the water, blindfolded. You just keep walking, you dont know where youre going. You just know youre going deeper. Thats what the build up to cutting feels like. You dont know where youre going. Depression has blinded you. All you know is youre going deeper. Now just keep going down until you drown. You want air, you want relief you dont want to be drowning anymore. Now imagine the relief when someone pulls you out of the water. Thats what cutting in. Relief. Relief from all the pain youve been drowning in. Relief from not feeling good enough. Relief from the bullies at school. Relief from feeling like youre fat. Relief from your imperfection and insecurities. You might find cutting disgusting and you might never understand it but when youre drowning, you need saving. You need relief. So what is cutting like? Its relief.”
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