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I wish i could have seen you before I left our friends house

Dear LJ Community,

The recruitment for our self injury study is now complete.

Thank you for your support of our research. Please feel free to email me with any questions you may have.

Sincerely,

~Tatyana Kholodkov
Graduate Student
Old Dominion University 
tkhol001@odu.edu

New to the community, new to livejournal, new to, well, self destruction ( Read more... )

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Scratch and Burn's website is designed to be a place where people can come to learn, SHARE (just email me ( Read more... )

I used to post in here. A long time ago. I dont expect any of you to remember me but its nice to post again. I dont know why I decided to stop posting. I guess I got better. I met someone and now we're getting married ( Read more... )

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New plea ( Read more... )

( Triggering )

My name is Vanessa and I have struggled with anoreixa for 20 years and self-injury for more than 30 years. In a quest to understand the reasons behind my behaviors, I entered an intensive therapy program and the insight I gained was so valuable, I decided to share my story with others. Comes the Darkness, Comes the Light is a story of self-injury ( Read more... )

I don't feel so lost now.
I still feel just as alone. But my blade is no longer as tempting.
I still feel I need to scream, like I need someone to beat me and obliterate me.
I still want punishment, and there's no one to give it.
I feel I need redemption for the mistakes I've made, for the people I've hurt.
I wear these scars now and I hate them. I hide ( Read more... )