Comments on: To Write Love On Her Arms

By: Theo

Theo — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:08:41 +0000

That’s a strange coincidence! I read it, it is full of pain. One of my forms of self therapy was not only showing others through emails and such, but to show my poems to friends. Even though they didn’t always understand what my poems meant, it still helped.

By: A Lurking Aspie

A Lurking Aspie — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:15:43 +0000

I’m glad you were able to leave the hospital, but sorry you’re still struggling.

I have heard, that with people who self injure, basically when you know you’re about to do it, your brain releases chemicals (endorphins?) to combat the pain and it thus has a calming effect. I do not speak from personal experience, as I (fortunately) am not one to self injure, but that’s what I’ve heard.

By: cubedemon

cubedemon — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:57:48 +0000

Zack, just take things one day at a time. This is what I’m trying to do. I can say this with certainty. Our health care system is a freaking joke. I have had major problems myself which timelord knows about including dealing with our piss poor health care system. .

By: Zach

Zach — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:55:46 +0000

Oddly enough I just wrote a poem before you commented and posted it here.

By: Theo

Theo — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:32:58 +0000

When I went through my personal hell, poetry quite litterally saved my life! I wasn’t allowed to show emotion in fear of what would happen to me, so poetry became my only outlet, and I think that is the only reason I did not have a complete breakdown.

By: Timelord

Timelord — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:16:43 +0000

Hmmmmm.

That hurt just reading it – it appears to me that one who cuts for the reason you started doing it, Zach, needs to not experience pain, but share it. A burden shared is a burden relieved.

I guess this is a big problem for you because you had someone (Kate) to share the pain with – but for whatever the reason (I’m not going to point fingers) this has been denied to you. And it shouldn’t be. I hope you see what I’m saying. It all boils back again to you getting the help you need – to share your issues. Not just the pain, but the other negatives as well. Unloading – or venting if you like – is an important thing for a human being in my opinion.

You need a sounding board – there where you live IRL. The Net is great (and it help me in that regard) but you need more. And I suspect you know that as well.