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The Dark Thoughts Collection #7

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She can’t remember the first time she did or why.
Every time the blade sliced into her skin, she winced at the pain but it was nothing compared to the pain in her tortured mind.
Hidden in her room, safe from a world she didn’t understand, she stood alone, mesmerised by the crimson rivulets slithering down her arms.
For every cut, one word left unsaid. She kept cutting, mechanically, until she could feel no more. Then she cleaned herself and rolled down her sleeves.
The first time but alas, not the last.
So young, so hard on herself. Why? Why?

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    Frenchie over 4 years ago

    I wrote this because self harming by cutting is on the rise. Parents whose teenagers self harm often feel so much guilt themselves and suffer as much as their children. They feel they fail as a parent, failed to protect, failed to understand. Healing for both is a slow process.

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    Neville Hunt over 4 years ago

    Really well done Frenchie. This seems to be a real problem and the isolation these (young) people suffer is frightening. I have a niece who was hospitalised with anorexia and I fear for all young people who have conditions like these. My niece seems OK now, but her folks are always on the lookout for signs.

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    Neville Hunt over 4 years ago

    Good title btw.

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    Frenchie over 4 years ago

    Thanks Neville. I am glad your niece is ok but I can relate with her parents always on the lookout for signs because my own daughter...

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    Neville Hunt over 4 years ago

    Sorry to hear that Frenchie... but I rather suspected that you might have a personal experience.

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    Christopher over 4 years ago

    Wow. This was powerful. Being a teen in the 1980's was tough at times but I don't think we had nearly the pressures young people today do. I blame anti-social media ( and yes, I call it that because it's anything but social).

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    Frenchie almost 4 years ago

    Late thank you's but heartfelt, to you all. All is well for the time being.

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