((((jetblack)))) that must've hurt so much!

I can't even imagine being in that situation, having to actually look at the cuts on someone else, feeling triggered AND having people around you who not only were not supportive but were very rude about it and didn't even try to understand. I was totally shattered a few months ago when someone who knew I was a cutter called cutting "psycho"
(((((Wendy))))) oh boy do I know what you mean! I often thought I had more in common with my clients than the other staff. I was even closer in age to them most of the time! And I did identify especially with clients who had similar issues to mine, like si. It can really make you self-conscious, can't it?
Angela