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Member Since May 2008
Location: KY USA
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May 05, 2008 at 10:21 PM
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Ive never been big on self injury, more like self destruction.... just the way of life, alcohol... relationships, violence and the others.
That old saying I deserve to be punished rings a bell on the occassion. I always say, what goes around comes around and when mine comes around I'll have hell to pay!! But at any rate, I'm prolly not the only one running around with some crazy piercings, brands, tattoos.... and to be honest, I really really enjoyed getting them, even the pain that lingered afterwards. Anybody else share the sentiment? does that make me a self injurer...? just confused right now I'm off the booze and moving on to bigger better things, but they are legal because I have a prescription, now I'm more confused than ever. __________________ I'm frank. relapse is hell, my widget gave up on me. |
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Legendary
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May 06, 2008 at 01:53 AM
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i have 5 tattoos (get new ink in june) and 11 piercings......
itcounts for me sometimes....b/c at times i only get them for the calming effect i get. __________________ schizoaffective bipolar type PTSD generalized anxiety d/o haldol, prazosin, risperdal and prn klonopin and helpful cogentin |
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Poohbah
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May 06, 2008 at 07:39 AM
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Hey Frank
I have read alot of stuff about self injury, and it has mentioned alot that getting tattoos and peircings are not generally a form of SI. But that depends on the person I think... do you feel like it is? What makes you get them? babyg xXx __________________ ~ HEY! I run a site on mental health called The Manic Years. I'm looking for some brave souls to share their own personal encounters with mental health. Are you up for sharing your story? Please get in touch on themanicyears@gmail.com. Thank you  ~Follow my blog here; http://themanicyears.com Lola Olivia ~ 7/11/11 ~ my reason for breathing Bipolar Affective Disorder type 2 - (2013) 'Borderline traits' Dissociative episodes |
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Poohbah
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May 06, 2008 at 11:54 AM
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i think it depends on your reasons... if you do it as a way of escaping ... and if you use the pain not to deal then maybe... i find that things that really have little connection with others... for me would be considered si... an example is a way i can get myself grounded is to walk barefoot on different textures... my t pointed out that sometimes what "feels" grounded is in reality disassociation... hot showers too...stay safe lyn
__________________ lyn one could do worse then be a swinger of birches. ~robert frost~
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Location: KY USA
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May 06, 2008 at 11:23 PM
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I visited the tat shop today just browsing.... it calms me to think about what I could do....
__________________ I'm frank. relapse is hell, my widget gave up on me. |
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Grand Poohbah
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Location: Florida so glad to be out of Massachusetts!
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May 06, 2008 at 11:41 PM
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Hey Frank...I have 3 tatoos...think of them as art I guess. Sometimes I wished i've never had them put on though, but
never thought of it as self-injury though??? My dad had the entire head of christ Tattoed on his back when he was in the Korean war.....why I don't know??? Never asked him but always wondered.....All I know is it took 2 weeks to do and cost $250.00 back in l953... __________________ 
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Location: Edmonds, WA
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May 07, 2008 at 02:10 AM
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I have lots of piercings and tattoos, and I see them as a completely separate thing from my SI. For me, my artwork has been a way for me to regain a sense of ownership of my body, and so has been a positive influence.
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May 07, 2008 at 11:47 AM
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Piercings and tattoos are not a form of SI; however, all are forms of self expression. SI is a form of self expression in the sense of emotions that are not coming out in less destructive ways and piercings and tattoos are a form of self expression in more of an artistic/personality sense.
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