self-injury

In August on a Friday evening my children and I were setting up for Family Game Night. I excused myself to use the bathroom. While I was in there, I heard the sound of a lound motor running in my driveway. I didn't recognize the motor. I continued listening. I heard what sounded like a whiney child talking outside with my husband. My husband sounded frustrated.  Read More »

I've been pretty ill for the past... oh... six months or so. By "pretty ill" I mean I am usually physically unable to eat. I have no appetite whatsoever and randomly get nauseas or start puking my guts up even when I haven't eaten anything in the past couple days.  Read More »

Some think that depression and hurt doesn't reach the prosperous, those with unbroken families, those with good grades, those with a significant other... but depression doesn't discriminate. It can attack anyone of any standing at any time. Take a stroll by a junior high sometime... a high school.  Read More »

I think a lot of people here on ProgressiveU search for topics they feel strongly about or can relate to, or even something that vaguely interests them. So, I naturally searched for the topic of self-injury. A lot of the blogs I read were very disheartening, uninformed, or quoted from a book.  Read More »

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