Sundrip

The author outlines her thinking process before, during and after the act of self injury (cutting).
The trigger, anxiety, negative talk, justification, rest, the set up, the act, clean up, guilt and shame, reconciliation and action.

Negative Self Talk - I beat myself up about wanting to cut, burn or scratch my skin.

This step here is important because it leads to the other steps. Beating myself up about wanting to cut lowers my self esteem, tanks it. If I didnââ,¬t degrade myself on top of the heavy emotions I already feel from the original trigger I may not be pushed over the edge. Without going over that edge I wonââ,¬t cut. Negative self talk is important if Iââ,¬m actually going to pick up that instrument and accomplish what I want to do. In this negative self talk I remind myself of how horrible I am for wanting to cut. I think about how disappointed others will be if they find out. I go on and on and on until I feel like filth. This step of beating and lowering my self esteem leads to justification.

-The People Behind My Eyes -

The painting shows a young African-American child walking through a field of wildflowers while being guided by an older black angel. It's a scene of serenity and love.


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Too hilarious!

HE IS ONE BEAUTIFUL MAN.
It doesn't get any prettier than that!

In order to add this page to Stumble Upon I had to click that I like the page. SU needs to change that because this page is full of copyright violations, my copyright included. The painting called Someone To Watch Over Me was stolen from the website SUNDRIP.com. Look to see if any of your artwork was stolen by this company.

Oh, oh my goodness!

Hold me closer Purple Monkey
Count the hotdogs on the highway
Lay me down in sheets of linen
you had a busy day today

I can't get over the smile on his face. Beautiful.