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Consequences of Cutting: Why My “Coping” Method Backfired
One side of my scarred arms Most people find my blog through searching about hurting themselves and it’s time I spoke more about my self-injury history. Although I dislike the terms “cutting” and...
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Little Matchstick Girl
Sometimes I write an upbeat blog post, not because that’s how I feel all the time, but because it’s how I feel for a moment. For a moment, the other day, I thought, “Hell yes, I’m rocking my...
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Halloween Trauma Triggers
I am proud to say that readers from around the world visit and subscribe to Daisies and Bruises. Mental health is a universal issue, so I’m hoping even a few advanced alien species pick up on my site...
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Self-Care Adds Up!
If you’re walking down the sidewalk and you see a dollar, what do you do? You pick it up! Is it going to buy you a meal? Nope. Is it going to buy you car? No way. A trip around the world? Hell no. But...
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Crafting a Life
It’s become a sort of tradition in the past two years, how the night before every craft show I end up bleeding profusely or driving to the pharmacy at 11pm to buy ointment for some accidental burn....
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A Good Secret Gone Bad
“Secrets keep you sick.” I’ve heard that phrase a few times in treatment and it’s really stuck with me. It’s something I say a lot, to both myself and others, but up until recently I thought it only...
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Bell Let’s Talk: Mental Illness is Different for Everyone
It’s taken me an incredibly long time to tell my story and speak up about mental illness. Whenever the media catches wind of mental health concerns, I remember how bitter I used to feel when I saw and...
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Future Fears
In these past few years, my Facebook feed has slowly become not about my friends’ lives, but the lives of their children. I used to do a double-take when a friend’s profile pic showed them suddenly...
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When it’s Hard to Reach Out
I wish I could reach out to at least one of you when I’m in a crisis. I know it’s hard for you, my friends and family, to receive my call from the Emergency room, but that’s how these things play out...
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Credit Where Credit’s Due
So the voices in my head have gained strength. No, not auditory hallucinations. I don’t literally hear voices, but I do hear my negative self-talk louder and clearer than ever. What’s it saying? I’m...
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