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Auntie SparkNotes: The Unkindest Cut

By:kat_rosenfield

Hi Auntie Sparknotes,
I used to have a problem with self-injury. I was going through a rough period at the beginning of junior year and I used to cut myself on my shins and ankles. If you've ever read The Luckiest Girl in the World, the main character has the same problem. She calls the feeling "spacing out." Anyways, because I couldn't cut myself in class, I would pick at the scabs whenever I felt myself start to space out. As a result, I have these huge ugly scars on my legs. Some of them are like little valleys because I've been picking the scabs so much.

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Categories: Advice

Chris Listens: Cutting, Swimming, and Getting Over Stage Fright

By:Chris_Diken

Hello again. Right now you may be thinking, "Didn't we just do this whole question-listen-answer thing a couple of days ago?" Well, let me reassure you that your brain is not deceiving you. Your computer is not trying to pull the wool over your eyes. Heck, you’re not even wearing a wool hat, or any other cranial accoutrement. We had so many fantastic questions this week, that we've decided to offer a double-dose of yours truly. So on we go, with no deception, no tricks, no wool pulled, onward!

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Categories: Advice

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