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Published: 2011-02-06 07:13:59 +0000 UTC; Views: 1167; Favourites: 48; Downloads: 0
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I AM NOT MY ILLNESS!!!!A lesson learned after years of SI along with a number of mental illnesses, that do effect me, but does not define who I am as a person.
SI has been the biggest part and influence in the person I am today, blood paints my past and hides in my furture, but one day I'll beat it and everyone will see past the scars and faded memories and see me for who I am, and not my illness.
Entry in 's "I Am Not My Illness" contest.
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Powerful message! And no you are not your illness.
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I really like this, really striking. I've had to yell out loud that "I am not my illness" and "my depression doesn't control me, I do." many times, to empower me to keep fighting. It's such an empowering message and shown in such a strong and striking way. I love this!
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I'm glad you think so <3 it means a lot to me.
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this really is striking. I used to do that from an early age but not "to hurt myself" i wanted to draw with the blood cause I liked the color... 
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I dont mind the rambling, I like it actually, brightened my day ^^ that and considering i ramble often enough on my own.
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you inspired a piece btw. its called Because-its in my gallery nothing great just thought you'd want to know ^^
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Really? 
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squeeeeee~ thank you~~~
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What's SI?
Also, some artsy critique, I think the punctuation here kind of dulls the point you're trying to make. The "..." makes it sound softer, not as bold... if you do something like this again, don't use periods or exclamation points, you'll get your point across well enough with good wording.
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D:> I used to do that.
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yeah, i use to and still do from time to time, seems i cant escape it
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I was able to stop for 3 things;
1. I'm on medication (I hate it)
2. I'm a Christian and hurting ourselves isn't good
3. The ladies (or guys really) don't want a guy with scars all over his legs.
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oh well im glad medicine worked, mine always makes it worse or causes me to be all zombie-ish. im not religious so two doesnt work for me 
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Yes, I think different things work for different persons. Anyway, all the self-injurers do not self-harm for the same reason so it's logical that each of us has to find what works for himself.
I know it may sounds strange for some persons but I used to self-cut as a 'mental painkiller'; I did it only when the mental pain from my other mental disease was too much, cutting myself was the way I reduced this pain by another more physical. What helped me to stop (definitely) is the guilty feelings that I always had after cutting, being conscious that cutting was not a solution but only another problem, the fear of hurting myself too much or being put in a psychiatric hospital, and above that all something really efficient that I don't think many self-injurers can use to stop self-injury because this something is linked to a very particular mental state I have.
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