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Date Uploaded: Sep 14, 2006

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 day 11 of 30 day self portrait. I'll preface by saying I havent been a cutter in almost 7 years but it did take up quite a bit of my life at one point. all the body image talk recently made me decide to do this. the words on here are all words i have carved into myself on several occasions. I can still read the word nothing,the scar is pretty clear the others are just jagged lines along my stomach now but the memories remain of a time where I had just too much pain to keep inside. I never drank, or did drugs like other teens. this was my vice.

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 09/21/2006 12:39:47 AM
Yep - what acrotide said. Couldn't say it any better!
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 09/19/2006 10:46:27 AM
Very powerful image. I'm glad you were able to find the strength to overcome this time in your life. I commend you on your courage and I thank you for sharing this little piece of youself with us.
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 09/15/2006 09:50:15 PM
*hugs*
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 09/15/2006 10:22:08 AM
Now there's an emotive image with a story! I commend you for your courage and open self-expression through the beautiful realm of photography!
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 09/15/2006 09:20:30 AM
I love you. I thank you for helping me with my many demons and hope I have helped you with yours. This shot is fantastic! You make me feel like a soccer mom taking snapshots when I compare your work with mine:)
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 09/15/2006 03:34:11 AM
Thank God you got through this! We all bear scars of our youthful vices of one sort or another and have dealt with our pains in different ways - not all of us come through it ok. I'm glad you're here.
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 09/15/2006 01:49:54 AM
I bow to you out of respect for opening up to us like this.
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 09/15/2006 01:09:37 AM
I've known (and know) some girls who were/are cutters, people seem to thing that this is so much more out of the norm than it is. Very sad, and reminds me of the things that used to be written in my mind, if not on my skin. Thanks for sharing, you're braver than I.
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 09/15/2006 01:04:29 AM
this was a brave shot and confession. you would be surprised at who can relate to you...
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 09/14/2006 11:58:06 PM
Speechless. Thanks for sharing, very brave, and very enlightening.
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 09/14/2006 11:21:03 PM
Thank you for sharing this.
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 09/14/2006 11:20:01 PM
*offers hugs*
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 09/14/2006 11:10:15 PM
Ouch...that is hard! I am proud of how far you have come.
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 09/14/2006 11:08:53 PM
Wow. What a story to go with this. Powerful image.
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 09/14/2006 11:07:00 PM
Excellent, Crystal. Really powerful and well done. This could be used as a public service announcement kinda thing. And I'm really glad you don't do this anymore. Someone's gotta tease Mike now and then. :-)
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 09/14/2006 11:05:33 PM
Seems a catharsis? Very powerful.
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 09/14/2006 11:01:57 PM
But, you're one of my favorites. What would I do without you here?
On the plus side of this shot....

Very good comp, really relays the message.
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 09/14/2006 10:59:35 PM
OH NO!!!! We like you~~ Don't do that.
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