Self Harm

I’m not built for chaos Yet I spend my days going after it It’s the only way I can feel myself It’s the only way I know And so I grow weaker The chaos I love so much bites me in the face, every time Still, I take pleasure in it It’s all I know © 2022 Temitope Ade

Kat Blaque, a very popular YouTuber based in California, has often centered her videos around her first-hand experience with something called “hypersexuality.” But what is exactly hypersexuality and how does its prevalence become even more important to study in today’s times? Hypersexuality is another name for compulsive sexual behavior, which…

Content warning: This article discusses self-harm and suicidal ideation. — Many people wonder how someone could or would willingly inflict physical harm on themselves. I wondered about this for a long time, then I started doing it too. At the time, I was in a dark place in my life and my marriage, and I made a lot of self-destructive…

Originally written in 2018 I was 28 years old and flying home from Belgrade to Northampton — in my mind, positioned somewhere over Vienna, with the snow already beginning to fall — when the internal veins in my father’s stomach and throat began to burst, and he vomited blood into…

TW: Mentions of self-harm, alcohol Would you describe yourself as a “nice” person? You hold the door open for little old ladies when you’re the first one there, and if you’re not, run to get it, kind of nice. Do you find it easy to navigate menial conflicts with an…

(Content Warning- Self Harm, Addiction, Mental Health issues) Addiction is defined as a chronic, relapsing disorder characterized by compulsive seeking of satisfaction through either substances or behaviors, continued use despite harmful consequences, and long-lasting changes in the brain. It is considered both a complex brain disorder and a mental illness. It’s a complex mental health issue, and incredibly…

The following story contains graphic descriptions of suicide, self-harm, abuse, and mental illness. If any of these might trigger you, please do not read. If you need help, please call the Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800–273–8255. It also contains a spoiler for Fight Club. My favorite scene from one of…