I don’t self-harm, but many of my friends do, so I’ve taken an interest in learning more about it. I’ve always been interested in human psychology in the first place. If you can provide some input, either through personal experience or knowledge, please feel free. I’d much appreciate it.
Interesting fact: animals self-injure as well, often due to neglect or abuse. That’s something to keep in mind next time you feel you’re a freak for doing it. As far as we can tell, it’s a somewhat natural coping mechanism, for lack of a better alternative, even if it isn’t healthy or common.
This picture has been making the rounds on Tumblr (understandably so). Unfortunately, it’s a fake. I’m not trying to be a buzzkill or anything, I just figured it was important to share. It almost had me for a moment too.
A defaced photograph that was found by a Bosnian family when they returned to their home in a suburb of Sarajevo, Bosnia, March 17, 1996. The Serbs who had occupied the house left as the city was reunified under the Muslim-led Bosnian government, taking the Bosnian family’s furniture and the rest of the belongings from the house and leaving only the photograph. © Ron Haviv
Courtesy of Simply-War, an excellent blog I highly encourage you to check out.
A bedroom becomes a battlefield, as a Croat fires on his Muslim neighbors during the Bosnian War of the 1990s.
Child laborers, taken during the early 20th century by American photographer Lewis Hine. Learn more about his work here.
How the world is connected based on Facebook friend networks.
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