Of the twelve tattoos I have, half are pieces of text and words that have some meaning for me, that allow me to express myself in ways that I otherwise wouldn’t be able to. I have everything from poetry to…
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Reading self piercing stories on bmezine.com, the majority of authors make it out to be really easy. Often using any tool they can find; safety pins, thumb tacks, sewing needles, rather than proper piercing needles they happily push it through…
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A few months a little over two years ago me and my then boyfriend had a ‘talk’. It was one of those talks; the kind that ends with tears and sometimes broken hearts. The gist of the conversation was that…
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I’d like to start this article with an anecdote; an experience I went though a few years ago that gave me first hand experience of what happens when a piercer botches up your piercing, and what you should do. A…
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Recently I had an interview for a job as a teaching assistant in a local Church of England primary school. During the interview I was asked, if offered the job, if I would remove my facial piercings because the children,…
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September 24, 2014 Crisis Support
The decision to reduce or stop self harm, or self injury, can be a very hard one to make. This article is designed to help you think about why you self harm and deal with those issues in order to…
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September 23, 2014 Crisis Support
Self harm is not an easy thing to deal with. There is a huge stigma around mental health issues and self harm, and it’s not always easy to get help, much less stop, on your own. But opening up to…
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