I was struggling from severe depression and anxiety after having a hysterectomy at 32. I hadn’t slept in 2 days and my brain told me the best thing to do was to cut myself.
I’ve never been a cutter. Anxiety has been with me for as long as I can remember; literally, I remember being 4 or 5 and having a panic attack with no frame of reference to describe it to my family.
This urge to cut was completely new to me though. After the experience, I shared an article on Facebook about suicidal thoughts.
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