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Poetry by Sarah Strutt
“At the age of 17 I was registered blind due to a degenerative genetic disorder. Though this made life a little more difficult I completed my A-levels and went on to university. However age 20 I withdrew from my course due to ill health. Following this I was diagnosed with emotionally unstable personality disorder and psychosis. Over the past nine years I have , used self harm as a coping mechanism and attempted suicide approximately 30 times with a similar number of admissions to psychiatric wards..