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As someone who has been a cutter in the past, I know how crazy *I* thought it was... it was decades later before I even knew anyone else DID it!
Perhaps it was your Higher Power helping you to enlighten some of the others in the class.... there is no guarantee that even the psychology professor would have had the best idea of what self-injuring is about. Good for you for being so danged brave about it.
I tried to share this with my Alanon sponsor once, but it just scared the bejabbers outta her. So I explained what I know about it... and she was also surprised.
For me, cutting was a way to releive the pain of intense rage... it had absolutely nothing to do with wanting to really kill myself. But that is where most people go in their thinking.
I think it sounds like you handled it quite well... and maybe that young man learned a thing or three. And maybe whomever it is that he was thinking of when he first responded has gained a little empathy.... via your bravery.
(((forgottenchild))))
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No matter how spoiled the past may be, our future is spotless....
BigSis
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