Aw sweetie - I didn't mean to freak you out with the cutting talk. It was only the two times, and it's been... over 5 years ago. I've been seeing shrinks most of my life - though I wasn't during either of those two times. I have an awesome shrink now that I totally trust. And my family and friends make for a 100% dependable support system. I was away from my real support system both of those times. But the really important thing is knowing why you do it in the first place. Mine is exactly what I mentioned before - needing a visible sign of whatever inner pain I'm feeling. I rarely even need that these days since I've got great friends and family to talk to. But as you can see, I found a different, safer way to get that visible sign.

That said, cutting is extremely common... part of the reason I wasn't worried about mentioning it here was because I know several of my LJ friends are also cutters. A cutter, by definition I think, is not attempting suicide. I wasn't, although a previous doc I had called them 'suicidal gestures.' ::shrug:: I'm not saying it's necessarily a good thing to do, but for some people (don't read Amazon's response below LOL!), it's no different than getting a piercing or a tattoo. Of course, I think those people are coming at it from a completely different mindset than I was. They're just pain sluts. hehehe

Don't worry about me. I'll be fine. And part of how I know I'll be fine is because I can talk about stuff here or in emails or whatever and I have good friends to support me. Like you. *hugs Kristen back*

Be watching for the big baby announcement! I can't wait!!