Are we at last brought to such humiliating and debasing degradation, that we cannot be trusted with arms for our defense? ... If our defense be the real object of having those arms, in whose hands can they be trusted with more propriety, or equal safety to us, as in our own hands?
-- Patrick Henry
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I do not consider it an insult, but rather a compliment, to be called an agnostic. I do not pretend to know where many ignorant men are sure.
--Clarence Darrow, American lawyer
Bigot: One fanatically devoted to one's own group, religion, race, or politics and intolerant of those who differ.
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On 2005-09-01 13:04:00, Antigen wrote:
"Better?I do not consider it an insult, but rather a compliment, to be called an agnostic. I do not pretend to know where many ignorant men are sure.
--Clarence Darrow, American lawyer
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On 2005-09-01 14:24:00, dragonfly wrote:
"I read about the Australian Aborigines cutting themselves as a form of grieving.
When a loved one died they cut a very deep line across the thigh and bind it open and sit in the sun until it heals, as a very deep scar.
My thoughts are that this makes the grief tangible. And the grieving period finite, when the scar forms, they get up and go on with life and having FULLY grieved, it is in the past.
My therory is that scarification in adolescents is a natural tendency to make emotional pain into something that we can actually see, wrestle with, watch heal, makes that overwhelmingly deep emotion into actual pain.
It might not simply be self hatred as the psycho-logical "experts" may say. It may be an intuitive attempt at healing, and actually a confused sort of healing.
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On 2005-09-02 04:58:00, Anonymous wrote:
" I remember taking an xacto knife and slicing up and dowm my arms. AFter my mom saw my arms, I started cutting on my chest. I remember as the blood came out, so did the pain. "
On 2005-09-02 09:47:00, sammiegirl wrote:
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On 2005-09-02 04:58:00, Anonymous wrote:
" I remember taking an xacto knife and slicing up and dowm my arms. AFter my mom saw my arms, I started cutting on my chest. I remember as the blood came out, so did the pain. "
just the other week i was so outside myself and despondent I remember feeling that old feeling of wanting to cut myself feel the sting fixate on the blood dripping from my body slowly easing the internal pain. almost awashed from my outer self. I was shocked to feel that way ITS BEEN DECADES since that feeling but my head was spinning and I was beyond sad and I was hurting.
I didn't mostly b/c its summer and I couldnt hide the cuts. This scares me.
I became a cutter after straight and it took years to stop the cutting and starving myself and the self loathing.
I wonder why its all surfacing again? Will I ever get over the pain and worthlessness I feel. Will I ever find peace?
Probably not.
I wish it would all go away I am caught between wanting the family and life and time spent with loved ones and the trauma of STRAIGHT DEVEREUX SHANDS SARASOTA PALMS MY MOTHER MY FATHER.
Guys I don't think I am going to make it.
I can't take it anymore.
I think I am destroying myself and I don't know how to stop."