aphoenixdisplaced:
I need some volunteers!
As some of you know, I am participating in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) this year, so I decided to take this opportunity to write a novel that I have been thinking of doing for years.
I am looking to do a book about/by people who self injure. I have been a cutter for 13 years and I firmly believe that there is not nearly enough awareness for something of this magnitude. There are a few books out there that touch on the subject and even a couple that are specifically on self injury. Most if not all of these books however, discuss self injury from a clinical point of view, not truly discussing individuals. I am hoping that by collecting stories and creating a compilation that focuses less on the “illness” and more on the “you aren’t alone”ness we will be able to create something that truly helps those who deal with this every day. Consisting of 30-40 individuals, this compilation is aimed to raise awareness and disprove the ideas that are so prevelent in todays society.
If you choose to participate you will have the choice of having your name changed and your identity protected, or using your own name. I have come to terms with my self injury and everyone in my life is aware of it, but I remember when I hadn’t told anyone and I understand the importance of privacy and confidentiality. If you choose to participate please message me and I will provide a questionairre which will be followed by more personal emails, and if you feel comfortable phone/skype/msn interviews. If at any time you feel uncomfortable, you are free to decline to answer questions or ask to cease participation. I am also looking for self-injury related original artwork.
NaNoWriMo is in November of this year, and I am hoping to compile the book at that time. After the book is completed, it will be edited and if you would like, I will send you a copy of your chapter for approval.
Please think this over and let me know if you have any questions or concerns. I truly hope that we can work together to raise awareness for this cause that is so important.
You can message me in my askbox or feel free to send me an email at Enola_fragile@hotmail.com . If you email me, please be sure that your Tumblr username is somewhere in the email so that I know who I’m talking to. Thank you!
—Please, reblog this even if you aren’t going to participate, you my have a follower who would like to!—
Reblogging again, Base Survey starts being sent out tonight! <3
aphoenixdisplaced:
My Tumblr is pretty much my diary and my scrapbook all rolled into one. If you know me in real life, you may not want to follow me. I’m sick of editing myself because people I know IRL follow my Tumblr and every time I dont, I hear about it. So if you dont want to know, follow my FB its better. It will tell you what is going on with me without letting you know how I feel about it.
Im starting anti-depressants pretty soon. So my posting may get a bit dark for a while. In addition to that fact, I recently made a firm decision that I am done cutting. Period. Its the first time I’ve ever decided that I am done. That I will fight it tooth and nail. In the past I have always kept it as a back up plan. This time, I’m not doing that. So If I get very depressed, I wont have cutting to fall back on so my Tumblr will probably be the place I will go to vent about how much I hate my life and all the people in it…. if you are in it, and will be offended by my saying I hate you, my suggestion would be to stop following me now. If you are in my life and realize that my saying I hate you will be just me lashing out because I hate myself and everything about myself, then feel free to keep following.
That being said, I’m planning on changing my URL and theme pretty soon. I’m getting bored of the one I have, plus I have been wanting to go through the people I follow and delete the ones I shouldn’t be following and go through my followers that I’m NOT following and follow the ones I should.
If you have any questions, comments, concerns etc. feel free to drop them in my assbox which you can find HERE.
Reblogging this… My anti-depressants are working fine, but I seem to have had a few new followers who know me IRL, so want to repost this for them.
