Young Woman Shared Her Therapist’s Advice To Draw On Her Body Instead Of Cutting

Mental health issues aren’t discussed enough – but often when they are, it is after a devastating event such as suicide. Cutting or “non-suicidal self-injury,” is an issue which can fly below the radar, because people might not even notice it’s happening. It is defined as the deliberate, self-inflicted destruction of body tissue and affects almost one in five people worldwide.

Unlike people who commit suicide, cutters are not trying to kill themselves. By contrast, they often self-harm to feel alive, rather than numb because the act releases endorphins. Self-harm is very dangerous, and you can quickly end up in the hospital, which is why somebody took to the internet to share their coping strategy – art.