Emotional Health

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A Teen Cuts to Cope

By Seo Hee Koh, 17, Staff Writer

At night, after her parents went to sleep, Emilie would take out a razor and start cutting. Her upper arms, her inner thighs.

She wore long-sleeved shirts and long pants to hide her scars, even during hot summer months. Gym class was torture because she had to find a way to change without anyone noticing the large gashes in her legs or the cigarette burns on her stomach.
I'm a cutter

Adapted from Violator3

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