Issues

So...this whole BDSM community...

I often wonder about the reasoning behind people's joining. For some, it's a simple matter of it turns them on, they like the exhibitionism, etc. For others though, I really have to wonder.

When I see an emaciated girl with over 200 pictures of herself on her profile....I wonder. When I see her pictures post-self mutilation...I wonder. What does she get out of this? Does she get an excuse and an acceptable space to hurt herself in the name of art? Does she get to exercise her need for perfect self control?

As lame as it sounds, I hurt for her. I want to shake her violently and tell her that this isn't the way to do it. The attention that she's craving....this isn't how she should go about getting it. Masking her problems with a (somewhat) more acceptable facade isn't going to change the fact that she's irreversibly hurting herself.

K...that's all.