The amazing thing, Icewolf, is that people who are into self-mutiliation are in no way bad or crazy people. Two women of the calibre of the late Princess Diana and Angelina Jollie have admitted they had this problem because of the guilt and the self-loathing they felt. Where did all this guilt come from? It came from their thoughts telling them they were bad. We know they're no worse than the average person and perhaps have achieved more than most.
Often the ones who've tried to escape into substances that stop the thoughts are those who seem to have a lot going for them. The mind is actually a battle-ground, I think, that must be fought and tamed if we're to achieve what we're all capable of. Actually I've read from sources on Eastern and Western mysticism and philisophy that human potential is unlimited. But first we have to win that battle. Take that leap of faith.
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