By Anonymous · July 25, 2007 · 0 comments
The Birth of a Cutter: I'm sure many, upon hearing the word 'self-injury', would simply frown in disgust. After all, it's considered to pretty much be a 'dirty little secret' done by angst-filled teenagers and mental ward patients. I use to be one of those people who wouldn't dare think of picking up a razor, knife, or glass with the intent of self-harm. In fact, I use to be one of those people who considered it mostly a way of attracting attention or just plain stupidity. Looking back on those years, I can only laugh at how much I've changed. ...
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By Anonymous · July 10, 2007 · 0 comments
HI! My name is Gracie and I participated in my first pulling a few months back and it was amazing. I did two hooks from my back because I really didn't know what to expect. All my friends that had done a pulling or suspensions before me told me that it was really cool and awesome. I had been looking into pulling and suspending since I was thirteen years old, and I found some beautiful suspensions. Age restriction had always been a reason for not doing what I want to do , but this time I could not find a ...
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By Anonymous · July 10, 2007 · 0 comments
On the afternoon of Saturday 30th June 2007, I did my first suspension a 4-point suicide suspension, performed by Constant Elevation. I lay on the table as they cleaned and marked my back, thinking to myself, if I can do this, I can do anything. Simon (Captain Howdy) and Ben inserted the hooks two at a time. They were painful, but swift and bearable, and left me with a big smile on my face. I stood, and Ben pulled the rope taut. My feet were flat on the floor and the hooks were pulling my flesh from my back. ...
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By Anonymous · July 10, 2007 · 0 comments
I wanted to suspend coma style for a long time, but it freaked me out a bit, especially the chest hooks. Chest has always seemed like something very hard to do. I did find out, during my suspension, that the chest hooks were the least of my worries. I contacted Tye about suspension and we planned on having 4 people go up that day. Nobody made it, just me. We checked out Chris's location and decided it was good for suspension, which made me happy to have a location. We had a ladder and all of the equipment we needed. ...
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By Anonymous · June 06, 2007 · 0 comments
Vertical Back Suspension/Suicide Suspension Als studente fotograaf werd ik voor de eerste keer geconfronteerd met suspensions door het Lifestyle Suspension Team van de gelijknamige piercingstudio in Maastricht. Zij besloten op 29 januari een gesloten suspension party te houden en ik werd door de uitbaatster, Sandra, gevraagd om foto's te komen nemen van het gebeuren. Natuurlijk kende ik die ophangingen al via BME en TV-shows, maar had ze nog nooit live meegemaakt. Ik wist niet wat te verwachten en was dus aangenaam verrast door de grote opkomst van inschrijvingen en meegenomen toeschouwers. Nadat de suspensions afgelopen waren had ik direct al ...
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By Bri Bri · June 06, 2007 · 0 comments
The picture was half covered, and all I could see was the man's face. The portion of the photograph that I could see made me feel serene and happy. His face was so calm and peaceful, I couldn't figure out what he was doing to make him feel like that. When IAM member Beachnut revealed the rest of the picture I was stunned. The man was hanging by the skin of his back! The shock was very brief, and was replaced with the oddest feeling that it actually made sense. That was over three years ago. He had shown me ...
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By alexandrepeco · June 06, 2007 · 0 comments
My name is Alexandre Montealto, mostly known as Peco. I`m a 28 year old >> Brazilian. I was introduced to Kavadi while reading a Fakir Musafar book years ago. At first, I was fascinated by its visual aspect, which led me to research the meaning behind it. One day, through IAM, the community behind BMEzine, I met Korn, a Dutch ritual-performer who had built his own Kavadi frame in 1992. He became a good friend. We corresponded for a long time. When Korn came to Brazil, he helped me in my first ritual (an 8-point lotus suspension) being my Ka-See-Ka. ...
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By Anonymous · May 04, 2007 · 0 comments
I'm what is called a cutter. This was the first time my cutting turned into art. I've had a few other occasions when I had a real design in mind, but the first time it was spontaneous. I started cutting when I was thirteen years old. In middle school, everyone had started being adventurous and trying dangerous things at the beginning of middle school, but I had tried to stay "good" for as long as possible. "As long as possible" ended as soon as I realized that staying "good" didn't make my life any easier. It just made me more ...
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By Anonymous · May 04, 2007 · 0 comments
At the age of 13, I experimented with self-piercing and play piercing with some friends and loved the endorphin rush. It was an almost spiritual process for me. I liked having control over my body and over the amount of pain and pleasure that I felt. I was very big into meditation, and I began meditating after play piercing and found that it was a higher experience for me. I carved a pentagram on my ankle with a friend as a kind-of lame "bff" thing. Fast-forward one year. My father, who for most of my life was absent, returned. And ...
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By Anonymous · May 04, 2007 · 0 comments
3rd time round I had no intentions to suspend at the event which would soon take place with the Hanged Man Team. When heading into the studio to pick up tickets for viewing I was kindly offered a helping hand. If I wanted to suspend. I had grown comfortable to thinking I wouldn't at this event. But then I'm just not the sort of girl who would give up such an offer. Walking into the studio now knowing I would be suspending in just a few days gave me the empty pit feeling in my stomach. After discussion I decided ...
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