By Anonymous · April 11, 2006 · 0 comments
For the record, I am not a thrill-seeker. I have never been on a rollercoaster, nor have I ever jumped off anything taller than myself. If anything, I have been the complete opposite for most of my life: a rather nervous and fearful person. Fear, however, is no fun to live with and when I started getting involved with body modification, I experienced, for the first time, some sort of respite from my fears. I took things that scared me pain, being 'different', making decisions that had permanent consequences (in the form of tattoos), even needles and embraced ...
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By Anonymous · April 11, 2006 · 0 comments
The cutting: (Three xanx and roughly a fourth of a bottle of 99Apples had led me to quite a state of instability. After an appalling screaming fit with a recent ex I felt more miserable and alone than I could handle. It was at the barely conscious moment I took a thin sharp razor I still don't know why I saved or continue to save, to my arm. I don't remember much of actually cutting myself I was very much incoherent and terribly unaware. I remember the slight pain as my skin split, the cool flow of blood and the ...
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By Del · April 11, 2006 · 0 comments
Sacred Mark Sanctuary is a Body Spirituality group that does ritual tattoos, piercings, and other pagan-identified acts at various festivals throughout the year. For the last two years, they have also offered their own Samhain (end of the celtic year, on Halloween) ritual called Piercing the Veil. This year, I was a member of the ritual writing and production team. Our theme centered around the greek myth of Persephone's kidnapping and being held in the Underworld by Hades. I was aspecting Demeter, Persephone's mother. This is my experience. I stood on the stage, letting the words flow from my mouth ...
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By Anonymous · April 11, 2006 · 0 comments
Por Xochitl Herrera México. DF ¡La experiencia que jamás creí tener! En realidad esto paso hace ya mucho tiempo, espero poderlo revivir como si hubiese sido ayer. Decidí compartir esto con ustedes en primer lugar para sacar mi membresía y también porque fue la primera vez que pude llegar a un nivel muy extraño en mi cuerpo en donde este se dividió en segmentos, como si cada parte, cada extremidad fuese independiente del conjunto!. Además ese día "me mordí la lengua" porque dije alguna vez que nunca lo haría, me imaginaba que era muy doloroso y que no podría soportarlo. ...
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By Anonymous · April 11, 2006 · 0 comments
Be aware when reading this that the right words are always hard to find. I had been interested in suspension for well, I don't know how long, not knowing that anyone in Australia, let alone Melbourne was doing it. Then I stumbled across the ad on the Piercing Urge's website about "Foundation" an upcoming suspension event. So I contacted Peter thinking I'd go to watch to get an idea of what it was like. Contacting Peter wasn't as easy as I first thought had to get an email address which I had been avoiding for some time, then ...
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By Anonymous · March 31, 2006 · 0 comments
WARNING: This story contains issues with cutting that I have yet to resolve. Don't follow my path. I stomp up the stairs and into the house. I slammed my backpack down onto the table and then ran into the bathroom. I searched around in my cupboard for my hair trimming scissors. "I've heard about this before, I wonder if it will help me." I thought to myself. I open up the scissors, pull up my sleeve. Place the tip of the scissors on my skin and swipe it across fast. I loved the feeling. This was my first time ever ...
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By Anonymous · March 23, 2006 · 0 comments
Once again the opportunity to indulge in some hook love rolled around. This time however, I wasn't sure if I would participate as my back was still a little scabby from the previous months pull. As the evening drew closer though, I just felt I had to partake in the festivities. This time I wasn't sure who or what I was going to pull against, whether it be against the fence or against another person. The reason I considered pulling against the fence was because I want to attempt a suspension in the near future, and I hadn't felt that ...
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By Anonymous · March 23, 2006 · 0 comments
Every year in March, Bodypiercing Lifestyle has an open information day. This year's open information day was Saturday, March 11. Of course I went there because it's always fun, even though I did not need to help out or perform. At least, that's what I thought until halfway the open information day. Things turned out a little different... I brought a friend (piercing virgin), and she wanted her navel done. I decided to have my vertical lobe done. While Jimmy was marking me, Isabelle, the floor manager, came in. "Ehm, Marjolein? There's a problem... The guy who was supposed to ...
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By Anonymous · March 23, 2006 · 0 comments
Ever since I can remember, I have hurt myself to watch blood. I have studied and wondered what is wrong with me for years... I remember being about five or six years old, standing in front my bathroom mirror and rubbing my fingers across the edge to cut myself. I would sob but smile at the blood, the pain was something I ended up looking past. The summer I turned seven, I decided I would experiment with my limitations. I stopped eating, and I am really not sure how I did it, but I did not eat for three weeks. ...
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By Anonymous · March 23, 2006 · 0 comments
I wrote this in my blog for Myspace when I first did it. I wrote it out like I was explaining it to someone who didn't really like the idea and or didn't understand it that's why I have weird comparisons. So I tried suspension for the first time last night. It was awesome! That was the best experience I have ever had. The funny thing is I had more trouble when I tried to sell plasma then getting suspended. Just think about that before you start saying I am crazy. Since everyone has been asking me and I am ...
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