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Submitted to Contest #280
*Trigger Warning* Physical Violence, Gore, Abuse, Mental Health, Self-harm, Weapons & Identity Crisis The compulsive urge to scratch, claw, and pull at your skin as the appearance in the mirror mocks your existence. You stand in front of your mirror, peering into the reflection, trying desperately to like what you see in the reflection. The constant nitpicking and degrading of the body that was made specifically for you was not something you thought you’d grow up and do. The killing of your body is the only thing that makes everything s...
Submitted to Contest #267
*Trigger Warning*Mental Health & Gore Looking in the mirror the person staring back at you is a stranger. A clear image of the person you used to be. But honestly, the person staring back at you has not been "you" for a long time. The time when things were simple and innocent are long gone, replacing them with a dark and sinful nature. Looking in the mirror we are supposed to see the person we are, not the person we lost, we are supposed to see someone we are proud of not someone we rather not be. Looking in the mirror is now a horrid ...
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