Wed, July 29, 2026. I cut myself for the first time today. 2 slightly more than an inch-long cuts parallely aligned on my arm. It bled. Not so much that it was dripping, but pooling at the deepest points of the cuts. I stared at it for a minute or so and felt…somewhat good about it. I felt slightly relieved. I washed it, applied detol and put a bandaid on. Now I feel like I’ve simply just gone to the doctors for a blood draw- but got the draw farther down my arm. I feel the lack of blood in my left arm. It aches. But more in a good way than bad. I will do this again, perhaps. Maybe after these cuts have healed.