The next time some tries to save me from myself I'm tripling down out of spite.
I did not get to where I am now by playing it safe, I got to where I am now by defying all odds against the self destruction I was flirting with.
if I want to set a half kilo of ETN off close enough to *feel* it just for a fucking kick of life that is my problem as long as it doesn't hurt anyone else.
ranting about the reaction of others to the possibility of self harm
"Hey did you know that thing you're considering could hurt you?"
Yeah, probably in far more intimate detail than you ever fucking have, fuck off with your condescending shit.
Yeah, I realized my magnet implant could be ripped out in a MRI, did you consider the possibility for inductive heating? How about the fact it's a interesting texture for bird beaks? ffs.
ranting about the reaction of others to the possibility of self harm
I realize a lot of you probably view this as... incredibly selfish and condescending of me to take as a stance, reeking of arrogance and "I know better than you.".
It's my body, before I start talking about "considering" a thing, I've already started research. Be ready to tell me something I don't know or expect me to be pissed off.
re: ranting about the reaction of others to the possibility of self harm
It's spawned from many sources: from earnest concern for those important to us, projected self-preservation, or experiences with those who don't take responsibility for their decisions. This last specifically: those who ask why no one stopped-them, or why they weren't warned, or there should be a law preventing...—and while those can be valid in cases, it's frustrating when it comes from people who clearly did know better and still refuse to acknowledge it. When people who won't bear their burden for their decisions say "I fucked up," it may feel like a call for pity.
You? I've known for awhile that if you ever say "I fucked up," it means just that. It's an acknowledgement. No ass-kissing, there-there, you poor thing sympathy expected or required. And while I would never *want* to see you cause yourself grievous harm, I'd hope I'd never deign to be condescending to your autonomy.
