[veeisfor]

Originally Posted by HeadlessHorseman ↗

Very sad, she is by far the ultimate cutter.
She is 23 (was when she did this in 2008 I think) and from Regensburg, Germany and her name is Joan. She claims to have Borderline Personality Disorder. At the hospital she never tells them that she is suicidal, so they cannot legally admit her for psych treatment without her consent. They just sew her up, give her antibiotics and some painkillers and send her on her way.
She wants help and from what I have heard she has since gotten some help and is doing better.
Here is some things she has written on her blog.
“I sit down and cut. And cut and cut. I lose sight of time, but that doesn't matter, because I only do "it" at night. And nights are long...

But it seems my judgment tends to slip during the "action". I can see that I am cutting on muscles, bones, nerves, tendons, that the muscles and blood vessels are tearing, but that's exactly the point: my concentration is focused on the details. At times, perhaps that may have saved me from much worse, but it is really strange, to stand up when you're done and see (sometimes shockingly) a wound or a "massacre". Was that really me...? Clearly. I know it was."

Being a student that will soon be a therapist.... They arent allowed to do that. If it's documented on her files that she has bpd and they see the scarring on her body, they are required to admit her and without her consent since she is a danger to herself. Not sure if Germany had different legal rules when it comes to mental health though.

[Lambiesinclair]

Yes she does need help. Why isnt anyone helping her !

[mike_phx]

Where's Dr. Kevorkian when we need him? Oh, yeah. He's dead.

[Sobekkare]

I feel really bad for this woman, but why is she taking all these pictures instead of doing what she is set out to do. Not that I want her to, b/c it breaks my heart to see people hurting this way, but if she wants to die ASAP, I can think of quicker ways.

[ralucagymnast]

Originally Posted by Sobekkare ↗

I feel really bad for this woman, but why is she taking all these pictures instead of doing what she is set out to do. Not that I want her to, b/c it breaks my heart to see people hurting this way, but if she wants to die ASAP, I can think of quicker ways.

From what Ive seen and read about this girl, and I first remember seeing these pics a long time ago, she was on a psychiatric/mental health forum discussing her particular issues, and these photos were from that. So she didn't publish them for everyone to see, if you get me, but, like most stuff, it gets passed around a lot.

[damagedgoods]

Why do they keep stitching her up and letting her go home? They have the right to keep her if she is a danger to herself or others right? If not I would think her family could have her committed?
That is amazing she hasn't died of an infection....She needs 24/7 supervision.

[damagedgoods]

Originally Posted by veeisfor ↗

Being a student that will soon be a therapist.... They arent allowed to do that. If it's documented on her files that she has bpd and they see the scarring on her body, they are required to admit her and without her consent since she is a danger to herself. Not sure if Germany had different legal rules when it comes to mental health though.

THAT IS exactly what I was thinking too- I am shocked she hasn't been kept- even if she isn't suicidal- she is still a danger to herself.

[trunkspv]

[FrightRat]

Originally Posted by damagedgoods ↗

Why do they keep stitching her up and letting her go home? They have the right to keep her if she is a danger to herself or others right? If not I would think her family could have her committed?
That is amazing she hasn't died of an infection....She needs 24/7 supervision.

I think I've read somewhere that she has a "friend" surgeon who stitches her up. :/

[thaistikadon]

She could use a coupla sandwiches too