E-MESS: Music is better than cutting
Posted 12 years ago - Mar 11, 2013
From: WallyHey Wally, I just wanted to let you know what your show has done for me. About 4 years ago I started cutting. Life at home wasn't good and I had no other way to escape. I was 13. I'm 16 now. My dad is a preacher and religion was always forced to me, I never had an option. When my parents found out about my cutting, my mother told me that God could never love me because I had done that to myself. She also told me that I was the reason our family fell apart. Later that year I was diagnosed with severe depression, bipolar disorder, and severe anxiety. I decided then that God could not possibly exist. I attempted suicide 3 times. I was going to try again when I decided to turn the radio on. Your show was on and you made me laugh, like for real out loud laughter. I learned that day that music is so much better than cutting. No matter how bad I feel, you never cease to make me smile. You convinced me that God is real. He is out there. I still struggle everyday with faith and I honestly can't tell you I have a relationship with God, but because of you I now believe he is real which is a step up from what I used to believe. Now when I feel like I need to escape I reach for my headphones instead of my blades. Headphones are softer and what they leave behind is a lot prettier. I haven't cut in 2 weeks, which for a girl who couldn't go an hour without cutting is really good. Thank you. You helped me see the difference between short happiness out of pain, and real happiness. You've inspired me to tell my story and help others. I don't know how to thank you enough.
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Wally
Wally is a radio host and social media content creator who's been doing this for over 30 years! “I love to make people laugh with me, but I am self-aware enough to know that most of the time is at me."