POLL: self-injury or social anxiety disorder?

[thirtythree]

that is, which should I use for the personal essay I need to write for my english class? I've narrowed it down to these two because I know a bit about them, I've had experience with them (less directly with self-injury), and the general public seems to have many misconceptions about both (we're also submitting the essays to a competition sponsored by a national magazine).

 

[dighn]

i guess sad is more common than self-injury

 

[thirtythree]

Originally posted by: dighn
i guess sad is more common than self-injury

I'd guess so too, but it's hard to judge because *most* people are rather secretive about both, and many people who have sad don't even know that there is such a thing.

 

[So]

Self injury, it has the potential for comedy...much comedy.

 

[dighn]

Originally posted by: So
Self injury, it has the potential for comedy...much comedy.

:Q

 

[thirtythree]

Originally posted by: So
Self injury, it has the potential for comedy...much comedy.

what about people with sad? isn't it fun to laugh at them too? perhaps I should combine the two, hmm?

 

[LordMagnusKain]

SAD just isn't sad enough to be funny, or funny enough to be sad.

now self'in, that's a wicked-foolish!

 

[T2T III]

other (suggestions are welcome)

You could write about wives who kill their husbands while PMS-ing. :Q