Comes The Darkness, Comes The Light: A Memoir Of Cutting, Healing, And Hope
by Vanessa Vega /
2007 / English / PDF
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When Vanessa Vega would feel the darkness begin to come over her,
she would do anything, hoping to escape it. Take a hot bath. Read a
book. Watch TV. Talk to a friend. But then, finally, unable to
fight it any longer, she would give in, head into the
bathroom...and cut. "Comes the Darkness, Comes the Light" is a
disturbing yet ultimately redemptive and inspiring memoir of a
young woman compelled to injure herself in an attempt to cope with
her overwhelming feelings of anxiety in the only way she knew how.
Though still unknown to many, this disorder affects an estimated
one per cent of the population...and is on the rise, especially
among teens. This affecting, heartwrenching book follows author
Vanessa Vega's progress as she climbs her way back to emotional
health and rebuilds her life. Readers will go inside the mind of a
'cutter', taking the journey with her as she struggles against her
exhausting and shameful secret ritual.As Vega faces the anger and
insecurity that lead to each encounter - while working with a
therapist to understand the real motivating factors behind her
behavior - "Comes the Darkness, Comes the Light" reveals what
brings many to this disorder...and what can lead them out. With
stunning insight, Vega has written a moving first-person account of
self-injury, struggle, and redemption.
When Vanessa Vega would feel the darkness begin to come over her,
she would do anything, hoping to escape it. Take a hot bath. Read a
book. Watch TV. Talk to a friend. But then, finally, unable to
fight it any longer, she would give in, head into the
bathroom...and cut. "Comes the Darkness, Comes the Light" is a
disturbing yet ultimately redemptive and inspiring memoir of a
young woman compelled to injure herself in an attempt to cope with
her overwhelming feelings of anxiety in the only way she knew how.
Though still unknown to many, this disorder affects an estimated
one per cent of the population...and is on the rise, especially
among teens. This affecting, heartwrenching book follows author
Vanessa Vega's progress as she climbs her way back to emotional
health and rebuilds her life. Readers will go inside the mind of a
'cutter', taking the journey with her as she struggles against her
exhausting and shameful secret ritual.As Vega faces the anger and
insecurity that lead to each encounter - while working with a
therapist to understand the real motivating factors behind her
behavior - "Comes the Darkness, Comes the Light" reveals what
brings many to this disorder...and what can lead them out. With
stunning insight, Vega has written a moving first-person account of
self-injury, struggle, and redemption.