The following excerpt is old. Not like "last season of LOST old" or "first semester of college" old. It was written before I had completed half of my high school career, way back in 2003. Its "that" kind of old.
"Cancer: A Bitter, Sweet Thrill
Cancer: (noun) uncontrolled cell division that may be caused by environmental factors and/or changes in enzyme production in the cell cycle.
When a person's body becomes damaged, his/her cells divide in order to repair. Harming one's self for satisfaction could very well be argued or even described as a form of cancer. Irritating or lacerating the skin until blood surfaces causes a wound to form, but more importantly, it disrupts the cell cycle. The greater the quantity, volume, and depth of the wounds, the greater the cell cycle disruption. The great the disruption, the greater amount of time required for healing and recovery. The healing process consists of cells dividing in order to replace injured cells. In most cases, a depressed individual's mind is stronger than his/her body, therefore the 'urge' to continue such self mutilation is uncontrollable, thus creating massive, potentially unnecessary cell division to occur - Cancer."
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