Dec 19, 2011 18:06
This transgendered MIT alumna. I wasn't sure what was going on when I found out she (he at the time) had left after one semester. In an evening-long conversation, she told me that that she had attempted suicide by jumping off the bridge onto the rock hard Charles River that winter and was paralyzed as a result.
OMG. yes. it was a very rough school. Yes, I tried cutting my wrists while I was there. Yes, knowing this ties my stomach up in knots every time I think about it because I understand and I was much luckier.
We are still talking and hanging out, but I need to separate my feelings about this from my feelings for the person. She seems to have dealt with the issue. Now I need to.