Spidersilk

Princely Tiger Moth (Chrysocale principalis), family Erebidae, Guatemala

Green Demon Rainbow Scarab (Phanaeus demon), family Scarabeaidae, Guerrero, Mexico

Purple Bloom Tarantula (Pamphobeteus sp. "Machala"), female, family Theraphosidae, found in northern South America

This spider may be undescribed or may be a color phase of an already described species of Pamphobeteus.

I had one where I was taking a shower, and everyone thought I had just gone to bed, so I stayed in there until my family found me the next morning, the skin of my whole body was nearly dissolved.

Another one where I was walking behind my friends and every time I blinked they had gotten further ahead of me and I couldn't catch up because time kept skipping.

For example, I grew up in an extremely devout Mormon family, and reputation and image was incredibly important. I was essentially trapped in my home, and I didn’t feel like I had a voice because anytime I would try to open up about my problems, my parents would draw their own conclusions and not listen to what I had to say, or full on explode on me, especially because I didn’t act like the perfect little Mormon girl.

One night I was in a white dress, (if you’re familiar with Mormonism and their practices, you’ll understand why this is significant) and trapped in the bathroom. It was the bathroom I used, and this bathroom has a mirror that basically covers the entire wall. I was looking at myself in said mirror.

I had a hair stuck in my mouth, but as I pulled it out, it started cutting my tongue down the center. And the harder I tried to disentangle it and remove it from my mouth, the further it cut. This went on until it cut to the base of my tongue. I was pouring blood out of my mouth, covering my face and hands, the counter and the floor, but never touching the perfect, white dress.

As I realized I was bleeding out, I screamed, hoping my parents would come save me, but I ultimately bled out and died, and then woke up.