Staying at Adam’s dorm for the weekend is challenging, as she doesn’t dare cut herself here. He shares a bathroom down the hall with five other guys, not enough privacy. When the numbness begins to fade before she can cut herself again, she drinks. And since drinking herself into a boozy stupor is a perfectly normal, socially acceptable means of self-annihilation, she can pound six beers right in front of Adam and his entire dorm without a raised eyebrow or hint of shame. No bracelets or locked bathroom doors needed.
