Sharpener blades when feeling down

The joke plays on the phrase "gets under my skin," which typically means something is irritating. However, the user is also referring to the act of cutting themselves with sharpener blades, a form of self-harm, when they're feeling down. This creates a dark and self-deprecating humor.

• Skin
• Sharpener
• Depression
• Self Harm
• Mental Health
• Pencil

• What's the difference between me and my pencil sharpeners? Nothing, we're both broken.
• My pencil sharpener when I bleed: And I don't really care how bad it hurts. Cause you broke me first.
• My biology teacher told us "get out nice and sharp colored pencils." Does she mean as sharp as in the blades I use to cut myself?
• Been getting a lot of paper cuts on my fingers lately, I guess it's a sign I should go lower.