Self Injury Awareness Day 2013

MARCH 1ST: SELF INJURY AWARENESS DAY

(Please note that certain things in here may be triggering. Others more then others. Please be carefull.)

March 1st is self injury awareness day, so this is dedicated to all those who have though of self injury, do self injure or just need some kind of comfort. Something to convince you NEVER to make that first cut.

Anybody who is recovering, has recovered or will in the future, you ARE loved. People wouldn't know what to do without you. Even if that's only one person, just think you brighten at least one persons day just by being in it, what if they knew you were suffering?

This is also to say never judge anybody about anything, because when you meet people you may be responsible for their happiness and scars. Next time you're out and see someone with covered wrists, thighs, arms, belly's, feet or anywhere else covered with whatever markings from whatever type of self harm, don't judge, instead love, make people's like a bit better and let them know that not everything's gone, because they mean something to you. Let's make the mood with an example:

Close your eyes, and imagine 5, 10, 15 years from now. You are with your husband and maybe 2, 3 or so kids and your a very happy family, and very self-full-filled and your life is perfect just the way you had always dreamed and hoped, and then your little 5 year old child asks you: "mommy, why do you have all those white scars on your arm?" and then what will you say? I used to take a razor and pull it down real slow and carefully and watch the blood drop out of my skin so that I could see that I am still alive, or so I could feel real physical pain instead of emotional pain. No you can't say that to your child. and even if you do then your child will learn from you and do the same to themselves when ever they are feeling down. you don't really want that now do you.

And if you ever feel unloved, unwanted, unneeded or anything like that, just know something, you matter to me. You mean so much to me that I can't express how much, you just mean the world to me. I love you. Because you are needed, loved, wonder full, beautiful, skinny, wanted, smart, kind, compassionate, meaning full, never a waste of space, something to someone.

In life you'll always be one of those above, unlisted things and so much more. Probably more then one of those things and weather you are getting over self harm, will resist it, will get over it, or did a while ago you will always be an inspiration.

Love you. -- Karaollabeearie

Get help:

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Samaritans . org

Childline: 0800 1111

National Self Harm Network: 0800 622 6000

Please, just don't hurt yourself tonight. Read this and use a helpline or email address... even send me a PM if needed.