aubade | self care

self harm [ trigger warning ]

BEFORE I BEGIN I WANT TO SAY THAT YOUR LIFE HAS SO MUCH MEANING, DO NOT END IT. YOUR SKIN IS NOT PAPER, DO NOT CUT OR BURN IT. IF YOU BELIEVE YOU ARE NOTHING IN THIS WORLD AND NO ONE LOVES YOU, THEN YOU ARE WRONG,, BECAUSE YOUR EXISTENCE IS SO SPECIAL. I LOVE YOU AND IF YOU NEED SOMEONE TO TALK OR VENT TO,, BY ALL MEANS PM ME PLEASE.

i have struggled with self harm since 6th grade. i began with bruising my hands, and i started cutting in 7th grade. i would cut myself almost every day and i did not stop until 8 months ago.

i know what it is like to feel as though there is no escape other than to self destruct. ive had thoughts about ending it,, but i didn't because deep down i knew that someone out there loves me whether i chose to believe it or not.

i know it seems like there is no other way out, but there is.

i want you to put the blade or lighter down, and if you won't do it for yourself, then do it for me. do it for a parent or guardian. do it for a friend. do it for a pet.

ways to stop self harming:

• begin with throwing away your blades. there's a beginning for everything.

• talk to someone you trust. whether it's a parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, friend, or cousin.

• consider talk therapy. it really helps and it is a therapists job to listen to you.

• use the rubber band trick. if you feel like self harming, gently snap yourself with a rubber band

• draw little doodles where you feel like self harming, instead of cutting or burning.

• start a journal or diary where you can write what you're feeling

• surround yourself with positive and loving people

you are not alone in the world. there are so many people who love you, you just don't realize it yet.

♡♡