Okay, so someone sent me a private message and asked me about self harm. They said that they read a bit of my stuff and got the theme that it's hard to stop. They told me they started and asked if they should stop. Then asked how hard it would be if I'm still struggling with it and they said they were scared of a horrible relapse. So sweetie, please don't hurt yourself. Whatever it is, why engrave memories of it in your mind? Your emotions? Your view of life? Trust me, hurting yourself doesn't help anything. It's addicting, and your addiction will grow if you don't stop. It hurts you and your friends. That's why I'm posting it here. It hurts everyone, sometimes even just the thought of someone else doing it. It hurts me knowing someone as beautiful as you is hurting deep enough to intentionally do it to try and mask the other pain. It will be hard to stop. But I think you can do it, I really do. Do it, not for me or your friends, but because I promised to meet you and when we do, I want you to smile and say you stopped for you. You might want to relapse and start after being clean for so long, but fight it. Show this shattered world that you are scarred but not broken.