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March 1 is self-harm awareness day. Wear Orange!Links to information: [link]
I am always here for anyone who needs to talk. Send me a note if you want my msn/cell number/some other third thing.
**Sometimes it is obvious. And that's no less legitimate.
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One of my biggest fears is that one of my friends, or just someone I know, self-harms and I haven't even noticed and can't help.
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They're not always honest.
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I almost cried looking at this.
It hit too close to home.
I applaud your efforts.
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This picture is extremely meaningful to me.
I'm a ''cutter'' as they say, and it's true. Not all of us cut our wrists, we want to hide our pain and scars. We cut where it cannot be seen, for my, it's my legs, all the way down to my ankles. People say I'm looking for attention. If I was looking for attention, I would show the scars off instead of hiding them. I've currently stopped cutting, somehow. I'm not sure how long it will last.
I do always have an urge to cut my wrist, but only my left one. I wear an owl bracelet there and once I turn eighteen, I'm getting an owl tattooed there to remind me that my skin is beautiful, and to show all I've gone through and that I'm strong enough to not cut myself. I can't wait to get this tattoo this September (:
Also, for the person who said it's 'sexy when girls cut'. I find that highly offending. It's NOT sexy. It's shameful.
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I hope it lasts forever. 
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Just wanted to say it's not shameful, you should not be ashamed. Everyone has problems and I hope people will not be ashamed because it means they might not seek help
It is certainly not sexy though, that I will agree with of course. How horrible to glorify someone else's mental unrest ~_~
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I'm more ashamed that I couldn't find other ways to deal with it, and by the looks my parents give me when they see my scars. It's hard to find people who can actually understand.
Also apparently no one agrees with me besides you, haha. I got tons of comments disagreeing with me...
I dislike hearing that the thing I hated to do most, is found sexy.
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Thank you! It is the same as saying anorexia makes someone hot, exactly the same. They're both mental conditions, in my opinion. I respect the opinion of those whom are disagreeing with me, but it just kinda hurt to see someone say such a thing.
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I cannot respect such opinions so i commend you for trying to be open minded, haha.
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I wish there was an option who made it possible to favourite comments
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Thank you. <3
We'll get through this!
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beautiful message, it is a good thing you posted it
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This is absolutely beautiful...I know this world too well of hiding. Until I figured out how to manage. It went from random out of emotion to long contemplation, like a tattoo, but into scarification. Still not healthy, but better and nicer looking now that I'm older.
I really am in love with this. Blew my mind.
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Thank you
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yay for medicine! Who needs a shrink when you can eat a pill every day and numb your chaotic mind
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I'm glad meds have been helpful for you!
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I 
struggling with self-harm for the past 16yrs. It's not easy at all.
It's an addiction and no one understand unless they do it/did it, end of story.
Very powerful, and you did it in such a simple way!! 
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You're welcome!!
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This time last year, I was three weeks away from ending up in the ER with damage to my wrists, as well as many other hidden marks and scars. This picture is pretty accurate when it comes to what I looked like during that time.
Despite the months of intense therapy and counselling, sometimes the urge is still there, lying dormant in some dark recess of my mind. I hope it will never resurface, but sometimes I'm not so sure.
With your permission, can I use this concept to spread awareness in my college?
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You can definitely use it. Would I be able to see what you do with it? I'm glad you are doing better than you were last year.
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I most certainly will! I'll upload photos and such
Yes, I'm doing marginally better: it's all the little steps that make the big difference in the end...
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Make sure you send them to me somehow, I really wanna see and I know I'll forget.
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I will, don't worry
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Can I talk?
But this sums up how I feel every day and I'm always fighting it. In the end I give up and they appear.
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You can always talk. Have you tried alternate stuff? Drawing on my skin with red marker is helpful for me occasionally, or making and using a glitter jar. I also try to go be with comforting people when I have the urge, but nothing is failproof. It's hard. I hope you feel better.
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Then why did you make it obvious in the picture?
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This is so meaningfull, thankyou for making this
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Wonderfully done, I really appreciate you for making this. I've had friends who would do self harm so yeah, it really isn't always obvious. Sometimes you think that person is totally fine, but on the inside they might be suffering, but they're hiding it.
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Thank you. I wish mental illness was something people could be more open about.
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I do too but it's a very tough subject to talk about unfortunately for some people.
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People say that they should channel their hurt into a hobby (painting, writing etc.) instead of cutting, but for me, I'm not allowed to do what I'm passionate in so I just...
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If it's because of your parents please talk to them ): My passions have always been art and breakdancing, but my parents were very against breakdancing and made me stop as a child. I hadn't breakdanced in 6 years but this year I started again after telling my parents it's something I love and it's not something they control. I hope you recover!
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It's because of lots of people... I'm happy that they accepted your breakdancing! (: I'm going through a lot of problems, so it'll be hard to stop but yeah... I'm trying! (:
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If it's just a fear of what people will say, do it anyways! They'll forget fast. I'll be cheering you on! (:
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Why aren't you alllowed to do what you're passionate about?
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Because 'education' is most important and I have to concentrate on that instead...
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DD: !! don't give up, One day you'll be able to do what you want, I'll pray for you. ;__;
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Thank you so much... You're such a sweetheart! (:
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I really like this picture. It's definitely true and most people don't actually realize it.
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