Stories

It's been three months and almost two weeks since I've self-harmed. This is the longest I've ever gone without it since I started. I still get urges, but I've learned that the urges do NOT control what I do. I do not have to self-harm just because I feel like I do. I can learn to cope, express my emotions, and wait through the urges. I won't lie and say it's easier, because for me, it's not yet. It's still a day to day struggle to remind myself that self-harm is not the solution. It's something I have to deal with and cope with in a healthy way, and eventually the urges will start to fade just like the scars.

Never give in to the darkness and the addiction of cutting. You are stronger than you think. You will get better and you can-will- stop.

i know everyone is told that life gets better, but really think about that. in ten years, none of this will matter. you'll be so strong. so strong. even in two years, you'll be okay. promises are made to be broken, so i swear to you, you'll wake up one day and feel the weight of the world slowly but surely lifting off of you. you'll be okay. maybe not now, but your "tomorrow" will come.

at first I was scared to tell my best friend, once I did a weight was lifted. she never questioned, but tried to understand. from that day on I learned a lot about myself. I finally found answers that I was looking for.

I have been 1 month cut-free. I cut because I wanted people to be attentive to me, no one was noticing me, so I wanted to give them a reason to notice me. Today, I realize I didn't need to cut, I just needed to talk. Not to a casual friend, but to someone who cares. I'm not ashamed of my past, it is what I do with it to shape my future that matters.

I know it seems stupid to take a life lesson from a movie about a schoolgirl in a mental hospital but I did.

I used to self injur it started when I was 15 and went through a traumatic event. It didn't stop until I was 18 but not before I tried to take my own life.

Is it hard to believe that music can save a life? It did for me. "Carolyn" from Black Veil Brides saved me. It stopped me from self harming. If you're out there cutting yourself,it does get better. Listen to music,block out the messed up society. "You're not alone,we'll brave this storm. And face today,you're not alone"-Black Veil Brides

Like many who have recovered, I still think about SI. Sometimes I even have urges. But every time I do I am reminded of why I don't SI now. You are strong. You can over come this! These messages only confirm this.

I find it helps to take your hand and rub/massage the spot you want to self-harm.