"Tomorrow, March 1st, is Self-Injury Awareness Day.
Myth: People who cut and self-injure are trying to get attention.
Fact: The painful truth is that people who self-harm generally do so in secret. They aren’t trying to manipulate others or draw attention to themselves. In fact, shame and fear can make it very difficult to come forward and ask for help.
Myth: People who self-injure are crazy and/or dangerous.
Fact: It is true that many people who self-harm suffer from anxiety, depression, or a previous trauma—just like millions of others in the general population. Self-injury is how they cope. Slapping them with a “crazy” or “dangerous” label isn’t accurate or helpful.
Myth: People who self-injure want to die.
Fact: Self-injurers usually do not want to die. When they self-harm, they are not trying to kill themselves—they are trying to cope with their pain. In fact, self-injury may be a way of helping themselves go on living. However, in the long-term, people who self-injure have a much higher risk of suicide, which is why it’s so important to seek help.
Myth: If the wounds aren’t bad, it’s not that serious.
Fact: The severity of a person’s wounds has very little to do with how much he or she may be suffering. Don’t assume that because the wounds or injuries are minor, there’s nothing to worry about.
More information about self-harm can be found [here].
Myth: People who cut and self-injure are trying to get attention.
Fact: The painful truth is that people who self-harm generally do so in secret. They aren’t trying to manipulate others or draw attention to themselves. In fact, shame and fear can make it very difficult to come forward and ask for help.
Myth: People who self-injure are crazy and/or dangerous.
Fact: It is true that many people who self-harm suffer from anxiety, depression, or a previous trauma—just like millions of others in the general population. Self-injury is how they cope. Slapping them with a “crazy” or “dangerous” label isn’t accurate or helpful.
Myth: People who self-injure want to die.
Fact: Self-injurers usually do not want to die. When they self-harm, they are not trying to kill themselves—they are trying to cope with their pain. In fact, self-injury may be a way of helping themselves go on living. However, in the long-term, people who self-injure have a much higher risk of suicide, which is why it’s so important to seek help.
Myth: If the wounds aren’t bad, it’s not that serious.
Fact: The severity of a person’s wounds has very little to do with how much he or she may be suffering. Don’t assume that because the wounds or injuries are minor, there’s nothing to worry about.
More information about self-harm can be found [here].
ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT YOU ARE NOT ALONE."
Since, tomorrow is self-injury awareness day, I decided to talk to you guys about my experience and understanding with self- injury...
Although I have never physically hurt myself, I have thought about it so many times over the past four years. I have thought about killing myself and came really close to deciding which way would be best to take my own life. I have injured myself, but instead of physical scars, they are emotional scars and although they are aiming towards people with physical scars, it does say "self injury", which can be used to describe constantly tearing yourself apart so much that you can't stand to be yourself. I have dealt with that for such a long time and it has really damaged me, which is why I believe this is "self- harm" (You are harming yourself by emotionally and verbally attacking yourself). I do know people who have self harmed themselves too. They are the people who do not deserve to be treated so poorly that it has pushed them over the edge. It pains me how they are already going through so much crap in their lives, yet people decide to joke around and call them "attention whores." Many have a lack of understanding how truly awful self harming is and choose to make fun of it. Personally, I instantly lose respect when someone makes fun of cutting or other forms of self- harm. People need to take self-harm seriously. More understanding can save lives and help stop someone from self- harming.
And to the people who have/are currently harming themselves, I know the going gets really tough but trust me, things will get better. I have been down a similar route and trust me, it is an extremely tough thing to go through but all the pain is worth it in the end. No life stays bad forever and although you are losing hope that things will ever get better, trust me, they really do. Just remember that you are special because there is only one of you in this world and that you are not alone. If anyone has self- harmed or is thinking about it, you can talk to me and I will do the best I can to help you with whatever is going on. I care about you, even if I don't know you.
...And stay beautiful ~
...And stay beautiful ~
~Savanna
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