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something i went through (self-harm)

Lenuss April 28th, 2023
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i know a lot of people go through this. today i want to talk about people who may be confused about doing it. who may think that sh is going to give them something good (attention, friends...). i was like this too. i wanted attention and could talk about my sh all the time. right now i have a friend who sends me tons of messages about her sh. please, don't judge people like these. even if they do it for attention, it's very bad. doing stuff like this for attention is showing that they may not feel accepted or valid.


it may cause some romaitization of sh or people who say that's cool or people who don't give you attention because "others have it worse" and you see people being supported by others because of their sh, so you wanna have scars as deep as theirs, you wanna suffer just like them, so you do it. some people get the attention after starting sh, some people don't, and i was one of those who didn't get it.


anyways, soon or later you'll understand why many people struggle with it and want to get rid of it and don't want to have those scars.


you'll realise that your world would be so much prettier and wonderful. you realise you could spend your money on some tasty food instead of those razors, and you'll realise you want to stop, but you can't. you can't because now it's an addiction, and you'll feel like you'll never get rid of it. you'll feel even worse than when you started doing it, because you didn't get the attention you wanted. you'll realise you're all alone and nothing except for razor helps you. but you're not alone. even if you don't believe me, even if I and other people here are random strangers to you, and you think there's no way they care, they do. maybe they can't hug you and hold your hand while you feel empty and alone, but they do want to help you. they wish they could help you. that's why we're all ready to listen to you. listen to how lonely you feel, how people ignore you... we're here for you, even if it doesn't seem like it.


i really wanna help you, and I'm sorry if this doesn't make any sense. I'm bad at writing or saying long texts or sentences. i know that for you it may be just a text, but i want you to remember this text. just remember that me and other people here care about your existence, even if you don't believe it. just have those words inside your head.

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Optimisticempath May 4th, 2023
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@Lenuss aw is made so much sense and you're vv kind and thoughtful for writing it to show support to anyone coming across reminding they aren't alone πŸ’• I appreciate your kindness and strength πŸ’• hope you've been doing so much better now πŸ’•