I know it's probably a bit too late to talk about self harm awareness month at March 29, but until the month is over I wanted to share and help you share as well
Self-harm manifests itself in many ways. We can punish ourselves with fasting, sleeplessness, biting, beatings, hot water... The reasons are always different, and sometimes they are very hard to explain. Sometimes we do it simply because we're bored, because we're used to it. But when you have a choice between buying a new box cutter or not, please choose not to. In the race to see who has the most cuts and the most severe ones, we all lose. And trying to be gentler with ourselves is not a weakness. It's pride. You won't be able to stop it in one day, one week, one month, or even one year. We can come back to this, and, honestly, I still relapse sometimes. And that's okay. Healing is a journey, not a destination. And one day, your old scars will remind you not of the pain itself, but the fact that you overcame it. You went through hell and came back. You did great🧡
If any of you feels comfortable enough, you can share in the comments how long have you been clean. You know those subspaces where people brag about the depth of their scars, instead let's brag about how long have we stayed clean. A day or a year, it doesn't matter, it's still a thing that we should be proud of
