you guys know absolutely
nothing about self-harm.
there are countless different ways people hurt themselves. cutting is only
one of them. people burn, bruise, scratch -- literally anything hurtful you
can think of, they'll inflict it on themselves. whether you understand it or
not, people who self-harm like it. they like the feeling of it. they like how
it takes them to another place, away from their problems.
telling people to "just stop" when it comes to self-harm is so, so selfish
of you. it's an addiction. it's an addiction. IT'S AN ADDICTION. it should
not be so hard for you guys to understand but it seems none of you
understand addictions to begin with. whenever people make quotes
about smokers or drinkers or drug addicts there are tons of uniformed
wittians who comment stupid things like, "if you want to stop smoking,
just stop." if it was that easy nobody would smoke.
what i'm trying to say is you guys cannot make assumptions or jokes
about something you don't know. it's not your fault you don't under-
stand, but it is your fault that you're not trying to.