I've decided that I need to stop self harming. I need to

I've decided that I need to stop self harming.

I need to stop adding to my collection of scars that is already far too large.

I have decided that while I always felt that self harming helped and made me feel better, that it is time I started to deal with my issues properly

And this is how I'm going to start- the first issue I'm going to face is self harm.

I never realised how ashamed I am of my scars until recently when I added some hurtful words to my collection of scars.

Now I know that I am strong enough to stop, so I am going to.

It isn't going to be easy by any means, but I think it is time that I stopped