Speaking as a self harmer. I have to admit that first i DO hide my cuts, mainly cuz I dont want my family to freak if they see it and blow it into some huge issue when it is a NONissue (imo), but also cuz I do not fit the traditional mold (I am NOT a 14yo girl).
That being said… idk – maybe i am completely nuts or a hypocryte or whatever – but I really do not think i would give a rats ass what others thought of WHY i self harm. Hell – go ahead label me any way you want. Fact is I dispise so much of life that IF some stupid imposed label upset me enough to finish the deal and off myself – I would consider that a good thing.
I do not think anyone should HAVE to put up with all the rude and hurtful labels. And I can certainly assure you that 75% of self-harmers are NOT seeking any attention. Most importantly I hope NONE of you (sh or non-sh) choose to end it.
I guess I am just saying – I hope nobody hurts themselves cuz of some ignorant people assigning a meaningless label. I get it. Others understand too. If you are a young girl, or if you are a teenage boy, or some old ugly man who simply hates what he sees in the mirror (IE me)….. Dont listen to the haters – you found a way to deal with it. I hope you all get past it. But dont let others push you further.
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very very very very true
I shared this on Twitter. This is so fucking true.
I can empathize completely, I self harmed before and so has my boyfriend, he got called an attention seeker and I’m “an emo slut”.
Speaking as a self harmer. I have to admit that first i DO hide my cuts, mainly cuz I dont want my family to freak if they see it and blow it into some huge issue when it is a NONissue (imo), but also cuz I do not fit the traditional mold (I am NOT a 14yo girl).
That being said… idk – maybe i am completely nuts or a hypocryte or whatever – but I really do not think i would give a rats ass what others thought of WHY i self harm. Hell – go ahead label me any way you want. Fact is I dispise so much of life that IF some stupid imposed label upset me enough to finish the deal and off myself – I would consider that a good thing.
I do not think anyone should HAVE to put up with all the rude and hurtful labels. And I can certainly assure you that 75% of self-harmers are NOT seeking any attention. Most importantly I hope NONE of you (sh or non-sh) choose to end it.
I guess I am just saying – I hope nobody hurts themselves cuz of some ignorant people assigning a meaningless label. I get it. Others understand too. If you are a young girl, or if you are a teenage boy, or some old ugly man who simply hates what he sees in the mirror (IE me)….. Dont listen to the haters – you found a way to deal with it. I hope you all get past it. But dont let others push you further.
PEACE