Alrighty, here goes nothing. I am trying to not cut, as per usual, and instead of cutting, I find inspirational stories on the web- pictures of healed scars, supportive tattoos etc. Unfortunately I ran into one of those memes that says something about cutters not cutting the right way and why don’t you use a lawn mower and only emo kids cut because they just want to fit in… WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE! Cutters cut because they are in so much fucking pain, or they are so numb or so hurt or so damn traumatized that the only way they can let it all out is by bleeding it out of them. Do you, people who make these fucked up memes, know just how low you have to be to start harming yourself? Do you know?? The first time I cut, I had 3 panic attacks and ended up mutating my leg so badly that I stained my sweatpants with a gash of blood. So don’t fucking tell us to cut the other way, or to stop trying to fit in with the crowd, or being emo, because that is sick and twisted. Self harmers are in more pain than you could ever imagine, and if they or we find a photo like that it may end up killing us.
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People make fun of things they don’t understand or can’t relate it. To non-depressed/suicidal people, cutting appears as a very strange behaviour and they’ve never taken the time to try to understand it or educate themselves.
I’ve never cut out of depression, though I’ll confess I made a tiny cut on my chest for sexual pleasure but it left a small scar and I prefer my skin to be as pristine as it can be so I never did it after.
Bottom-line here, is that you have to ignore all the negativity and hate. Whatever you’re going through is your problem and it has no bearing on what others think. It’s the same with being transgendered, for the uninformed, trans people are a laughingstock, or just weirdos/freaks.
A lot of that has to do with ignorance and bigotry rooted in religions which preach against “deviant” forms of sexuality-basically anything that doesn’t lead to making more Jesus-loving babies. I think with the internet, people are getting more educated and understanding of others who don’t fit the typical mould. But like I was saying just block it all out and focus on getting better.