I want to tell you I'm sorry about your dad and, regardless of your religion, I will keep you in my prayers. I hope things turn out better, sweetheart. <\3 Also, I am a recovering cutter and I was kind of offended when you said you weren't "stupid enough to do self harm". This isn't a pity call. Just please take into consideration that, if you have not done self harm before, you will never completely understand it. Please respect those of us who have done self harm. It's not stupid. It was my way of releasing pain. Where as you sat in a bathroom with a book and cried, I took out my razor and cut. I respect your way of releasing pain, please respect mine. I hope things get better <3
@ dark dark dark No, I'm sorry. It's not stupid. Suicide, yeah, I believe that is stupid. But suicide and self harm are actually two seperate things. But saying it's stupid is also selfish. You don't understand, and why should you call something you don't understand stupid? Frankly, that doesn't show smartness.
@ champion; You can think self-harm is stupid. First of all, that's her opinion and her right to have it, I would say. And second of all, when I found out my cousin, the closest person in the world to me, had tried to kill himself and was self-harming, right before I told him how much I loved him and how awful the world would be without him I asked, "How could you be so stupid?" Because it is a sad thing, it is a terrible thing, it is a misunderstood thing, and it is a stupid thing.
Now I'm sorry that this has started. But it would have started, regardless. The only thing stupid and selfish here is you. To say "you shouldn't self harm because what about me or other people who care about you" is selfish.
To everyone here, self harm is a form of mental disease. It gets inside your brain and can become a part of who you are and sometimes there's no way to fix it. It has to do with a persons own mind and how they view themselves and the world around them and sometimes people cannot change that. Especially people who say that it is stupid and then try to "support" people who do it.
If you really want to call anything stupid, it should be the human mind, because that's what's driving these people. And it's really unfair of you to call them stupid and their actions stupid when in a way it's not something they can help. Sometimes, self harm is the only way to help.
@ Dragonborn Don't worry, I don't think you have. Mibba isn't too terribly active at this time of night so chances are pretty low too many people saw it. ^^
@ EllyFrye I personally am really glad you haven't started and I sincerely hope you never do. It's just better in the end to not start, none of this is worth it because it only causes more pain. Keep yourself strong, in the end things can and will get better. I do agree with you that self-harm is bad and something someone shouldn't do, I think most of us misunderstood your viewpoint with your choice of words. Misunderstandings happen, maybe it's best for all of us to agree to disagree at this point and move on so we can all calm down.
@ Airi. You didn't sound rude, don't worry I understand what it's like to be triggered and I wouldn't want to do that to anyone, assuming I haven't already.
You're triggering people. You don't have any idea. Someone could read this blog, and how do you think they'll feel after they do? What if they actually do kill themselves? Are you gonna yell at their grave and call them stupid for killing themselves after something you said?
@ EllyFrye I'm happy you didn't start, either. Self-harming is a very hard thing to stop once you get started. I really do hope that things get better for you, though, and I'm sorry for any comments of mine that might've offended you. I didn't mean to be that way. Once I have a very strong opinion about something, I have to stand up and speak what I think about it.
@ EllyFrye What it boils down to is you criticising self-harmers and then saying 'no offense' to those who self-harm/are offended by your opinion on self-harm. Just because it is your opinion doesn't make it truth, nor do you have the 'right' to say what you said.
And I'm saying my opinion. I'm not attacking you, nor am I "ganging up on you." I'm not convinced everything you do is offending. I don't know where you got that from, but no.
I understand how addicting it can be. I believe that is bad in general. And I was just thanking god that I didn't start it in the first place. I'm really sorry for all of you who have done it and have found me to be personally offensive.
I understand how addicting it can be. I believe that is bad in general. And I was just thanking god that I didn't start it in the first place. I'm really sorry for all of you who have done it and have found me to be personally offensive.
What? I've honestly never heard of stupid having a similar meaning to bad. Why didn't you just say 'bad' in the first place? It would've saved you this entire argument.
The wrong things according to who? I'm saying my opinion. I'm explaining why I feel that way. You are ganging up and attacking me. And you're convinced everything I do is to offend you. Which couldn't be farther from the truth.