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Self Injury
I self injured in high school, I'm almost 20 now, been clean and I wonder why does no one talk about it? I just mean, there are so many kids out there who struggle with this, and those kids turn into adults, I mean, I still struggle with my addiction sometimes, but why aren't people getting educated about it? It makes me upset that the topic is so "taboo" that it's completely closed off. So why not open up the topic and help our own? I just don't understand. I'm just confused and this is something I'm passionate about. Any answers for me?
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Hey there,
Firstly let me start by congratulating you on over coming your problem that takes a lot of strength determination and courage.
I completely agree with you. The lack of education and prevention on self harming is appalling.
People don't like to talk about it because they don't like to admit that there actually is a problem.
Instead they close their eyes to it and pretend it's not happening. When in reality it's all around us and is a serious issue.
Every day we are seeing more and more awareness for the likes of depression and suicide so why not self harming?
It in itself is a key component of both isn't it?
If you are so passionate about it I'd suggest you go about raising awareness yourself? who better to advocate support than someone who has been through it themselves? You could help raise awareness by going to schools and giving talks setting up fundraisers a charity maybe a website or something?I know It's a long shot but it's worth looking into if you care about something.
I suffered a drug induced mental breakdown after my drink got spiked 7months ago and mental illness is something I have now become passionate about and would one day like to raise awareness on in the future.
There is no limit to what you can do once you set your mind and heart on something.
I wish I had more answers for you but I don't unfortunately.
Why not search for some websites or organizations about self harming?surely there are some. You could become involved with them!
Good luck and I hope I helped.
Much <3
Jess 18/f
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