“I do self-harm bcz....a lot of things have been going on in my family, friends, academics and relationship like a lot n i just dk how to stop the self-harm it's .... it's not like I have not tried to stop it I have tried but i just get back to doing it...”
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Someone answered with kindness...
how ironic. the people and circumstances causing you pain aren't the ones bearing the consequences. you are. and somewhere along the way, you've started directing all that frustration toward yourself. you've mistaken temporary relief for an escape, when in reality, nothing about your situation changes afterward. i won't pretend that stopping is as simple as making a decision. but there's something worth realizing, you deserve relief from what's happening to you, not another source of suffering.