Self harm is serious. Five cuts or a hundred, scratches or deep wounds, barely visible or scars for life.

The pain that a person feels who takes that blade to their skin is not determined by the seriousness of their scars.

They kill all their pain with pain.

Every cut tells a story, and behind every single one of them lays more pain than someone from the outside could never begin to understand.

The smallest scratch can hold hours of tears and hatred; the frustration and hopelessness can't be measured in blood.

They will see their reflection in the mirror everyday and everyday be reminded of what they have done to themselves.

They will make excuses for wearing long sleeves or not going for a swim.

They will know both the reliefs and regrets of this brutal addiction.

Self harm is a disease of the mind, and the amount of scars on the outside does not show the amount of suffering on the inside.

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A/n: hey. I'm not sure if people read this or not, but whoever do, I want you all to do "The Butterfly Project".

I don't know if you have heard of it or not but I found it while going through my photos and think it's an amazing idea.

I'm doing it myself and I'd be glad of you all do it too, self harming or not. I've uploaded a pic with this update. You'll find what you have to do there.

And if you do decide to do this, please let me know how it goes and spread the word please. I want to help as many people I can. I want them to know that they are not alone and that they are being heard, all they have to do is speak up.