Deviation Actions
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What I'm saying in this stamp is, if you like to cut yourself up, you don't need a bunch of strangers on the internet giving you their approval or attention - you need help. Obviously, something is wrong with you. Cutting is not normal, or healthy, it's a drug. No one really needs to know HOW LIKE HORRIBLE YOUR LYFE IS and you really don't need their comments of ":sad face:" and "cheer up" or "you're beautiful", because in the end, it's all superficial and doesn't change or help a thing.
This can be said for anyone who posts pics like this of self-harm, or, those who post pics of their bodies for approval or attention.
Has anyone ever heard of Postsecret.com? It's a site where people mail anonymous postcards with their secrets on them. Here's one I thought many of the young girls (and guys) on deviantART should see and think about.
The secret (NSFW) - [link]
![[link]](https://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-POMbHcWGUWE/TdXZPeQb8CI/AAAAAAAAO7I/hQL9FDp1bVg/s1600/green.jpg){kind=link}
The website - [link]
Thanks to ~stock-ings for the cut arm stock [link] - which is not real cuts.
I know this stamp is old as balls but there last comments are from a few years ago and it worries me. I just have to say something.
I had this on my page as a young teen, it made me less sympathetic to people who cut themselves. I did not understand how people could do stuff like that to themselves and stuff like this made me think even less of the people with problems with self harm. But then trought the years my mental health went to absolute shit and I hurt myself. I was ashamed, it was so hard to tell others, especially face to face, it was hard to say the words and ask for help. And to my disgust and horror, I wanted others to see! I didn't feel heard or that others actually saw what I was going through, so I always hoped someone saw my wounds. I even thought about posting them somewhere online, I wanted others to see me so bad. It was a cry for help, and I finally understood the people I couldn't before.
If someone cuts themselves for attention, it is real and a real problem. No person with no mental health problems just starts cutting for "attention", attention you get from cutting is not positive and saying shit like this is making everything worse. If someone cuts for "attention" it's a cry for help. And getting help is not always easy! Of course no one should send you pictures of their self harm unprompted, but if you see someone posting them online in their own space, be compassionate. Please try to learn from my mistakes. Kindness goes a long way.