In Case You Wanted To Hurt Yourself Today...

Dear You,

Cutting will not help. It will give you a temporary release, but it will not help you in any way.
Cutting WILL MAKE YOU MORE DEPRESSED.
You will lie, you will hide things, and you will feel guilty.
You are mutilating yourself. It's not different than if someone else were cutting you.
Self harm is never an answer, it will cause you to have urges, even long after you've stopped.
I still get tingles running up and down my arms when I get really depressed. That makes me so much more upset, because then you have your emotions against you, and you're fighting an old addiction.
Triggers will come from the stupidest places.
Maybe you'll see someone light a cigarette or a candle and you'll suddenly want to burn yourself again.
Maybe someone scrapes their knee and you'll want to scratch your self again.
Maybe you'll see someone on a cooking show chopping vegetables and you'll want to tear yourself open again.
You can't escape your self destructive thoughts once you're addicted.
Those few minutes of tranquility are not worth the years of torment.

Please do not put yourself in this situation.
You are controlling you.
Please do not tear yourself apart.