For every wound I create there is a scar and for every scar there’s a story and they all say I survived. - Unknown.
Most people don’t take self harm seriously. They think it is just a one time thing. Self harm is the deliberate attempt to harm your own body in an unhealthy way, to cope with pain, frustration, or intense anger. Most people stand by and witness. They see the scars or bandages like they will go away, but without the help of another they most likely will remain. In most situations, cutting starts with young teenagers; without help, it will carry on like a disease. Most people use cutting as a way to say what they feel inside without the words. The practice of cutting has always been done in secrecy. Cutting has been become more relevant in middle school through high school years. Self harm has become a joke. Some people say it is for attention, or if you cut, that means you want to commit suicide. These are not the same thing. “Social media and television has drawn attention to cutting in the eyes of 9-14 year olds say,” Says (Davis). Statisticians show that people believe those who cut are either emo or attention seekers. Self harm and eating disorders are becoming normal; Are those the kind of things we should be wanting in our communities? …show more content…
One way is through “The Butterfly Project.” This project is a 7 step process to make sure you don't relapse on yourself. In the beginning, you draw a butterfly. If you ever have the need or you crave the pain everyone else feels, then you draw a butterfly; no matter what it represents. But there is a catch. You must let the butterfly fade naturally. .The butterfly project represents the memory of the 1,500,000 children that died in the holocaust, and is based on the poem “I Never Saw Another Butterfly” by Pavel
Most people don’t take self harm seriously. They think it is just a one time thing. Self harm is the deliberate attempt to harm your own body in an unhealthy way, to cope with pain, frustration, or intense anger. Most people stand by and witness. They see the scars or bandages like they will go away, but without the help of another they most likely will remain. In most situations, cutting starts with young teenagers; without help, it will carry on like a disease. Most people use cutting as a way to say what they feel inside without the words. The practice of cutting has always been done in secrecy. Cutting has been become more relevant in middle school through high school years. Self harm has become a joke. Some people say it is for attention, or if you cut, that means you want to commit suicide. These are not the same thing. “Social media and television has drawn attention to cutting in the eyes of 9-14 year olds say,” Says (Davis). Statisticians show that people believe those who cut are either emo or attention seekers. Self harm and eating disorders are becoming normal; Are those the kind of things we should be wanting in our communities? …show more content…
One way is through “The Butterfly Project.” This project is a 7 step process to make sure you don't relapse on yourself. In the beginning, you draw a butterfly. If you ever have the need or you crave the pain everyone else feels, then you draw a butterfly; no matter what it represents. But there is a catch. You must let the butterfly fade naturally. .The butterfly project represents the memory of the 1,500,000 children that died in the holocaust, and is based on the poem “I Never Saw Another Butterfly” by Pavel