I hope that one day I'll be able to publish this blog to tell others like me that there really isn't anything for you to be embarassed about.
I just read the Straits Times (ST) article. Apparently, 60% - 70% of youths cut in their lives and some don't even stop this habit. My heart just broke at the statistics. It's more than half of our teen population. What can I do to help them now? :(
ST went on to quote that most teens cut in places where no one would see like their inner arms and inner thighs etc. I'm just like, duh! Do you expect them to cut in your face? They don't want people to know they're cutting so of course they won't do it in places that their scars may be seen. -.-
And the stereotype of cutters or self-harmers wearing long sleeved clothes should be erased because self-harmers are not that dumb to wear long-sleeves in a tropical country like Singapore. We'll stand out immediately.
So there's really no sign you can spot in a self-harmer unless she chooses to share her emotions with you. Depression or any other mental illness is often an individualistic one. You face it alone when everybody's watching. You lost the ability to seek help ages ago.
That's why I've been thinking of publishing this blog. I'm thinking of the people out there, young teens who are suffering in the silence and secretly crying out for help but can't seem to find it? Yeah. It's for them. Because I was once like them and I, to a certain extent, understand how it feels like. :(
I just don't have the courage to do it, I guess. I'm still praying for that courage every single day. :(
Wish me luck, yeah? (One day I'll write it all out)
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