Happy 4th of July everyone! Right now, I strangely feel really sad and lonely. Even though my family has been really loving and accepting to me, I feel kind of … disconnected from them. I really want to go swimming, but I’m sort of embarrassed to. I don’t really want to explain why I did it to them.. it’s too personal for me right now…
I am really glad that your family is supporting of you. There was one part in your post that stuck out to me. The part about having to explain to your family why you “did it to them”. It is true that self-injury not only hurts us but those around us who we can trust with what we do and who love us despite that. However, I do also want to advise you not to be so hard on yourself. You’re a human being battling a really hard thing, and there’s a lot of stuff to figure out as to why someone engages in this behavior. So please please be easier on yourself.