Most times when people think about self-injury, the image that comes to mind is the goth teenager who perhaps scratches their wrists for attention. This is a false belief. Take a look around you. Self injury knows no boundaries. Perhaps someone "goth" but perhaps too your best friend. Your teacher. Your dad. Your brother. The mailman. The lawyer. The manager at the store you buy your clothing from. Self injury has many faces and many …showed first 75 words of 641 total…

…showed last 75 words of 641 total…It's not a healthy, positive way, but for many, it's the only way they know. Have some compassion for those who hurt, and who are trying to cope - and for those who hurt themselves, know that there are many resources and people who care enough to want to help when you're ready to be helped -you can stop. There is hope. There is always hope, even when the path of self-destruction seems never ending.