This is a true cause that needs attention brought to it as it is extremely misunderstood and often (if not always) ignored. People are aware of breast cancer 365 (366 for 2012) days a year. People are aware of juvenile diabetes. Don't get me wrong; these are both extremely important causes and I will strongly raise awareness for both (especially diabetes), but today is truly about awareness. It is about drawing attention to something people want to pretend isn't there.
Self-injury makes people uncomfortable. People prefer things that are "normal" and hurting yourself is just not normal. You have to be "crazy" to hurt yourself. You must be an "attention whore" if you're hurting yourself.
So, allow me - if you will - to take a few minutes and educate you so that we can scratch away at just a little bit of the stigma that surrounds SI so that it doesn't have to be a taboo subject. Therefore, those that suffer can get the help they need.
Why do people hurt themselves?
