The Self-Harm Project
We are The Self-Harm Project. Our purpose is to help, listen, raise awareness, and make a difference website: theselfharmproject.wordpress.com kik: theselfharmproject email: theselfharmproject@gmail.com
Don’t forget that you made it here. You have so much to be proud of.
You made it this far, even when you thought you couldn’t
Remember that in your current struggles
you have a beautiful face, dont let anyone, not even yourself, tell you otherwise c:
I’ve been through a lot in my life, but if enduring / pushing through (and ultimately overcoming) those hardships has taught me anything, it’s how important it is to focus on the big picture. It’s easy to sweat the small stuff, get caught up in a cycle of negative thinking, and be so fixated on everything that’s “wrong” that you lose sight of the light at the end of the tunnel. But life is way too short – and everything (both the perceived “good” and “bad”) is far too temporary – to obsess over and worry about little details and the present (and/or future) not matching your ideation of it.
Instead, make a conscious effort to shift your perspective by trying this approach:
- focus on the positive (count your blessings)
- approach each and every experience in life as just that: an experience (appreciating the value of a learning lesson / catalyst for personal growth as opposed to fixating on any set agenda / objective / preferred outcome of said experience)
- find your balance / center by becoming in tune with your innermost self (your gut instinct, intuition, higher self, etc) and living authentically in accordance with it
- be grateful for every aspect of life
Being alive is a joy in and of itself, and there is so much joy to be found in life and the mere experience of living / existing!
Eating disorders do not have a certain image.