Self Injury Awareness Day, yet another has come and I haven't done the ribbon idea. I've been wanting to take orange ribbons and tie them all over town and have them say SIAD on them. I forget every year. I think though that today I will track down my orange bracelet. I'm sure I have one floating round someplace.
The point of today is to wear orange and start discussions on self harm, an idea that scares the hell out of me. Self harm is scary anyway, the hiding, always hiding! I'm glad though that there is one day devoted to self injury awareness. Not enough people know the truths about self harm. To many we come off as sick and twisted people who need to be very well medicated. Not the case. We're survivors, like anyone else. We aren't monsters... not by a long shot, but people who need compassion.
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