a quick tip to help you stop cutting

Keep a marker with you at all times. At any given point of your day, if something good happens, make a mark on your wrist. If you see a tumblr post that makes you cry tears of laughter and happiness, make a mark. If you read an amazing book, make a mark. If a friend you’ve been missing just called you, or if your crush smiled at you, or if your parents congratulated you, or even if you feel alright for no reason: make a mark. And then, when the urge comes, and the need to cut is starting to consume you, look at your wrist. Look at all the marks you even forgot making. There are good things. There are things worth living for. Not remembering them in that precise moment does not undermine their existence. Look at them, smile, and ask yourself, "how did I forget that?"