[hopefuldreamer]

People self harm for different reasons.
I self harmed because, growing up I was taught that it was not appropriate to cry or show sadness. I couldn't keep the emotions bottled up though, because I started to feel like I was crazy. I found that by self harming I could release all the emotions I had been keeping in. When I cut I hid the cuts and scars so my parents never knew I was feeling down so they were proud because I didn't show emotions at least not publicly and I was still able to cope with my emotions in my own way.