i have not cut myself in almost a month and i am like wow. i don't know how i made it that long. i don't really even know what i do when i want to. i just talk to my friends and stay away from sharp things. but it was hard. i thought i had finally stopped like a while ago and then nothing even happened and my body got all tense and i cut myself. but my mom has enough stuff to go through. her and my dad recently split up and all. and i don't want to make it worse. so i've gotta stop. even though the scars are bad and way visible. and she will find out. but for me to be able to tell her i stopped. it will make me feel better at least. and i've got a friend that knows what i'm going through and we talk and it helps. except when he is depressed....he is my best friend. so then i get depressed....and it is worse. but lately i am somewhat numb to emotions. i get upset and all but i guess i ignore it. not always good. makes it worse sometimes. but i just try to tell him don't do anything stupid. i don't know what i would do. knowing how i would feel if he died helps me really understand how he would feel if i died. he would feel terrible. i won't do that to him. and i won't hurt myself. it hurts him too. you really just have to find a friend that you care about and think how you would feel if they died. even if they're not really like that. imagine if they were. and don't do that to them.