What makes me do it?
| • | The thought of me growing up after my friends. |
| • | I don’t like my mum’s boyfriend. |
| • | I hate the way I look. |
| • | I don’t like wearing glasses. |
| • | I don’t wear a bra and my friends do. |
| • | My dad sometimes won’t let me do things. |
| • | Sometimes when I look in the mirror, it appears to me that I am fat. |
| • | Life in particular. |
| • | People say I am crap at snogging and make fun of me. |
| • | The fact that I can’t get a boyfriend. |
Reasons for doing it?
| • | It calms me down |
| • | It helps me let my anger out. |
| • | I’m not exactly doing serious damage to myself - to really hurt me. |
| • | The girl on Hollyoaks did it and nothing happened to her. |
| • | I could always get help. |
What stops me now?
| • | The thought of seriously hurting myself. |
| • | The 2 friends that know don’t like me doing it. |
| • | The advice given from EEFO. |
| • | The cuts can easily be seen, I wouldn’t want my parents finding out. |
| • | I haven’t had any upsetting experiences for a bit. |
Written by a www.eefo.net user.
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