Harmful Distractions

I know that personally in my times of sorrow I have purposely caused physical pain to myself. Now, last night I got thinking about why I have felt the need to cause myself physical pain and here is what I think:

When you are depressed you are constantly sad. Your mind is like a home to monsters that cause you mental pain. After a while you get sick and tired of the mental pain, so to take your mind off it you cause physical pain. You think, "Hey, maybe if I hurt myself physically it will distract me from the internal pain I am feeling."

As I have mentioned before I used to pick at my hands. I have eczema, and I would refuse to put on my ointment so I could scratch and pick at my hands. I never knew why I did it. All I knew was it made me feel better. But now I realize that it just acted as a distraction. A very bad, harmful distraction.

 My advice to those of you going through a tough patch is not to turn to physical harm. It won't be worth it. Try doing something fun like bowling or shopping or any other hobby you enjoy. Like I always say, stay strong and Keep fighting. I believe in you!💙

Sorry about how unappealing this picture is, but I felt it is a good image to describe how we feel