Warning: May Trigger Some People:(

 

                    The Addict and The Cutter

He was handsome with his eyes of blue but you could always tell when he used. He used to numb the pain, so he didn't have to feel a thing. She was an average girl who loved too much and it cost her how she felt and her mental health. She cut to feel something other than numb. Both of them wanting someone to love. They thought they had found it in each other but the love they shared was just mirrors and smoke because without trust their love was a joke. So he kept on using and she cut on her skin the question is which one of them will die first because both things they do can make a life end.

                           I knew a girl

I knew a girl who liked to draw, she drew pictures that nobody saw.

She was most artistic late at night, in the bathroom out of sight.

She kept a secret no one knew, she didn't tell a soul and her gallery grew.

Her drawings were different, no paper or pen, but needed a bandage now and then.

We stood by the river under the stars, she rolled up her sleeves and showed me her scars.

She felt embarrassed and looked down at her shoes, then I rolled up my sleeves and whispered "I draw too." 

If you find this hard to read or relate to be thankful you never have felt this way or have done these things. Try and show some compassion and not judge these kind of people. Until you have reached the end of your rope and don't see any hope or a way out of a situation you are in some people do these things to help cope. Some unfortunately will die doing these things not meaning to or maybe meaning to. Statistic show most people that do these kind of things have a mental illness. Mental health is a big issue in America that doesn't get talked about like it should and there not enough ways for someone to get help. Yes there are some help out there for people but not enough, plus the stigma behind mental illness and the way someone will get treated is a lot of reasons why some don't seek help. This topic hits very close to home for me. Let's break the silence and stigma and love people right where they are. Let's try to understand the person and help them rather than add to their problems. If we all showed the love of Christ imagine how different life would be. Don't be an enabler, set good and strong boundaries and  always remember you can only do so much for someone, they have to want change and make the change, you can't do it for them. And lastly when you have done everything you can and nothing has helped then pray because ultimate God is still in control and only He can change a persons situation, heart and mind.