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Rescue is possible

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First devation of the new year! :party:

I've been extremely fond of typography for quiet some time now and I've wanted to do a piece of text art for an even longer time. I wasn't able to find a decent tutorial for this so I kinda just went with the flow. I know there's LOTS of mistakes but this is my first time doing something like this and I had NO guidance. It took me well over 12 hours. Or so I'm guesstimating because honestly I didnt keep track. That's the longest I've spend on something EVER. Most people say this is tidius and they don't enjoy it but honestly I did, it was something to do in my spare time and it was entertaining as long as I didn't rush myself to do.

NOW, if you are wondering what "LOVEistheMOVEMENT" and "TWLOHA" is you should go to this site: www.twloha.com to learn all about the organization. It's awesome cause and there's a truly touching story about how it all started.

Reference image: [link] by ~rashell-stocks

Concept and Art: Heather Kori (c)
Slogan/phrases are all copyright of TWLOHA
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About Self-Injury
(Copy & Pasted from [link])

While not always the case, often untreated depression and other struggles lead to unhealthy ways in which we try and deal with the hurt and pain we are feeling. We try and find anything that we can do to take away the hurt, painful feelings, or negative thoughts we are experiencing. Often the things that we turn to seem to help at first, appearing to provide some of the relief that we need so badly. But, even though they may seem like they help, often they are unhealthy themselves, eventually becoming even greater struggles like addictions such as drugs, alcohol, eating disorders, or self-injury.

Self-injury remained very much a mystery until 1996 when Princess Diana revealed that she had struggled with it. It has become much more visible in society within the last ten years. Self-injury is also termed self-mutilation, self-harm, or self-abuse. It can be defined as the deliberate, repetitive, impulsive, non-lethal harming of one’s self, including but not limited to;

1)cutting,

2)burning,

3)picking or interfering with wound healing,

4)infecting oneself,

5)punching/hitting self or objects,

6)inserting objects in to skin,

7)bruising or breaking bones, and

8)some forms of hair pulling.

While these behaviors pose serious risks, they may be symptoms of a problem that can be treated.

Experts estimate that 4% of the population struggle with self-injury. It has the same occurrence between males and females, even though in popular culture it can appear to be more prevalent among girls.

• Emptiness

• Inability to understand or express feelings

• Loneliness

• Fear

• Past Abuse

• Depression

Self-injury, like many addictions, is often a coping mechanism to deal with some manner of internal pain, many who struggle with it also struggle with other issues such as eating disorders and alcohol and drug abuse. While self-injury may be someone’s way to cope with or relieve painful or hard-to-express feelings and is generally NOT a suicide attempt, relief is always temporary, and usually only perpetuates a destructive cycle that continues the struggle. This cycle often means that those who do not get help can become more depressed and shameful, adding to the pain and need for relief, thus perpetuating the cycle.

The Dangers of Self-Injury - While self-injury may not be about attempting suicide, the damage done while harming oneself ALWAYS carries the risks of inflicting serious, and even lethal, harm to oneself regardless of whether suicide is intended or not. Also the continued cycle of addiction and self-harm, as in substance abuse and other eating disorders can have a destructive effect on one’s health both physically and mentally, and struggles worsen as time continues without treatment.

(SAFE alternatives - www.selfinjury.com)

Self-injury, like alcohol and drug abuse and eating disorders, is addictive, and thus not something that is easy to simply ‘stop’. However, while all addictions are very difficult to overcome, help and treatment are out there and available, and recovery and freedom are possible.We believe this is true whether someone’s struggles may be self injury, depression, drugs and alcohol, body image issues, sexual addiction, or other areas of brokenness.

Research shows that those who seek professional help and therapy have a very good chance of recovery, and finding relief from symptoms such as depression and anxiety as well as others. (APA, 1998)


SO I HOPE YOU LIKE THIS & LEARNED SOMETHING ABOUT SELF-INJURY!

LOVEistheMOVEMENT
ToWriteLoveOnHerArms
Rescue is possible.
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:new: This has been entered in this [link] contest. It's a great contest and it's for a great cause, be sure to check it out.
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BrokenParadise9897's avatar
This is beautiful. I struggle with self mutilation and it is SO HARD to quit. I hate the fact that I started doing this two years ago...therapy didn't help and I keep relapsing..
I love the message your sending in this, and what message TWLOHA is sending also.
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