During a particularly difficult time I made a video about my experience of self-harm and posted it on YouTube. On the 8th December it'll be 4 years since I posted it. It's had over 230,000 views.
Please be warned that this video is potentially triggering, and the "related videos" that appear after the video and down the side bar are very graphic so please view with caution.
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During my late teens and early twenties I struggled with self-harm. To this day I do still struggle. My habits of self-harming have changed. I used to superficially cut myself on an almost daily basis. I find now that I remain self-harm free for about two months and then resort back to it. These days the cuts are much deeper. I have also turned to overdosing in recent years. Although I did overdose from the age of 20, they were usually very small and had little impact upon my health. I recently ended up in a coma over the summer following a large overdose.
If I could go back and talk to myself as a teenager I would tell myself to get help while things were still under control. If I could see the way it has escalated from a small scratch to me ending up in a coma I'd take the small scratch a little bit more seriously.
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