last time i wanted to si, i didn't because.......

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Re: last time i wanted to si, i didn't because.......

Post by flawedinsomniac » Fri Jan 07, 2011 4:15 am

I realized that adding another ugly scar to my body would not help me in the long-run.
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Re: last time i wanted to si, i didn't because.......

Post by Forget Me » Sat Jan 08, 2011 1:10 pm

Because I said I never would again, and I meant it.
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Post by capricorn » Sat Jan 15, 2011 7:13 pm

-it would break her heart
-I promised my best friend
-I want to start my next term as I mean to go on
-I started praying and remembered my promise to God
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Re: last time i wanted to si, i didn't because.......

Post by Titania » Tue Mar 22, 2011 10:19 am

It's been over a year, and I didn't want to ruin my streak. I started sewing instead.
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Re: last time i wanted to si, i didn't because.......

Post by strider 151 » Tue Mar 22, 2011 5:41 pm

because its not an option anymore. im not letting it be
because its starting to get warmer and i need to be able to wear short sleves
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last time i wanted to si, i didn't because.......

Post by Kltat » Tue Mar 22, 2011 8:56 pm

Because I'm tired of hiding scars
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Re: last time i wanted to si, i didn't because.......

Post by Birdie » Fri Apr 22, 2011 10:36 pm

I promised my teacher i wouldn't.
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Re: last time i wanted to si, i didn't because.......

Post by -Apolla- » Mon Apr 25, 2011 9:26 am

I don't want to hurt myself for other people's mistakes.
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Re: last time i wanted to si, i didn't because.......

Post by zombiepeople » Mon Apr 25, 2011 1:58 pm

I took my sleeping meds at the right time and worked on homework until I was sleepy enough to resist the urges last night :)
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Post by capricorn » Mon Apr 25, 2011 10:38 pm

My gf told me not to.
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"Awake and unafraid."
My Chemical Romance

"I am haunted by humans."
The Book Thief

"Been trying hard not to get into trouble, but I've got a war in my mind."
Lana Del Rey

"It's always darkest just before the dawn. So stay awake with me. Let's prove them wrong."
Rise Against

"I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain."
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Post by zombiepeople » Tue Apr 26, 2011 6:47 pm

Again with the sleeping pills, I distracted until I was tired enough to go to sleep without SI
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Re: last time i wanted to si, i didn't because.......

Post by Artemisia » Mon Jul 11, 2011 1:42 pm

i didn't want to hurt my bf. and i didn't want to feel like i'd failed :oops:
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Re: last time i wanted to si, i didn't because.......

Post by zyn » Mon Jul 11, 2011 3:07 pm

My boyfriend was next to me. I let him talk to me instead.
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Re: last time i wanted to si, i didn't because.......

Post by Forget Me » Sat Jul 30, 2011 8:38 am

Because when I crossed the line, I said it had to end. And it's ended.
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Post by Birdie » Sun Jul 31, 2011 5:30 am

I'm trying to be strong. I'm trying to be better.
My place:
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Jem is my wombat!

Annybelly is my jellybean!

I am 5th Section's pet Birdie!

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Re: last time i wanted to si, i didn't because.......

Post by zaphriel » Sat Aug 20, 2011 12:30 am

because I promised someone I'd call first. And I really didn't want to talk about it.
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Re: last time i wanted to si, i didn't because.......

Post by knocking » Sat Aug 20, 2011 1:09 am

I know that I am strong, and in my mind I'd see myself as weak for allowing it to happen.
Knocking grants you the POWER to achieve all of your greatest dreams!!

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friends, that is a mistake you don't want to make.
Kind people are not born that way, they do not stumble into it,
kind people are forged in fire and darkness and imploding stars,
they have steel cores. Throw a punch and you're going to break your hand.
Kind people are kind because they know firsthand that life isn't."
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Post by capricorn » Mon Aug 22, 2011 12:02 am

of my gf.
And my faith.
~Capri
xoxo

"Awake and unafraid."
My Chemical Romance

"I am haunted by humans."
The Book Thief

"Been trying hard not to get into trouble, but I've got a war in my mind."
Lana Del Rey

"It's always darkest just before the dawn. So stay awake with me. Let's prove them wrong."
Rise Against

"I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain."
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Re: last time i wanted to si, i didn't because.......

Post by munchalot11 » Sat Sep 03, 2011 5:34 pm

I don't to be covered in cuts when I start uni.
Our scars remind us that the past is real

I'm an automatic steeple for depressed and lonely people...
... but the only trouble is, I don't know how to give myself advice


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Post by knocking » Sun Sep 04, 2011 1:29 am

I knew that I be angry at myself for doing it.
Knocking grants you the POWER to achieve all of your greatest dreams!!

"Kindness is often mistaken for softness and let me tell you,
friends, that is a mistake you don't want to make.
Kind people are not born that way, they do not stumble into it,
kind people are forged in fire and darkness and imploding stars,
they have steel cores. Throw a punch and you're going to break your hand.
Kind people are kind because they know firsthand that life isn't."
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