A line too Deep: Cutting Part 1

In class, we have opportunities to pursue certain topics, and present them to the class. My group of two other class workers is researching cutting. its really a tough topic to deal with. It is by far the number one thing that is "under the carpet". People don't like to talk about it. I has lots to do with mental health, and emotions. People don't want to admitt they have a problem. Parents don't want to think their kids have mental issues. But, really we all do. At least a little. The studies are sad. They show 14% of all teenagers in the US cut. But those are only from reported cases that are recorded at hospitals. So If a case of cutting (also called self-injury), is not reported form a hospital, it does not get counted for the national average. There are so many people who's problem never reaches a hospital. Good students, Bad students, athletes, mathletes, class presidents, there is no specific person who cuts, its everyone. Stress, unrelsolved conflict, inability to express emotion are major causes of cutting. People need someone to talk to, someone who cares about them, to know that they matter to someone. things are building, resources are being made, people care and are trying to help.

I wanted to start this, because over the rest of the schoolyear, I am going to keep track of this. Its for my benefit. Its deffinetly a tough topic, and I was hoping to keep a log of what I am learnign and what I am feeling. I have seen cutting in my personal life a few times, by friends and other people in my life. I deffinelty have a heart for all people, and feel that terrible that sometime we come to physically hurting ourselves because it seems like no one loves us. Well I love you, and better than that so does God. He loves with a pefect Love, that is always there and never fails. Now thats good stuff