I have seen a lot of threads asking for help on how to stop so i thought i would explain how I did.

I used to self harm everyday and quite deep as well, sometimes i had to get a towel to help stop bleeding. One day i went quite far down and soaked a hand towel, my parents weren't home and I knew that if i carried on they way i was going i would end up killing myself.

I realised that if i died i would be hurting a lot of people. I knew there was a way to stop but i didnt know what.

I eventually found a stable near where i live, i had always been interested in horses and wanted to learn more so i started going to lessons and learning to ride. My mum and dad saw how happy it made me so they agreed to buy me my own horse, i ride him everyday and often sleep in the barn with him. Whenever i am sad or lonely i just go to him, he always knows when something is wrong. I haven't self harmed for a while now because i have found something to live for.

I know that most of you will be thinking "well i cant get a horse", thats not what im saying. Im saying find something to live for, a person or animal no matter how small.

I do hope that this has helped some of you,

Maple Tree xxx