It gets better (encouragement for people going though it)

I’m 18 and I’ve been clean for a little over a year now and I just want to tell all of you that it gets better. I still had a lot of sad moments during that time. My girlfriend broke up with me, my grandpa died, I lost friends. But even after that I resisted cutting even after all the thoughts going through my head I resisted it. The absolute best advice I can give you is to talk to someone. What helped me calm my anxiety is I talked to someone who didn’t have anything to gain from me talking to them. I highly highly encourage everyone here struggling with self-harm of any kind to reach out and talk to someone. Even if it’s on Reddit, just be careful and remember you can get through this.