tw: vaping, su1c1d4l thoughts, and sh
god i hate the thought. the thought stating, “one more time wouldn’t hurt you, don’t be scared.” i still have the scars. the scars from constantly scratching my legs to the point of bleeding and of course, scarring. i feel ashamed that i turned to that as my way of relieving the mental pain. i remember vaping, the feeling of being free and all. it would give me a distraction, something nice to focus on other than the pain i go through everyday just to survive. what’s the point? why do i have it so hard and some people have it so easy? they always complain over everything. “but i wanted this color!” “but this is to hard!” “i can’t do this, why are you setting the bar so high!” just deal with it. at least you don’t have to fear coming home everyday. i ran away once, it was nice. well, of course, besides the constant threatening texts i received from my step dad. one of the texts said, “if you don’t come home right now, things won’t be good for you.” it may not seem as bad as it is, but having known him since i was 2, i felt like my life was being threatened. my mom, she used to be my support. i would turn to her for everything. well, until she started to side with my dad and saying that my problems aren’t as bad. i’m sorry i have to go to the school counselor at least once a month. i’m sorry that i don’t have perfect grades. im sorry that i can’t fulfill the sport of the perfect child, in fact, im far from it. i used to be bullied by my neighbor. he called me things like fat, idiotic, a bitchh, and told me to kms. of course i told my mom, why? because she was there. where is she now? where is she when i need it the most? she used to have alcoholism. that brought cps over, 5 weeks of her in a hospital, 5 weeks of trying to manage severe depression, good grades, maintaining friendships, continuing to improve my skills, and more. what did my dad tell my family when cps was coming over? “clean the house. i don’t want to see a single spot of dust. you don’t want me taken away just like your mom, do you?” i’ve perfected my fake smile, fake personality, and things like it. so basically i’ve perfected everything except the things that make others proud. i’ve tried not to go back to scratching myself, but i can’t help it. why not do that when i can’t tell anyone? telling my counselor will only get cps back and my mental health evaluated. telling my mom will only get me back to a counselor, likely the one who made me super uncomfortable. telling my dad will only get my problems undermined. telling my friends would only result in them either telling the counselor or laughing it off. at this point, i don’t know what to do.