I wish I had someone like this while I was still cutting.

1 | Left by Ashley | Aug. 28, 2009 at 1:42pm

amazing. i can connect to that from both sides. im so glad i have people willing to say stuff like this to me when it hurts more than words can express.

2 | Left by amanda | Aug. 28, 2009 at 1:43pm

thank you. this might have just saved my life.

3 | Left by Sabrina | Aug. 28, 2009 at 1:43pm

This is truly beautiful. In the last week a lot of things that I didn't think could happen to me or anybody close to me happened. But with the love and support of my friends I have somehow managed to retain some of my sanity.

Thank you so much for everything you guys do.

4 | Left by Maria | Aug. 28, 2009 at 1:43pm

things like this help people so much, i wrote something like this for a friend of mine once to help them through a tough time. hopefully, someone will see this and it will help them.

5 | Left by John | Aug. 28, 2009 at 1:44pm

this is amazing ^_^

this is my friend breeana for sure and you are a very good and amaizn person ^_^

6 | Left by luwitt cooper | Aug. 28, 2009 at 1:45pm

That is sooooo amazing. And so uplifting. Thank you for sharing that. Reading it just now brought me to tears, because I have waited for someone to tell me this. I've waited for someone to say that its okay to hurt and its not going to get better tomorrow. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

7 | Left by christie | Aug. 28, 2009 at 1:46pm

thank you.
I really needed this today.

8 | Left by Sarah | Aug. 28, 2009 at 1:48pm

Thank you so much. I needed this.

9 | Left by Shea | Aug. 28, 2009 at 1:57pm

WOW... definition of TRUE! sometimes we HAVE to go throught things in life to grow..but its always hard to let ourselves go through it!! God Bless

10 | Left by MadeInRio84 | Aug. 28, 2009 at 2:00pm

I wish I still had someone like this.
I don't anymore.
It makes me want to give up, but I know I can't.
I'll move through this, but it hurts so much right now that it's tempting to think it will never get better.

11 | Left by Tracy | Aug. 28, 2009 at 2:03pm

Thank you for posting this even though it's not for me, it just helped me so much.

12 | Left by Kaylee | Aug. 28, 2009 at 2:13pm

"I wish I still had someone like this.
I don't anymore.
It makes me want to give up, but I know I can't.
I'll move through this, but it hurts so much right now that it's tempting to think it will never get better.

11 | Left by Tracy | Aug. 28, 2009 at 2:03pm"

The person I love and need was taken away from me. I still thinks he is praying and hoping for the best from a far. I feel like this will never end too. I needed this entry today, thank you.

13 | Left by alex | Aug. 28, 2009 at 2:14pm

this really helped me through whats going on in my life right now. Its like there is no hope then something like this message comes along and you feel the hope again. Thank you.

14 | Left by me | Aug. 28, 2009 at 2:19pm

Thank you. I needed this.

15 | Left by April | Aug. 28, 2009 at 2:24pm

i wish i had known this. i hope this helps people. thanks to everyone here for helping.

16 | Left by gloria | Aug. 28, 2009 at 2:25pm

It's amazing how a few simple words can mean so much.

17 | Left by kate | Aug. 28, 2009 at 2:27pm

<33 Thank you.
You give me hope without sugar coating it,
You make me believe I have hope.

18 | Left by Grizzy | Aug. 28, 2009 at 2:33pm

Thank you.... Like the other people said, I really needed this. I feel like I'm about to break, and nothing at all could stop it. But this helps me.

19 | Left by LL | Aug. 28, 2009 at 2:49pm

Thank youu<3
This made me feel a million times better. Passing someone in the halls of a small school who has caused you to feel every emotion mixed together, pan, hurt, loss, suffering, love, joy, happiness, all at once... And now you can't look at them without collapsing is hard.
So thank you so much for this<3

And thank you TWLOHA, you we're the ones who told my my story matters, I matter, and everyone matters. I have you to thank for this.

I love you all

xx
Harper

20 | Left by harper | Aug. 28, 2009 at 2:54pm

wow..this is exactly what i want to hear and what i want to say to my friends ..i'm just speechless..this is amazing

21 | Left by lindsay | Aug. 28, 2009 at 4:00pm

reading this was the highlight of my day ;
the reminder, though unnecessary, of why i support twloha .
the world needs more people like the one that wrote this .
and the one, jamie, that posted it to share .
to save someone's life, their faith, their hope today .
or better yet .. more than one .

this is the essence of amazing .

22 | Left by Janelle | Aug. 28, 2009 at 4:04pm

awe... its nice to see and I was so touched by reading it... its only through the internet though that's about all I can say

23 | Left by Jacey | Aug. 28, 2009 at 4:07pm

I know this wasn't written directly for me, but thank you for reminding me. I needed this. Thank you

24 | Left by Anon | Aug. 28, 2009 at 4:23pm

thank you soooo much. and for whoever wrote this, i love you too. and i love all of you.

25 | Left by Anon | Aug. 28, 2009 at 4:31pm

that just made me feel so much better when i saw that.. i was very close to cutting again before i saw this.

26 | Left by Anon | Aug. 28, 2009 at 5:09pm

This is just what I needed. To me, and to send to my best friend who's needing a lot of strenght right now. Thanks, a lot ^^

27 | Left by Ash. | Aug. 28, 2009 at 5:52pm

I THINK MICHEAL JACKSON LEFT THIS WITH US ALL.HE STILL LIVES..AND ALWAYS WILL.

28 | Left by SARAH | Aug. 28, 2009 at 5:56pm

Brought me to tears. I wish someone told me this when it really mattered.

[R.I.P DJ AM. :[ ]

29 | Left by Sarah | Aug. 28, 2009 at 6:47pm

""I wish I still had someone like this.
I don't anymore.
It makes me want to give up, but I know I can't.
I'll move through this, but it hurts so much right now that it's tempting to think it will never get better.

11 | Left by Tracy | Aug. 28, 2009 at 2:03pm"

The person I love and need was taken away from me. I still thinks he is praying and hoping for the best from a far. I feel like this will never end too. I needed this entry today, thank you.

13 | Left by alex | Aug. 28, 2009 at 2:14pm"

We'll get through this. I was just out with my friends, they made me feel so loved. I know I can move on.

Love really makes all the difference!

<3

30 | Left by Tracy | Aug. 28, 2009 at 6:58pm

Thank you. This made me feel so much better.

31 | Left by Will | Aug. 28, 2009 at 7:30pm

This is beautiful. Whoever wrote this, you are a good person and a wonderful friend. Whoever this is written for, I envy you. You must be as beautiful and as moving as this piece of writing.

32 | Left by Marissa | Aug. 28, 2009 at 7:57pm

Beautiful, powerful words... make me want to cry. Reminds me of a dear friend of mine who has helped me more than I can say.
We all need to hear this. No matter who we are or what we've been through or what we are going through now, we need to reach out to one another. We need to love each other. I want to echo these words to everyone. May God bless you and keep you. Lots of love to you all.

33 | Left by Amanda | Aug. 28, 2009 at 8:32pm

Thank you, so much.
I need this more than ever.
Sometimes I don't think I have the strength to go on.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
I love you for posting this. <3

34 | Left by Nyssa | Aug. 28, 2009 at 8:35pm

Wow. I am so in love with this. It's absolutely beautiful.

35 | Left by Moriah | Aug. 28, 2009 at 9:56pm

Thank you thank you thank you. You have no idea what you've just done for me.

36 | Left by Anon | Aug. 28, 2009 at 10:04pm

I wish that while I was having these troubles, I had someone to reach out to.
After almost 3 years of the pain, I decided i was going to out myself.
Days before I did this, one of my friends realized that something was wrong.
He helped me through everything and is still here for me two years later. He was by my side through every waking moment.
Helping me cope with the rollar coaster feelings I went through.
It proves how worthy people can truely be. <3
I'm so happy I've been able to experience every little thing since then.
I know first hand how difficult these times can be.
But you must fight it. It'll be worth everything one day.

37 | Left by Christine | Aug. 28, 2009 at 10:20pm

There aren't words to say how beautiful something like this is. It's why I share my story, the hope of someone realizing that they aren't alone and that they can make it through.

38 | Left by Kaitlyn | Aug. 28, 2009 at 11:00pm

The two year anniversary of my sister's suicide was this week. I was thinking that it might be weird that one of the people I saw, and still see, as a role model could do such a thing. My sister was the light on my darkest days, I could go to her with anything and get advice. Whether when I was cutting and she gave love instead of abjet shame, or when I called because a guy at work was giving me a hard time and I wanted to 'shove his head in a fry vat' and she told me I shouldn't because I could break a nail. My sister had a way about her, she could enter a room filled with people she had never met and come out with names, numbers, and histories of most, if not all, of the people there. She was only 24, left behind two children and a family that loved her, even if we didn't show it. One of the things I find myself in awe of is that she touched so many lives, her death made the news all over the state and in some college papers, and that even with the largest room the funeral home had there was still a line long enough to hold up the ceremony. 500, the number of family and friends, managers and teachers, people she hadn't seen in almost a decade came the day of her funeral. I think I'm in awe of the fact that this woman who was a teen mother, a high school drop out who's only achievement was going back to school after having her children affected the lives of so many people. She was someone I wish I could be, the person with the electric personality that attracts people and doesn't just leave them with a memory, but with the feeling that they were heard and loved, no matter how short their interaction was.

RIP EKLD 4/24/83-8/23/07

39 | Left by linda | Aug. 29, 2009 at 1:20am

I read this exactly when I needed to. Thank you.

40 | Left by Corie Ann | Aug. 29, 2009 at 6:17am

wow, that is really intense. kinda need to hear something like this every now and then

41 | Left by Aidan | Aug. 29, 2009 at 9:29am

I wish I knew someone like this.

42 | Left by Hope | Aug. 29, 2009 at 10:17am

as much as i complain and want to cut again i never do because i do know someone like this...and im so thankful she's in my life, she's my sister my role model my everything. and i was also this person at one point. this also hit me hard right now because things have been a mess for me lately...me and my mom have been fighting my friend was killed 2 weeks ago...and this hit me really hard

43 | Left by sammy | Aug. 29, 2009 at 11:10am

I wish I knew someone like this.

42 | Left by Hope | Aug. 29, 2009 at 10:17am

To you, Hope, and to anyone else who wishes this. Hi, the names jessie. If you need to talk, email me. (:
inspired_by_hope@live.com

it might help, both ways.
<3 <3 <3

44 | Left by jessie<3 | Aug. 29, 2009 at 11:33am

Wow. That really helped since I was thinking about breaking my 2 weeks without cutting.
Thanks Jamie.

45 | Left by Katie | Aug. 29, 2009 at 11:48am

wow. again, this is exactly what i needed. especially today to give me that extra push not to cut when i feel like there's nothing else to do. thank you for who wrote this and thank you for posting it.

46 | Left by nicole | Aug. 29, 2009 at 12:00pm

I wish I could believe this.

47 | Left by Anon | Aug. 29, 2009 at 2:25pm

thankyou this really helped me

48 | Left by elita | Aug. 29, 2009 at 4:45pm

i've just been to greenbelt and found out about this group and it has touch my heart. My brother cut himself and I had no one to talk to about it or a place to find him help, but this place is so good. The way you are all helping each oter and supporting each other and bring this issue out into the open. My brother got help and has now stop cutting him self please keep up the good work as this is one of the best way to let people know that we do care and we would like to help but sometimes we just don't know how

49 | Left by byoungbhappy | Aug. 29, 2009 at 4:54pm

i need you. it's good to know you're here.

50 | Left by Anon | Aug. 29, 2009 at 5:53pm

hello, reality. i just read through all these comments and when i was done, all i could do was sit down and cry. look at everyone around you who is so desperate for some kind of human connection. we're all here because we know we can find hope. we're here because we need each other. it's horrible, but it's beautiful. we're here because giving up is too easy. it's beautiful that we aren't about to, not with what everyone's said to each other here. obviously i don't know how everyone else here feels, but i'm comforted that someone else here needed this. it means i'm not all alone. i thought i was for the longest time.

"don't entertain thoughts that you're anything other than loved."

51 | Left by Anon | Aug. 29, 2009 at 6:06pm

thank you. this means more to me than youll ever know.

52 | Left by Michelle | Aug. 29, 2009 at 6:09pm

oh god, how i wish for someone like this while i'm down.

53 | Left by gill | Aug. 29, 2009 at 6:13pm

I wish I had someone like this.

54 | Left by Jessica | Aug. 29, 2009 at 7:17pm

i NEED someone like this

55 | Left by tashonda | Aug. 29, 2009 at 9:36pm

everyday i awake hoping... dreaming... wishing that someone would care in that way... i am strong and i fight on but it never gets better... and words however true they may be... they lose meaning after awhile and then the pain consumes... its so much harder when you have to do it on your own... i am alone... even when people are around me they cant see... so alone i stay... but it does give me a flicker of hope knowing that there are people out there who understand...

56 | Left by carl | Aug. 29, 2009 at 11:16pm

The first time i read and commented this i knew it wasn't for me but for the past few days I've been struggling a lot and i read this every time when i fell crazy or whatever and it helps me so much.

57 | Left by Kaylee | Aug. 30, 2009 at 12:21am

Wow. Wonderful. I adore it!

58 | Left by Rory | Aug. 30, 2009 at 7:35am

Thank you so much for posting this. I know it's not written for me, but it helps me more than you could ever know.

59 | Left by Julie | Aug. 30, 2009 at 8:02am

Wow, I love this. Wish I had people who said this to me instead of just condemning me. It's a battle for me every day, and instead of people saying, "try harder", i'd just like to hear one "i love you despite it all, and everything will be ok, keep fighting"

60 | Left by Hannah | Aug. 30, 2009 at 12:58pm

i wish some1 wud help me im all alone scarred and broken...

61 | Left by some1 | Aug. 30, 2009 at 2:43pm

I just can say thank you!
You inspired me to go on and do something for me and for other people that might need a hug or just a few company... When I fell without objectives instead of stay alone I will help someone that need most than me ^^

People, let´s be braves and help everyone

62 | Left by Raquel | Aug. 30, 2009 at 2:50pm

i needed to hear those words...
more than you know.

63 | Left by Anon | Aug. 30, 2009 at 3:09pm

I want to meet you.

64 | Left by Katy | Aug. 30, 2009 at 3:10pm

this has made me feel better than you could ever imagine.

i really needed to hear this right now.

65 | Left by Anon | Aug. 30, 2009 at 7:24pm

Wow, thanks alot. Sometimes people dont realise what a few words can do to help you.

66 | Left by Lucy | Aug. 30, 2009 at 7:37pm

awwww. makes me feel hopeful in some ways :)

67 | Left by sj | Aug. 30, 2009 at 8:21pm

this makes me realize that im guna be ok from now on, cuz i have friends there for me like this, when everthing else is a mess

68 | Left by Bee | Aug. 30, 2009 at 8:55pm

..i see that most of you guys here are into cutting so that TWLOHA and everyone who not just kept being inspired but brought out such cause in the open are such blessing.
..i hope we'll all continue to live life with whatever the circumstances, knowing that we only have one shot at it.
we are all loved. this, we remember. peace.

69 | Left by gludz | Aug. 31, 2009 at 6:15am

i feel so good =]
thanks

70 | Left by amy sean | Aug. 31, 2009 at 8:00am

its amazing because they are just words right? what places more value in those words than all the other words... idk... but what i do know... is i was going to do it... my friend just killed herself... and every aspect of my life is crumbling down... but i was sent here by a friend... and these words... these words were not like all the other words... i could feel something that you can seldom feel in this world anymore... truth... i felt truth... knowing that there really are people out there that truly care is all i need... i love you all... and i know you love me too... thank you...

71 | Left by Infekt | Aug. 31, 2009 at 9:55am

Definetely wow...its nice for people to drop things like this by
It makes you not feel so alone
It makes you feel like your not taking on this world by yourself and its things like this and people like them who make you smile in the wierdest times in the wierdest times possible... :)

72 | Left by Crystal | Aug. 31, 2009 at 11:21am

I need help, Idk how, the thoughts haunt me day and night

73 | Left by Youstbi | Aug. 31, 2009 at 12:39pm

wow. last night and today my best friend was/is having some major issues. i came to this website to look for something as an inspiration to help her. i am printing this off and giving it to her, it's exactly what she needs. thank you.

74 | Left by kate | Aug. 31, 2009 at 1:08pm

I'm glad i found this cause my friend was about to give up and i couldn't explain how much i loved him and that i cared and when i found this it summed it up very nicely.

75 | Left by restlessalexis | Aug. 31, 2009 at 1:49pm

This gave me massive goosebumps.

76 | Left by Melissa | Aug. 31, 2009 at 2:10pm

completely moving & beautiful...
8]
thank you, whomever wrote it...



(>'-')>

77 | Left by frawgy | Aug. 31, 2009 at 2:29pm

people need to hear this. hopelessness kills. i hate seeing my loved ones in pain. it hurts. we need to show these people love.

78 | Left by anonymous | Aug. 31, 2009 at 2:33pm

I guess I'm really not alone, am I?
Thank you, so much.

79 | Left by Jordan | Aug. 31, 2009 at 3:02pm

THANK YOU. 7 years into recovery, each day is still a battle. Thank you for understanding and not judging me as the failure that I often wrongly see myself as because of this..and thank you for showering me with your understanding and love. Your words - especially about how much healing hurts! - touched a nerve in all of us. I love YOU, too. Beyond words. God Bless xx

80 | Left by Anna M | Aug. 31, 2009 at 3:03pm

thank you.
most of the time i ithink nobbody cares.
and even if nobody takes me seriouly sometimes it really makes me feel like someone does. thank you.

81 | Left by ASHLEY | Aug. 31, 2009 at 3:59pm

thank you. that's all I want to say. thank you.

82 | Left by susan | Aug. 31, 2009 at 4:29pm

this makes me believe i will pull through along with others who are struggling with addiction and other problems. thank you.

83 | Left by Kirsten | Aug. 31, 2009 at 4:49pm

Thank You. Thank you so much for this. I read it once and smiled then i read it again and cried.thank you so much for this :)

84 | Left by Rachel | Aug. 31, 2009 at 5:37pm

I posted this onto my Facebook page. I think its amazing. :) Sometimes I wish someone was there to help me, to hold my hand. But then I realize, its not up to them to magically know that I'm struggling. If I want help, its up to me to seek it.

85 | Left by Krista | Aug. 31, 2009 at 5:44pm

thank you. no of course it doesn't stop the hurt at all. but it helps. thank you

86 | Left by rebecca | Aug. 31, 2009 at 5:49pm

you guys are my hero's.

87 | Left by Shay | Aug. 31, 2009 at 6:10pm

Thank you.

For now, for tomorrow, and for forever.

88 | Left by Madi | Aug. 31, 2009 at 6:50pm

wow thanks..im not really sure where i would be now if i had someone like that. i dont feel like anyone understands. i wish i had someone i didnt have to be fake around when im hurting. someone who looks at who i really am even though im a cutter. idk ..

89 | Left by jenna | Aug. 31, 2009 at 7:41pm

this body of words is the only thing left that makes me feel not alone... i have to keep coming back... no one around me can see how much help i really need... or maybe they dont care but i cant do this on my own... i just cant... i sit here and try to over power the pain until the next day... a battle everyday... i cant win the war alone... but this gives me hope... but idk if its enough... please... if you want to help me add me myspace.com/blak_infekt... i really need people... i'm all alone at college with no one else like me... and no friends...

90 | Left by Infekt | Aug. 31, 2009 at 10:56pm

Thank you so much for these words. I wish someone would tell me that in person. I dont know if i can fight it anymore, but im gonna try like hell. This is so encouraging :)

91 | Left by Leah | Sep. 1, 2009 at 4:00am

My boyfriend once cut himself to take all the pain away he said. I have achieved a grerat gaol by making him quit. He no longer cuts, and no longer grieves over defeat. He embraces life. And I found the courage I needed to help me, help him to get through it from here. To Write Love On Her Arms has helped me more than any best friend could have. and I thank you for that. Every day I thank God that I stumbled upon you guys, and it helped me save him. Even though I will never know how much pain my love has gone through. But I know now that I can help him from experiencing it again.

92 | Left by Anna | Sep. 1, 2009 at 10:56am

i wish i had someone like you anna... everyone around me just sits and watches me situation decay... i wish i had someone that was willing to do something about it....

93 | Left by Infekt | Sep. 1, 2009 at 11:35am

I wish i had someone like this for me.. :(

94 | Left by Bayley | Sep. 1, 2009 at 11:59am

thank you whoever you are for sending this.

"in the midst of chaos, confusion, hurt, and pain there is always room for a smile." that smile is fueled by the love that Christ has for each of us

95 | Left by Jason | Sep. 1, 2009 at 12:31pm

this is so touching,
it makes me want to stop cutting.

96 | Left by Aoife | Sep. 1, 2009 at 6:44pm

I long to have some one actually say these words to me but i loved reading this because i felt as if someone had wrote this for me

97 | Left by Michelle | Sep. 1, 2009 at 7:59pm

i needed that. i felt an emotion when i read it that i havent felt in a long time. hope i think

98 | Left by Bear | Sep. 1, 2009 at 9:07pm

This is the second time I've read this, and each time it brings tears to my eyes and it becomes more and more true.
I can't thank you enough for what your doing. I haven't had a panic attack in over a month and reading this just makes me believe in myself and in my future.
I love you and I love everyone that is apart of this and my heart goes out to those who need this, especially those who need this more than me. I love you and believe me, the stars are with in reach.

99 | Left by Madeline | Sep. 1, 2009 at 9:47pm

I came to this website only to distract myself, to keep me from what i want to do more than anything. I came here cause i heard it was for people who cut. And i came and realized it's so much more. And it opened my eyes, I'm not the only hurting one, but, with that, I am a hurting one. I need to stop. I need control over myself, and i need to realize the relief i get from cutting never ever lasts, so all in all, what's it for? How easy is it to say that? Too easy. How hard is it to live up to it? Impossible.

100 | Left by abs | Sep. 2, 2009 at 1:03am

People naturally just help people, and naturally, people devour others. How can I put my trust in someone, if I don't know whic type of "people" they are? I cut to feel better, and i know it never lasts, and i guess it's wrong. I have friends who tell me to stop, and i believe they love me. But they don't understand, they just don't get it. I feel so empty and so much like nothing every single say. I can't live a happy full life. I'm just not that way. So why is that? Why don't i get to be happy like the little girl i call sister right on the other side of this wall? Why don't i feel secure and comforted...

101 | Left by cant say | Sep. 2, 2009 at 1:08am

I sat here and read through every one of the comments which has been left. And it's so sad to think that we all feel so alone, when really we're far from it. I can't empathise with everyone here, because some have been through more than I can ever imagine. But we have to keep fighting. We have to hope there's going to be a better day, to commit ourselves to living this movement; even if we can only see loneliness and despair. Because that's the only way we will ever be be truly happy. To really feel alive.

I want to share something I wrote a while ago, when I needed something to believe in:

Whispers from the future,
A sun that never shone.
We only just learnt to live,
Now life’s been and gone.

Rising from the ashes,
Of this world etched with pain.
Is a brighter beginning,
Where we’ll learn to breathe again.

102 | Left by Clare | Sep. 2, 2009 at 5:37am

<3 I almost started crying when I read this.

Two of my best friends killed themselves and I was there at a point in life. More then once, to be honest. And I am grateful to be alive today.

103 | Left by Cassie | Sep. 2, 2009 at 6:36am

whenever someone at school ask what my shirt means i say its an organization for people struggling with depression, drug addiction,self injury, and suicide. and they just give me the weirdest looks, or they will say something like 'what?' or 'who would wear a shirt that supports that?'. its really frustrating and i hope one day we will all see how important this is. i feel like only the people on this website know wat im talking about and why i support this cause so much. so thank you

104 | Left by miranda | Sep. 2, 2009 at 11:15am

I would just like to thank everyone that is involved in this. I struggle with depression and have had some suicidal moments in my life. Its hard and difficult and the pain is almost unbearable! But I had some amazing friends that have helped me and are continuing to help me. I know I can make it now with their support.

So I would just like to say to all those out there that may be suffering from depression. You can make it!! I promise you there are people out there that you can talk to!! Yes it's extremely difficult but they will help!!

Now to those who know someone with depression! Befriend them! Be there for them!! They need you more then you can ever know!!

105 | Left by William | Sep. 2, 2009 at 1:04pm

To be told this by a stranger who saw my cutts before I stopped, I guarantee I would have stopped a lot sooner. thank for having an open heart

106 | Left by Alicia | Sep. 2, 2009 at 2:42pm

this just quite possibly saved my life, thank you.

107 | Left by Diamond | Sep. 2, 2009 at 2:42pm

My friend told me that Monday night when I was terribly upset, and I did it anyway. But on Tuesday, I had talked to so many people about it, that I realized it isn't worth it. Nothing that happens is worth your pain. You are loved, and people do care even if you don't think they do.

108 | Left by Jaz | Sep. 2, 2009 at 2:46pm

I so wish I had someone to say this to or better, someone to say it to me! He uses me and I know it. I just can't seem to let him go. This helps a little. Just knowing that there are people out there who DO care and who ARE here. Thank you!!

109 | Left by Lindsey | Sep. 2, 2009 at 4:00pm

Thank you thank you thank you thank you.

I have said some of these very same words to my best friend and she has grown so much stronger since when she used to cut herself.
These are the words we all need to hear - whether we have cut ourselves or not.
We all forget we are loved at least one time in our lives, but we all gotta remember - WE ARE ALWAYS LOVED.
<3

110 | Left by Lindsey B. | Sep. 2, 2009 at 4:32pm

my best friend does stuff like this for me all the time. he writes songs for me too. i love him:)

111 | Left by tayler | Sep. 2, 2009 at 5:55pm

thank you... so much. i am currently trying to stop, i have to say its not going to well. but twloha helps. thank you... a million times. peace and love.

112 | Left by Karen | Sep. 2, 2009 at 6:06pm

i am an anchor to my sister, and she is my anchor.
we sometimes don't value our own lives,
but we will always value each others,
so when one of us gets sick, we always say "if you go, i go too."
we hold each other down to earth that way.
i can't tell you how many times that alone has saved me.
i love her so much.
i want to be your anchor, all of you,
and if just one, just one! of you got better,
that would mean my entire world.
just know, i am here somewhere in the world,
and i don't know you, but i love you.
keep yourself safe, for me?

113 | Left by spectrophilia | Sep. 2, 2009 at 11:47pm

i'm sitting here crying my eyes out. this really spoke to me and stopped me from doing something really terrible tonight. thank you.

114 | Left by Tiffany | Sep. 2, 2009 at 11:55pm

I haven't cut for four months but I'm finding it so hard. It's all I think about. I just don't know how to carry on.

115 | Left by Peter Farrington | Sep. 3, 2009 at 12:52am

Thank you.
Sometimes all I need to hear are those words that someone is going to walk with me till this is over. Though it's been so long now and my friends deserve better than this. So I can't let them in anymore. I should have got better a long time ago but I really don't know how.
It still hurts and although I do know that there are people who love me, they're too scared to stand with me in this pain.

116 | Left by Katie | Sep. 3, 2009 at 6:47am

This made me realize that I do have a person like this in my life. I've always been too caught up with my own feelings and worries about being a burden on others or feeling like I'm constantly complaining or about to be judged or rejected, to realize what he tried to tell me last night: I'm not just a burden and it's not just whining, and sometimes it's okay to just talk through it. I don't know why that's always so hard to believe or accept.

I think that I will ultimately get insecure about it again and try to push him away again to try to handle everything myself, but I'll try to read this whenever that happens. Right now this is okay. Thank you.

117 | Left by Sam | Sep. 3, 2009 at 11:49am

I didn't cut for 3 months........I broke down and started again last week. People tell me I need to stop, that it's not healthy.....but I don't seem to have the strength left to fight. It's to much of an addiction....it feels to good. It makes me feel like people care....that I'm not in this world alone....that I have control over at least one thing in my life. I need help, but I can't seem to except it when it's offered.

118 | Left by Anon | Sep. 3, 2009 at 12:02pm

i had some one like that while i was cutting. She saved my life i don't even know how many times. She kept me from doing it for 5 months. it was the hardest thing ive ever done but i broke last month though. she doesnt know it....

119 | Left by Samantha | Sep. 3, 2009 at 12:38pm

Wow... I wish I knew who wrote this so I could thank them personally. You've put to words what I feel and think, from both sides. Thank you so much. Life just got brighter. Stay golden<33

120 | Left by Susie | Sep. 3, 2009 at 1:58pm

im 13 years of age. i started to cut one day when i was only 12 years old. my dad was always on me about my sports and my grades. all my friends thought i was the happiest person in the world, when really i wasent. one day i had got a C on a test that i took for Science, and my dad yelled at me over it, i couldnt take the pressure anymore, so i went into my bathroom one night, when everyone was sleeping, and i cut myself. the pain made me feel like nothng could hurt any worse. the next day i just had to tell my best friend about it and she kept asking me "why, why, why!?" i couldnt find the words to explain how i feel, and i just told her "Its complicated." then she yelled at me and cried, i felt so bad, so i stopped for 2 days, but i started to cut again, i just never told anyone about it. to hear someone say something like this 2 me dosent help, not one bit, and i dont uderstand y. i need help, i want to be happy again, like i was before all this happened. HELP ME, PLZ!!!!

121 | Left by Anonymous | Sep. 3, 2009 at 8:38pm

I've been where you are and i know it's soo hard:(. I'm sorry nobody deserves that. if you (or anybody else reading this) ever need to talk, email me. eforbau@yahoo.com. idk, it might help. i emailed someone i found on this site and it saved my life.

122 | Left by Anon | Sep. 3, 2009 at 10:48pm

omg. that is beautiful. im putting it on my wall. thanks.

123 | Left by cass | Sep. 4, 2009 at 4:21am

that was so wow....i read this when i was in class and i started crying i messed up yesterday and cut myself but this makes me feel better thankyou <3

124 | Left by tabitha | Sep. 4, 2009 at 10:20am

Ive been a cutter for five years now
& even with support from friends
i cant seem to stop
of course i want to , inside im dying
i want this all to end
but i dont know how to

125 | Left by Arianna <3 | Sep. 4, 2009 at 1:57pm

TO everyone who has come here upset, you will be okay. You will move through this. You will survive.I am a testament. You can beat this and you are not labeled by your issues. Know this and believe it. There are people who are apart of this organization who love you. And whether you believe it or not, God loves you. And so do I. Alot. I'm crying and praying for all of you. Especially our 13 yr old, "anonymous" and infekt. If anyone Needs to talk ever email me. Popsikkle537@yahoo. Peace

126 | Left by M&M | Sep. 4, 2009 at 5:18pm

I don't know how to open up,
so getting the help I want/need is hard.
But this helps.
Thanks.

127 | Left by She Will Be Loved | Sep. 4, 2009 at 5:25pm

i dont understand how to be happy again.
i've tried, trust me.
im losing my friends, cause im always "boring" now. theyre to nice to tell me that, but i can feel it. i need to be happy to stay sane. and right now, im going crazy

128 | Left by bobo | Sep. 4, 2009 at 5:59pm

thank you.
that's all i have to say.
just, thank you so much.

129 | Left by Anon | Sep. 4, 2009 at 7:41pm

Thanks for this. You saved my life tonight. I'm glad I read this. I've been a severe cutter for 4 years, never seem to fit in anymore, only thing thats get stared at is my wrist & thighs, so many scars. So much pain.

130 | Left by Heather | Sep. 4, 2009 at 10:11pm

I needed to read this. People need to read this. Anyone can tell you that "it's going to be okay" but it takes real love to tell them the full and uncertain truth. We all search for someone like this anonymous writer to support us while we're in the grimmest of our days. We tell ourselves that everything will be okay and turn out great in the end. This letter makes you actually feel more than just 'it might be okay but they're just saying that-' it makes you feel loved. I have no one with the hosesty and love like this, my friends insult me and say I'm horrible, or they blame me for bringing them to tears. This letter brightens my everyday.
Jamie, we all love you.
Anonymous writer, thank you.

131 | Left by Emma | Sep. 4, 2009 at 10:26pm

ive been going through alot, Ive been away from my family, and my friends, for 2 years now, I joined the USMC when i was 18, since ive been in Iraq, these past 7 months, by bets friend, Christian Rivera Guzman died in Afghanistan, my other friend Cpl Williams was alos killed in Afghanistan, while my friends back home have been dealing with the reprocussions of my ex-gang affiliation, my friend was raped, the other two, kidnapped.. beaten, and robbed,since all of this happened, i have felt soo hopeless, ive lost the want to go out and exercize, eat, ive spent myself to near bankrupcy, trying to comfort myself, but nothing has worked, the one thing that kept me going was knowing that i am here fighting for all of you back home, i learned taht suicide would be selfish,i need to keep fighting, my fiance and i have been fighting since May, and now taht i am getting ready to go back to Okinawa, Japan, 6000 miles away form my family, i found a new reason to go on, ill be seeing my family the first time in 2 years, in November, and me and my fiance have worked things out, since, now im ready to fix my life, and move on, and get ready to go to Afghanistan, soon..This blog helped me realize, life goes on, ive been here in iraq, trying to help people even when i found that i couldnt help myself, i learned taht the best way to help someone will be to teach them to not make the same mistakes i have, even the thoughts of my past, my mom dying, my friends dying, and me going through Foster Homes since i was 4, ive learned, that life truely does go on. I would be happy to help anyone that wants to talk, im not a proffessional, but ive been there, if anyone wants to talk, email me, at angeles1371@live.com, my name is Bradley, and im there for you.

132 | Left by Bradley | Sep. 5, 2009 at 5:19am

thank you so much.
no one understands how much it hurts but this blog gives me hope. i just wish i could find that person to hold me hand along the way. there was one person... he saved me that one night. he was by my side for 5 monthes but then he couldnt do it anymore. he doesnt understand how much it hurts. he couldnt help me and i dont know who can. this blog really helped me realize that there is someone out there. i can now live knowing that that one person is waiting for me.

133 | Left by Jen | Sep. 5, 2009 at 12:05pm

so take these words and sing out loud.
because everyone is forgiven now.
because tonight's the night the world begins again.
i wish everyone was loved tonight.
and somehow stop this endless fight.
just a chance that maybe we'll find better days.
because tonight's the night the world begins again.

134 | Left by izzie | Sep. 5, 2009 at 1:41pm

I used to have a hard time believing stuff like people loved me and that people were out there who actually cared, but now that i hear it from this website it encouraged me to get out in the open and tell people my personal experience with cutting and how it affected me, my friends, and more important; my family. Most people who cut are kids who feel un-loved, un-wanted, un-listened too. I felt this way throughout my 13th and 14th teenage years. But if people were more aware of these problems, these kids wouldn't do it. I used to cut whenever me and my boyfriend had bumbs in our relationship. He was mine forever he said, but whenever we faught, i went to the blade. I wanted the pain to go away. So i cut. He found out and thought he made me stop. But when my best friend threatened to tell my mother, that's what made me stop for about a month. Then my other friend told the school counsler my problem and they contacted my household and that's when my mom found out. When my family found out, i felt like i owed them something, my mother especially. She had a close friend who went through something like this and attempted suicide; so to hear her teenage daughter was doing this, just killed her inside. From my personal experience, I think of these cuts as battle scars. And every time i catch a glimpse of them, i think of the pain and anger i once had. I think of all the trouble i put my family through and how terrible that felt. I want everyone to know that there IS hope. There IS love. There IS faith out there. Even if you think none of this is true, there will always be someone you can go to if you have troubles, if you have issues, if you need someone to listen.There is love for us. No matter what, you always have someone to love you. Love is the cure.

135 | Left by Brittney | Sep. 5, 2009 at 2:09pm

i self harm. im scared, mainly of myself. because someone close to me has attempted suicide alot of times. i have found this person, alomst dead many times before. and although now it has stopped. i was scared, i couldn't talk to anyone. and i couldn't get these pictures out of my head. so i resorted to harming myself. i have seen nurses and counclers. but none of it helps. because in the end, its still happened, and no one can ever change that. the cutting made me feel like i was in control of my body and my emotions. when really, it was controling me. everytimme sommething upset me, id cut myself + the pain + tears would go away.
i just dont no what to do. because i have become scared of myself, of what i will do
in the end, i need help
im scarred. for life

136 | Left by scarred | Sep. 5, 2009 at 3:44pm

btw my names chel. i didnt put it before. so im puttin it now likee x

137 | Left by chel | Sep. 5, 2009 at 3:45pm

Wow, this is very beautifully written and has a powerful message...

138 | Left by Mary | Sep. 5, 2009 at 5:05pm

this is absolutely amazing. such a small message provides so much hope. thank you

139 | Left by Liz | Sep. 5, 2009 at 7:12pm

thank you... so much...
this makes me feel so much better...
it does hurt. and it won't get better fast...
this just opens my eyes in so many ways...
and again, thank you...

140 | Left by Kelsey | Sep. 5, 2009 at 9:27pm

this just saved my life

141 | Left by Capria | Sep. 5, 2009 at 10:33pm

thank you

today is one of those days, when everything bad in your life just flashes infront of your eyes, and ur stomach hurts and u cant cry but u feel like crawling into a ball and just crying till theres nothign left

august 27 was the two year mark when my dad commited suicide..it never really hits that hard on the day, but a few days or weeks later, like today, is when it really hurts.

i was jsut looking through myspace when i decided to watch the video on your myspace, i somehow came across this blog
and i really think god made this happen
i was supposed to see this it was in my plans, to read this and find hope
today was good and terrible..that sad fighting intese feeling in my stomach was just eating me away, i found some new friends who i hope will eventually help me out

today, i think, was the wakeup call, that there is sooo much hope out there, and nothing is going to stop me from fighting and living my life

thank you, whoever you are who wrote this, you just....i dont even know how to explain what u just did for me, i guess i cant even go that deep on how to expain it, just know that what u said really helped

thanks,
nicole

142 | Left by nicole | Sep. 5, 2009 at 11:30pm

this is beautiful.
i used to "cut" on a day to day basis and i never told anyone therefor i never had anyone to support me and to say something like this. i dont do it daily now but i still do it at least once a week or so. my mom once saw i was cutting and she took me to 'talk' to some woman. we spoke of it once and then carried on to school and whatnot. no one has even made a comment about it. my mom told my sister and now my sister wants to talk but i find it almost ironic how they just are stuck in the past and arent moving foward with something along the lines of preventing it. Sorry i ramble.
Anyways, i almost commited suicide once a good few times but the one thing that stopped me was a) my mom reminding me that she wouldnt know what to do if she lost one or both of us and b) the fact that im in a band and it could be something good if i stayed around to find out. i always had to try to look out to the light at the end of the tunnel but it was like they were just building more onto the tunnel.
Anyways.
Its things like these that make me feel a little better.

143 | Left by juliette. | Sep. 6, 2009 at 3:53am

you are amazing... you saved my life :)

144 | Left by Annie | Sep. 6, 2009 at 10:24am

I needed this.
Thank you, whoever wrote this.
I'm going to remember your words.

145 | Left by Val | Sep. 6, 2009 at 11:16am

thank you. its been said a hundred times but thank you. this world needs more people like you.

146 | Left by alison | Sep. 6, 2009 at 7:09pm

whoever wrote this.. thank you. it's just what i needed tonight. and it seems to have helped many others as well

147 | Left by Anon | Sep. 6, 2009 at 9:49pm

After everything today, this really uplifted me. I just needed to see it in print or read it out loud. Thank you so much.

148 | Left by ak | Sep. 6, 2009 at 9:55pm

Thank you so much for posting this.

149 | Left by Amy | Sep. 7, 2009 at 10:50am

I have a friend who really needs to hear this and I will be passing this on to him... I have been trying to find the words to express that I'm here for him and this is definitely perfect. The perfect storm of support, caring, truth, and reality. Thank you so much.

My friend has been horribly distant and I worry that one day I won't hear from him anymore because he decided to commit suicide. I have had problems with depression and anxiety myself but I have family, kids, and a husband. He has nobody but my neighbor, my husband, and myself. He has quite obviously given up trying at anything and that is just too close for comfort to giving up on living all together. I just hope that this message won't find him too late as is...

150 | Left by Megan | Sep. 7, 2009 at 11:41am

This was a very nice and inspiring entry I posted it to my site for those nights I need something to keep me from cutting. If there is anyone on this site that needs support or just someone to talk to ever.. email me at brown_cow_eyes@hotmail.com
The way I see it is if you talk to someone who does the same thing you do you cant be judged but maybe you can come together, overcome it, and change it.

151 | Left by Nancy | Sep. 7, 2009 at 4:37pm

i tell people i don't cut any more and they believe cause they don't see them but i hide them on my legs and i cut because I'm a foster kid and my mom died in a car wreck last year and i was with her when it happened and i knew she was dead they lied and told me she was still alive and so i was hoping she was but knew she wasn't and i try and be strong and everyone thinks I'm doing okay with her death but I'm not and i don't want any one to know so now I'm telling this web site cause i need to tell some one and i have been hospitalized for this and I'm still not better but I'm going to read the story to night i printed it off and i hope it helps cause you cant stop unless you want to and right now i don't want to but i do for my family I'm the 2nd oldest and I'm the oldest girl so now i feel like it's my job to keep my family together...

152 | Left by Destiney Terrell | Sep. 7, 2009 at 6:24pm

Thank you, this has helped me like you can't imagine. I don't know where to turn to anymore. My friends have been lying and leaving me, my family is being torn apart and i'm lost. I cut because of those reasons and my grandpa died recently. He was the inspiration to my life and now he is gone. No one knows because i hide it on my ankles i just cant cut on my wrists (too noticeable) Thank you this is what i needed... <3

153 | Left by Gina | Sep. 7, 2009 at 7:44pm

I just found out about "To write love on your arms" and I must say this organization is amazing. Finally an organization with a real cause. =)

154 | Left by Ashley P. | Sep. 8, 2009 at 7:40am

I used to be a cutter. It's over, though, and you guys really moved me to STOP. Words can't describe my gratefulness....

155 | Left by Emma | Sep. 8, 2009 at 8:22am

A good friend of mine passed away September 4th due to an unfortunate accident and another of my friends was extremely affected by his death. This was probably the most fitting thing to tell him and said everything I didn't know how to put into words. Thank you so much for posting this.

156 | Left by Mandi | Sep. 8, 2009 at 9:40am

Thanks TWLOHA because of you I am now able to see that I don't have to hide from my story. I can be proud of who I've become because I got through it. I used to cut myself and my friends and God helped me now I will help others to see the fact that they aren't alone.

157 | Left by Pam | Sep. 8, 2009 at 1:18pm

My wrist is a reminder of my past. The pain of watching family mmbers die, losing friends, and depression are written on it. But it's because of people like James and Renee and everyone from TWLOHA tha I'm not ashamed of what happened. Now I go to my friends when thy're in trouble, I spread the message of love, ilet others know that the're meant to live, even when it's tough. I've saved four of my friends from slitting their wrist, steping in front of a train, and over dosing on sleeping pills. An I thank all of it to TWLOHA to show me how to harness my life and give my time to others. Even kids I don't know. I wear your shirts at gigs I play at with my band ad always talk to people about TWLOHA. You guys inspired me to be the person that I am now. I love you all.

158 | Left by Dan | Sep. 8, 2009 at 7:23pm

im still battling with it i have only done it for 3 years but the scars become a pain, i have to hide them constantly everytime i look at them i want to do it more and more i havn't done it in about 4 weeks or so and am stopping but twloha have helped me see that so many people can actually get thru it and this site has made me happy because i honestly dont feel all alone now!! i had a friend that passed away about 11 months ago i still havn't gotten over it but if only i knew about this site before it she might of been okay! but i know now that i can help so many of my friends dealing with it thank you !! xo

159 | Left by latisha | Sep. 8, 2009 at 9:57pm

As I am reading through these comments my heart is breaking. A very special person taught me about a space inside my heart where I can put and lock away all my pain from the past. We call it my pain museum. I can go in every now and then to look around and remember those feelings but I am not allowed to stay. I just can't let go of them though - there is a safety in that darkness, in that pain. I am now 32 years old. My depression hit when I was 15 - I have been hospitalized 6 times and have attempted suicide 5 times. Within the last few years something has changed and I am feeling almost "normal." I have always called for help or luckily been found. My last attempt (which was the worst) was just that - my last attempt. I knew it would work and yet after I took everything and started to get sick I got so scared and called for help. I realized that this was it - I knew it would have worked that time and if I called for help I must not want to die. My daily thoughts of suicide stopped.

I have come to understand that those thoughts were not so much about dying as they were about ESCAPING. Escaping situations I couldn't handle. Escaping feelings of being overwhelmed, challenged, god-my parents! (yes, even at 30!) Just escaping the pain. But I also know that it is like waves. Just like I know you all have probably said "I can't do this anymore!" when it gets really bad - I bet if you think back you said that the last time and the time before that and before that... and if you just hold on and ride it out it always passes. Hold on to the not so bad times and REACH OUT! There is so much help out there. Yes, there are days when it gets so horrible that you cling to yourself, rocking back and forth, crying hysterically while trying desperately not to lose your mind or put a fist through the window. I know I have been there - too many times. Can you find yourself a good therapist? Try. I know it is hard to open up and trust someone. The first person my parents made me go to - I saw for about a month and I literally can only tell you that she had cream carpeting. I never once looked up or talked to her. Twice a week for an hour! But once I got someone I trusted it was like I was holding my breath all week long until I got to Friday (when I had therapy) and then I exhaled and could let it all out. It was, still is, my safe place. I want that for all of you. I remember so clearly the pain and I see it in so many of your comments. I wish I could keep writing and writing until I found the magic words to whisk it all away from you. The worst is that it is under the surface like being silently ripped apart from the inside. Please know there is help and that YOU DESERVE IT! You probably have heard this but - Picture a person sitting in a chair across from you and they are suffering - What would you do or say to that person? Imagine it is your best friend, your sister, brother, a loved one, a child. What if it was you as a child? Wouldn't you do everything you could to love and protect that innocent child? I believe that innocent child is still inside all of us right now and when we are suffering the most is when we need to protect and love ourselves more than anything or anyone else ever can.

Everyone of you deserves happiness and joy - to feel lightness inside your soul again. I guarantee this too shall pass, but how about we hurry it on it's way by telling it we deserve better and giving it a swift kick in the ass on it's way out the door! :) Treatment and Rescue are possible, please - reach out in your community for help. Sorry, I babble and lecture. I just can't stand to see pain...

"I say live, live because of the sun, the dream, the excitable gift."

160 | Left by Jenna | Sep. 9, 2009 at 12:39am

How i wish i'd have read something like this while i was cutting.. it could've end it much more earlier. Thank god i don't cut anymore, but i do still scratch myself sometimes, not daily.

161 | Left by Me. | Sep. 9, 2009 at 3:15am

I lost one of my friends over this last summer and it killed me, and i thought it was my fault cause i had problems with the same issue i tried to kill myself 2 times after he died and started cutting again I turned to this place for help and found out that i was not the only one with these problems, so in way this place saved my life and I thank you guys.. I give my heart to guys.. thank you

162 | Left by sean | Sep. 9, 2009 at 8:54am

i still cut myself but not very offten thx too twloha. it makes it easyer knowing ur not alone nd ur not the only persone going through the horrible pain tht gose on inside.
nd thx too thiz website we can tell our stories nd not be made fun of or called names.so tell ur stories nd we will listen.

thx for being the friend i need:}
i love every single one of yew

163 | Left by ashwee | Sep. 9, 2009 at 11:26am

this shows me that there are people who care. this actually made me break down and cry. i never knew how complicated life could get. this is such a good thing. when i heard about the website i thought it was silly, that it wouldnt be abe to help but it does. this is proof. it makes me want to help myself. and i think with help i can help myself

164 | Left by Ellie | Sep. 9, 2009 at 5:46pm

i've faced so much and my only ally through it all was a blade. i have so many scars and no friends because of the scars. i was given the ultimatum by the friends i had. i was told to either stop cutting right then and there or they would not talk to me. i couldnt do it, i couldnt stop and i lost everything that mattered to me. they dont realize how hard things really are. i dont handle emotional pain well at all. no one has ever told me that i matter. i grew up with a sister who was always doing wrong. and i was told time and time again to not mess up. it made me want to be perfect but perfection can not be reached. no matter how many times i tried i would alwasy fail. i never had anyone there. the only person who told me they loved me was my grandmother i was 9 when i started cutting myself. the first time i hurt myself it was on purpose but i didnt know that what i was baout to start would make me sick. and i am sick. cutting is a disease i cant get rid of. when i started it was because of these girls at school. it started in the 4th grade.it was just before my birthday and i was being tortured. i had no friends at school, and i would come home to my sister yelling and screaming. she tried to kill herslef right in front of me. it killed me inside. i couldnt trust anyone, and i didnt know how to handle it. the first time i hurt myself i took a safety pin and ran it over and over over the smae spot until it was deep adn bleeding. i didnt know what made me do it but i started. and i did it again, in less than a week anytime i felt lost i had a friend in anything sharp. at first they were all shallow. in 5th grade it got worse i would come home crying everyday. the painn wasnt enough anymore. my grandmother was the only one who told me that i was loved. she was my angel, and my anchor to this world. but she died in july, just befor ei started at a new school. it killed me so much when i lost my safety net. my sister almost succeeded in killing herself. i started cutting deeper and deeper, but they were still shallow. for almost 5 years i kept it a secret. but in 8th grade the cuts were getting deeper and it was getting harder to stop. by the end of 5th grade i had learned how to break open a razor head(one that you would shave your legs with)and i would drag it across my skin. in 8th i told the three girls who i thought of as sisters, and they told me i needed to stop. i could tell they were scared but i needed help and they were who i turned to. they didnt do anything about it, in ninth i was cutting really deep. i got into a fight with the girls and another girl who hated me found out that i was a cutter and yelled to the whole school that i was a cutter. it killed me even more.i stoped cutting for a while but then by the end of the year i had started again. this time i cut my wrist. they were deep. and through the summer they got deeper and deeper. i'm afraid of what i've become. but i cant stop, and i dont want to. i'm 15 and i've been cutting for almost 8 years. but maybe i can get help. this helped me and i hope the more i learn and the more i hear that i am important maybe i will be able to stop befor ei kill myself. i've tried at least twice a year, but at first i didnt mean it. but its gotten worse and now i do mean it. i am out to save myself befor ei lose myself

165 | Left by Nicole | Sep. 9, 2009 at 6:09pm

Thank you. So much. This is one of those things I will always hold onto.

166 | Left by Anon | Sep. 9, 2009 at 8:49pm

I'm so glad i read this. It hit very hard and i needed to hear it. This has definitely given me peace for tonight.

May God bless you, Jaime!

167 | Left by Tiffany | Sep. 9, 2009 at 8:56pm

Whoa, Nicole! Honey this has to stop! I'm not sayin any of this to hurt you! I want to help you! You do matter! You matter to every single person on here! You matter to me(obviously or i wouldn't be sitting here at 11 o'clock writing this)and you are more precious than the entire world to the One who created it! God loves you! And i know the place you're at, i've been there many times, but i know you can get better!!! It is possible! I promise! You have to talk to someone who can get you the help you need, someone at school maybe(a counselor or teacher) or find a therapist. Somebody! You can't go on like this! I know how hard it is to have people stare at your scars and judge you, but i also know that there are people who will look past them! Search until you find those people!!! And the same to everyone else on here! You do matter and you are loved!

May God give you peace tonight!

168 | Left by Tiffany | Sep. 9, 2009 at 9:09pm

hmm,when i read this piece of writing it made me think of how much i used to hurt myself. i really wish my friend marie could of read this, but she hung herself of march 24, 2008 at the age of 17. she would of really liked it too. thank you

169 | Left by Ashley | Sep. 10, 2009 at 6:30am

I sent this to my best friends the other day and I keep this with me throughout the day because I made a promise to a friend that I will not cut.

170 | Left by Adrian | Sep. 10, 2009 at 7:31am

Jamie, thanks so much for all that you do.(my mom and) I met you last night at UB and listening to you really helped me and made me feel better about myself and know that I am not alone in this. Thank you for everything I continue to wear the shirts in pride, and I hope you are doing ok with what you have recently started dealing with.

Love always
Jordan Cicciarelli

171 | Left by Jordan | Sep. 10, 2009 at 2:34pm

I LOVE YOU
YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL
EVEYTHING WILL BE OK

I have told my husband to say these to me when I am down in the hole, say them over and over, say them until something clicks. One of them is usually the right answer.

172 | Left by Lhay | Sep. 10, 2009 at 6:40pm

I think we all really know this, somewhere deep down. We really just need to hear it from someone else. When someone else tells you you're amazing, it makes it real.

173 | Left by leanna | Sep. 10, 2009 at 10:15pm

these are nice things to say, but simply saying them does not make them real or true.

174 | Left by Anon | Sep. 10, 2009 at 11:04pm

omg... about halfway though this i started crying , and i can't stop... it's just so comforting that other people could feel the the same way as i do..and wan't something right for other people. and i know that my mom feel's this way for me; but i realy just need this becuse my mind set today was totall out of whack so thank you, for supporting; becuse it really mean's alot knowing that someone's there for you that you could go to.

175 | Left by Anon | Sep. 11, 2009 at 1:24pm

woah , whoever wrote this is awesome. Reading about TWLOHA made me stop cutting , and told me that i matter.
This actually made me cry , as well as alot of other people.

This has helped me and a load more people , probably alot more too who haven't commented .

Thankyou so much TWLOHA and the person who wrote this . I Love you all.

176 | Left by Tom | Sep. 11, 2009 at 5:38pm

this is nice, i'm reading it while the blood is tripping off my wrist and onto my bed. I wish this were true for me. I've wanted help for so long and I've begged for it but they're too proud, I'm too proud. My chest no longer hurts but my stomach does, cold blood tastes awful but it's the only way to clean up the mess.

177 | Left by justme | Sep. 11, 2009 at 6:18pm

justme you will be okay. you are loved. I promise. I'm glad u found this site. I have been where u r. it hurts so much. god..... I just I want u to know that u will be ok.

178 | Left by Anon | Sep. 11, 2009 at 9:14pm

I wish I had somebody to say this to me. It hurts every day.

179 | Left by Hannah | Sep. 12, 2009 at 7:34am

Hannah, I am saying this to you. You are going to move through this. And you matter. Alot. More than you will ever know.

180 | Left by m.marie | Sep. 12, 2009 at 2:38pm

I just want you to be happy for me, whether I choose to be alive or dead.

181 | Left by Anonymous819 | Sep. 12, 2009 at 11:35pm

my advice: find something to live for.
(and don't you dare say, i have nothing to live for.)
make it your mission to find the beautiful things in life that steal your breath away, bring a smile to your face, or even just give you a little bit of comfort.
and then remind yourself of them every day. do this while you're waiting for the darkness to pass. then when you come out of it, it will be miraculous.

182 | Left by kc- | Sep. 13, 2009 at 12:26pm

You might have just saved me.

183 | Left by Morgan | Sep. 13, 2009 at 6:09pm

what if you dont have someone like this? what if you go everday wondering why bother? what if you lost the one person that ever stoped you from doing what you regret the most?.... what if your just all alone....

184 | Left by vi | Sep. 14, 2009 at 1:17pm

Thanks to all of you for caring so much about eachother. I sit in my bed every single night thinking about how desparately i need help, just someone to talk to. This organization is the greatest thing i've ever come across ans its great proof that we are all here for eachothee and we are not alone.

I have been cutting for 4 years. I'm 17. I used to have a friend who would always make me feel better and convince me not to do it anymore. He would say things like "please dont do it baby i care i'm here" and "you and me are in this together i promise i'm here for anything". I lost him. I made a mistake and now he cant even look at me. I feel so alone not that hes gone, i have no one else to talk to. No one else would say those things to me. I have no ieda what to do, he saved me from suicide so many times and now hes gone.

We all just need someone to talk to or somewhere to let out ideas out and this is the perfect place to find that comfort.

185 | Left by Amber | Sep. 14, 2009 at 8:44pm

I really love this. There are so many people out in this messed up world who are there for others.

I was a cutter for a straight 3 1/2 years. I would never have a reason to stop, even though I got caught frequently, and went into therapy. No one could get me to stop. I felt like that was my way to cope, and that was the only way I could feel any type of feeling. Eventually, in my freshmen year (I'm a sophmore this year) I met my current boyfriend Shelbie. He was so supportive about my cutting. He never yelled like everyone else did, and he always did little things that made me feel like I need to stop.
Anytime I would tell him I had cut, he would kiss each little cut. It always made me cry. Soon enough, he told me how much it hurt him, and no one had ever told me how I hurt them by doing it. So, with seeing how much pain I caused him, I had enough strength to stop. He would write similar things like this to me, telling me to just quit.
I never did.
Now, in my sophmore year of High School, and going on ten months of being with him, I have fully stopped cutting. And it wasn't because I was forced to either. It was because of my boyfriends love and support. He opened my eyes to a lot of things that I was doing. He made me realize that what I was doing was wrong. Even though I was highly addicted to cutting, I have fully stopped. Things have changed for soo much better. :)
{12-10-08}

186 | Left by Chrissy | Sep. 15, 2009 at 6:40am

Thank you. This saved me.
I know I'm loved, even if my insecurities cause me to think otherwise.
Whoever wrote this is truly beautiful.

187 | Left by Sarah | Sep. 15, 2009 at 7:40am

Thank you. Thank you thank you thank you. There's nothing else I can say. Thank you.

188 | Left by evelyn | Sep. 15, 2009 at 12:10pm

on saturday i was molested. ive been suicidal and cutting myself the way i used to before i stopped. reading this helped me in ways you can not imagine. thank you

189 | Left by sam | Sep. 15, 2009 at 1:45pm

I just showed my gf this and she said it really helped her and it ment so much to her. She was afriad to tell me that she used to cut when we first started dating because she didn't no how I would react but when she did tell me I never yelled at her just held her and kissed her and told her how much she ment to me and it helped her stop and when she did it again I did they samething and she always tells me how much that means to her. Weve been together for a year. I just want all of you to no that there are good people out there to help you and love you just like I do. It will all be ok I swear I pray you all find some peace

190 | Left by Tray | Sep. 15, 2009 at 6:45pm

kinda funny, a tear wanted to roll down on my cheeks but i didn't permit it =) this saved my day..i was about to let go and remain with my anxious ground. i am with no one right now-mean, someone who could encourage me that well..sigh..this some kind of words that really broke my heart sweetly and dearly. i know love can conquer everything but a friend who is always there to remind us of things we should always have in our hearts would really be of great big means of experiencing that love.i will always read this..thank you for this...

191 | Left by joanna | Sep. 16, 2009 at 1:09am

I cut myself every night. I'm so alone and i have no one to talk to, this really helped me. I wish i could tell everyone and get help but i cant. No one would look a me the same. I love this sote, its all i have.

192 | Left by Aj | Sep. 16, 2009 at 10:31am

You are truly an amazing person. If everyday one single person said this to someone I don't think many of us would be facing the problems we are. I cannot express the strong feelings I felt when reading this. As you say "remember, remember, remember;" when I read this I did just that. It's so so easy to forget that we are all worth something, myself especially. Thank you for you kind reminders of the love that still exists for me.

193 | Left by Alyssa Harvey | Sep. 16, 2009 at 11:11am

if anyone needs someone to talk to my email is trayct75@hotmail.com. ill talk to anyone if they need it. ive never cut or anything like that but i can be a friend

194 | Left by Tray | Sep. 16, 2009 at 12:06pm

i wish i knew someone like this.

195 | Left by Brittany | Sep. 17, 2009 at 8:40am

thank you. i dont know you and yet your my best friend. because of twloha i stopped cutting. so thankyou for everything

196 | Left by Anon | Sep. 17, 2009 at 5:48pm

wow this is so beautiful... i am so moved by this and putting it on my mirror so i can read it everyday, maybe it will help me to stop cutting

197 | Left by erin | Sep. 21, 2009 at 5:37pm

My closest friend, and the only one I can to talk to about this stuff, said something a lot like this to me a few days ago. It meant the same thing, but it was worded differently. And now, as I read this, I know what he meant in his text. There's just a lot of streangth and pain in everybodies notes and posts here, and now, here's one of the few beautiful voice's that are just saying one of the things that need to be said to everybody. One day I just really hope that everyone can see these things that are written on this site and...I don't know...Accept there are people that need them to be there, and the ones that are here for them, be thanked for everything...
Thanks for everything, everyone and Mat...

198 | Left by Z | Sep. 22, 2009 at 3:39pm

This is the single most amazing thing I have ever read.
I printed this out and hung it on my mirror, as well as set it as my background, so I can look at it every day and be reminded that someone out there cares for someone like me, even though they have no clue who I am.
Thank you.
You've helped me more than you can imagine.

199 | Left by N | Sep. 22, 2009 at 9:50pm

this is beautiful. it's true and from the heart. people need to be told this. people need to be given hope. i was given hope and my life changed. we're not the only ones who feel this way. there's a chance to get better. to feel hope. to feel..happy.

200 | Left by izzie | Sep. 23, 2009 at 4:10pm

Thank you so much.
I needed this now more than ever.
I haven't cut in such a long time and now I started again, but since I got a boyfriend he's trying to get me to stop.
but even it seems he can't get me to stop.
This, though. This is what i needed.
Thank you TWLOHA, and whoever wrote this. Thank you Jamie. Thank you Renee. Thank you, interns.
Thank you.

201 | Left by emma hayes | Sep. 24, 2009 at 9:19am

wow, this is amazing.
it's words that i've been searching for, for years.
trying to tell my best friend that he is ok, that he is strong, and that he is going to ge through this rough journey.
who ever wrote this, i want to say thank you. this truely hit home, and your words inspire many.
and to Jamie, thank you for sharing this with everyone.
and to TWLOHA, thank your for saving my life.

love is real.peace<3

202 | Left by Julieta | Sep. 24, 2009 at 10:56pm

Listen,words cannot describe how hard it will be. Yes, it will hurt. Yes, there will be tears shed. And yes, you will have to fight the constant voice saying "Cut, cut. Razor, razor. Go away, go away." But you will get through it, and you can move on. You know your reason to cut. But more importantly, you know your reason to stop. This tape playing in your mind, saying you aren't good enough, can be defeated. You can press "stop." Things will get better. Love is the cure. Forever.

203 | Left by Luvisthecure | Sep. 25, 2009 at 1:59pm

"..in ways that cannot be lost"

that is the line that hit me.
it cannot be lost.
the people that mean the most will not leave me b/c of something i say or do.
its a love that cannot be lost.
it WILL NOT be lost.
we will make it.

peace and love
bb.

204 | Left by becca. | Sep. 27, 2009 at 3:44pm

I never knew there were so many people out there with the same thoughts of suicide that I still have right now.
I don't even expect to make it to my fifteenth birthday. That's how bad the thoughts have gotten.
But then I heard about 'To Write Love On Her Arms'. I thought it was just another band that everyone loved so much. I didn't think it was something that helped people with their problems.
So now that I've read so much on here about how there's always someone to reach out to and how we're always loved, then that'll be the thing that keeps me going.
I'm not saying I won't end it. I'm just saying, it'll keep me from doing it for a long while. And you know how I know this? Because I only cry this much when something hits my heart the way this person has just hit me♥ thank you

205 | Left by vannia | Sep. 28, 2009 at 9:18pm

Omg, this was so beautiful. I recently found this site, and even in my past few visits, I haven't cut myself as much. I think everyone should read this site and be more aware of the kind souls that help reach out to those who are struggling. You make me believe in us.
you and me.
twloha+Right / razr blade = (heart)

hugs and kisses,
-=r

stay strong. everyone. i love you all.

By the way vannia, I love you. you can make it to 15, and even sweet 16.

206 | Left by Right | Sep. 30, 2009 at 8:51pm

this really hit hard!
reading this the cuts just hurt worse! i have been a cutter for 3 years and im only 15. my friends dont care! so i just stopped telling them. i want help i cant stop. i have alot of friends but only one who understands me. i wish that something could make me stop. i have thought about suicide only tried ti once though. i tried to overdose on pills but it turns out they werent strong enuough so i keep increasing the amount i took but nothing worked! i cut myself and the cuts keep getting deeper and deeper. i really need help and i want help

207 | Left by sarah | Oct. 1, 2009 at 1:40pm

This is the first time I've ever been on this website, and I have been reading and crying and reading and crying and crying and crying. YOU have impacted my life just from reading what you have to say. Another piece of my heart has been broken off from reading about your anguish and feelings of worthlessness. You ARE going to get through the rough patches, and it's not going to be easy, but you will do it, and you will have gone through enough of the bad to really appreciate the good that you will find. I'm not a cutter, and I don't know anybody that is, but I understand what it's like to feel lonely in a room full of people, to feel like you've failed because you haven't lived up to SOMEBODY else's idea of how you should be, and being judged by people that would never dare walk a mile in your shoes...I feel like I need to apologize to all of you that feel like you are always being judged by others because they would never care to hear your story-I do! I don't know you, yet your pain tugs at my heart strings because you feel like nobody cares AND you won't be missed if you're gone-please-this isn't true. There are people that care about you and love you that you don't even know. My heart breaks to see the number of young people on here-listen!!! Kids are mean-they just are, and it's unfortunate that their words hold so much power, but I will tell you this-you move on-you get through your first heartbreak, you get through your feelings of being inadequate, and you graduate high school-maybe you keep a friend or 2 from school, but maybe you don't-you get a liitle older, you live your life a little more, you meet some more mean people that aren't worth your tears, and then you meet others that make you feel like you DESERVE to be happy, and you connect with them in ways that you've never known you could all the while working on yourself & learning to love yourself, and you will see that those people that hurt you don't matter-they never did-and it has always been YOU who matters. If I met any of you, I would want to hug you, and cover you to protect you from anymore hurt-give you my hand, or my shoulder to cry on and listen TO you tell me anything you want to share. I wish there were a magical set of words I could say to help you, but there aren't. I can listen-I can't say I know what it's like to cut, but I can tell you I understand the emotions that lead some of you to do so. BE strong, be hopeful, be a fighter! I offer you a warm heart, a lot of hope, and a listening ear if there's anyone that could use any of those. I can be emailed at luluestrella33@yahoo.com. God Bless you all! You are all LOVED by those you know, and those you have yet to meet, and you have this amazing network of people that will support you and be by your side on your journey through your pain and through your healing.

208 | Left by LuLu | Oct. 6, 2009 at 10:02pm

I was beginning to go through the stage of sucidal thoughts and depression until I stumbled upon this website. I realized my feelings and words were just the beginning to the act of cutting myself and other actions leading the sucide. I realized I wasn't alone for once. I saw there were others who knew more and felt worst than me.
I know I am young, new even, to this world of different types of people. But after reading this, I see I can save one life in this world: mine. I see I somehow help save others around me. I know that all is not lost because killing myself and letting others die is just giving up. And I never give up. Thank-you to however wrote this. You have made my day and also the day of many others. Thank-you.

209 | Left by Le | Oct. 10, 2009 at 3:10pm

Thank you so much. I really needed to hear that.

210 | Left by Anon | Oct. 12, 2009 at 6:57am

Every time i feel alone i come back and read this blog post.
I stopped cutting six months ago and every day has been a struggle. I would have committed suicide so many times if it hadn't been for my best friend.
I just wanted to say i'm sorry... I was always one of those kids who would look at emo or SI'ers and be like, "their so stupid, i would never do that" Then i found myself wrapped up in it myself... I'm sorry for ever judging you because now i'm on the other side of that... I hate that ppl don't just show eachother love... why do they hurt ppl more.

Guys I'm not trying to understand each of your storys, But i know there is only one way to ever truly find peace...
Jesus offers peace and hope and love unconditionally and he will meet you where you are. My best friend showed me that not only through words but through actions. All you have to do is ask him and he's listening, He's always there and he will ALWAYS hold your hand.
I've noticed theres alot of hypocritical christians out there. but we can't judge the Body of Christ by the people who don't represent who he really is.
Christ has given me so much peace, its amazing.
anyone, feel free to email, if you want prayer, want to talk, or just need someone to listen to you.

jaykaysmiles@gmail.com
or
lifeisforhim@gmail.com

211 | Left by Em | Oct. 13, 2009 at 10:44am

My name is Liz. I don't harm myself. I've never attempted suicide. I don't drink, do drugs, or smoke. I get good grades in school. As a matter of fact, I'm probably one of the last people that people would imagine going on this website and being able to relate to people's stories here. But I definitely needed this today. Lately, I've been thinking about starting to harm myself or what would happen if I committed suicide. I'm realizing now that my biggest enemy is myself and I don't know how to get around it. I've been struggling with attention and anxiety issues and possible depression for what seems like a while now. I've reached that point where I don't know what to do about it anymore, so I start to wonder if anything's worth it. Hearing that I'm not alone, that it's ok to hurt, that I can fight through this, makes everything so much better. My friends don't really understand my thoughts, and my family doesn't know. But yet reading that has given me that much more strength to move forward, to push through. Thank you.

212 | Left by Liz | Oct. 13, 2009 at 7:07pm

I can always count on TWLOHA to help. Words cannot express how I feel right now. Tears are streaming down my cheeks but I'm so happy. This just saved my life.

213 | Left by Lauren | Oct. 13, 2009 at 11:14pm

every day i cut my self i have no friends
i want to kill myself

214 | Left by hell | Oct. 14, 2009 at 2:47pm

Email me, text me, whatever.(jaykaysmiles@gmail.com, lifeisforhim@gmail.com text: emilyapgar@textfree.us)
Life has purpose, You are not alone... even when it feels like there's no hope... Don't give up yet...

215 | Left by Em | Oct. 15, 2009 at 8:02am

I wrote this down in my journal when I read it a month ago. I alomst committed suicide when was thirteen, I don't know how i made it throught then with no one to talk to or turn to.I'm seventeen now, I've made a promise to myself that I wont ever let myself fall so low. Yes there will be times when I feel like i'm sinking into the darkest hole. But I wont let it consume me! I turn to the page in my journal where I wrote this donw when I feel I'm losing myself. It lets me know I'm not alone, that it's okay to hurt. There is someone somewhere out there who loves me and will be the hand to help me up when I fall. Thank you for bringing this light to my life. You will never know how many and how deep this will touch people!

216 | Left by Maria | Oct. 15, 2009 at 12:02pm

thanks so so much for this.
i am going through a really hard time now, and i forget that i'm loved often.
this reminds me that i might feel like i've been here before and gone through the same storm, but no matter how it feels, i need to keep pushing through it.

P.S. i still believe in You, God.

217 | Left by molly | Oct. 27, 2009 at 6:31am

Thank you so much for this. I think you saved me tonight.

218 | Left by Anon | Oct. 30, 2009 at 5:04pm

I've had a very tough life as well,and though I'm still learning, God has undoubtly help me through it- throughout the pain when I was younger, through abuse and a disorder. Though I haven't ever cut, I do struggle with similar issues, though they have lessoned over time. If it weren't for God holding me through it I have no idea how I could have come through all the hardships. When I felt friendless and loveless, God always was there.I am glad for an organinization like this helping others who've strugggled similarly like me.

219 | Left by Jewels | Oct. 31, 2009 at 9:19pm

its just so awesome to hear this and how it can change peoples lives around

220 | Left by Chloe | Nov. 4, 2009 at 2:46am

thank you so much. lately, i've really been feeling like a failure. its like i can't get it out of my mind. this just really speaks to me. it may help me through tonight.

221 | Left by dave | Nov. 4, 2009 at 8:55pm

i cannot even begin to express how i feel everytime i read this. i am so grateful for this - it has stopped me from cutting myself numbers of times.
the part that has especially been sticking out to me lately is "Continue to reach out. You need people right now." but i don't trust anyone anymore. not even my closest frieds. i have been hurt too many times - my heart has this fist around it. there was one place where that fist would disappear, but now it only loosens there and i just feel helpless. there are a few people that i want to reach out to but they seem too busy or i just don't want to burden them. i don't feel as bad as i have before - but i'm afraid to fall again. just a couple weeks ago i came to close to cutting myself it terrified me. it's hard to explain.
i just pray every day, every night, for someone to reach out, to care. to not make me feel embarrassed to speak and someone who isn't too busy. someone who is mine. i feel as if i need that - as if i've needed it for a long time - but so far God has not sent me anyone. i know He has a purpose but i feel like i'm suffocating. i need someone to lean on.
i do feel a safety in this website and organization though. thank you so much for all you guys do.

P.S. i'm trying God. don't give up on me yet.

222 | Left by molly | Nov. 10, 2009 at 8:31pm

amazing. i cut for too long,but i was able to stop for a while. 11 1/2 months to be exact. 11 1/2 months i had enough self control to resist the strong urge to take out all my anger on myself. but the other night i ruined that. 11 1/2 months of hard work wasted because i lost myself in a moment of weakness. I always seem to find a way to disappoint myself and my friends who have been there for me through everything. They are always there to listen..if i let myself open up to them.

Those months without cutting were the hardest months of my life. I only wish i could have managed to make it longer.

I feel so fake. I have been telling people for months that they need to write love on their arms friday to support TWLOHA and i have a ton of people at my school writing love... but i feel like i can't.. it makes me feel guilty to even think about writing love on my arm...the arm that holds fresh scars. As i claim to support the movement to stop the bleeding, i have yet to find a way to stop myself.

I just needed someone to tell me its going to be alright. Thank you so much. It is so good to know someone cares...and to be able to "move through this" is my ultimate goal..

i appreciate the efforts everyone at TWLOHA is making to help everyone going through hard times...it really helps.

223 | Left by Anon | Nov. 11, 2009 at 6:32pm

This is beautiful. I wish that someone had cared for me this much when I was going through my bought with depression. It is so hard being young and feeling completely alone. Perhaps if more people had friends like this, the utter despondency and self-loathing that existed within many of us would fade away.
Thank you for this.

224 | Left by Amanda | Nov. 11, 2009 at 7:33pm

I can't tell you how many times I've read this. These words mean so much. I sincerely thank the person who wrote this and posted it.

225 | Left by Eric | Dec. 6, 2009 at 10:43pm

Jesus knows what you are going through! He sees every tear that falls and He knows everything we go through on this earth! We do not have a God who is distant, but we have a God who has experienced all the pain and the sorrow this world had to offer even death on a cross! I want everyone on the site to know that He loves you no matter what! I love you and care about you, and I long to have the perfect unconditional unlimited love that God has! Keep hoping! Keep praying! Jesus loves you!!!

226 | Left by praying for you | Jan. 3, 2010 at 7:13pm

5 seconds ago i had a knife in my hand. Now that knife is far away and im crying. Thank you. So so so much.

227 | Left by Chels | Jan. 7, 2010 at 3:38pm

I am stunned. August 28th is my birthday, to start with. But even crazier than that is that this blog seems to speak right to me. It's everything I needed to hear so that I can hang on and keep moving.

Thank you for this. Thank you.

228 | Left by Elizabeth Kaylene | Jan. 11, 2010 at 9:38am

Things like this are the things that help me keep going. It's hard and every day is a struggle. I'm 17 and have been through things that no one should have to deal with. But when I read this, it makes me realize that if I keep looking, I'll find someone who cares enough to give me a reason to keep going. I recently became friends with someone I never expected to and he has helped me through so much.

This is totally inspirational to me. All I want to do is thank everyone at TWLOHA. <3

229 | Left by alex | Feb. 14, 2010 at 6:51pm

I first read this 6 months ago after my long-term (4 years) boyfriend broke up with me, without warning one week after i had moved back home to be with him/given up my job/house/friends. I had put so much of myself into that relationship that I was unsure how to move forward. In fact, I couldnt move, couldnt eat, I did very little other than cry and sit alone in my room for over a month. I have kept this blog in my bag since, read it almost daily and little by little Im doing better. I want to thank the writer, and yourselves for posting this as it helped me draw back and realise that I needed to move forward, with my life. I had gotten so wrapped up in him I couldnt exist without him because I needed him to exist. Ive realised that I have support, most of which came from places I didnt expect and that people care and love me regardless of him. Just want to tell people that you can do it. You can move on. People do care, and do love you. Thank-you TWLOHA for reminding me of that, and that I am not alone in my pain.

230 | Left by Caitlan | Feb. 26, 2010 at 9:55am

Thank you....I was just about to break my two month and I came across this...this just made everything seem okay, thanks.<3333

231 | Left by angie | Mar. 30, 2010 at 8:04pm

i read this and broke down, i really needed this, i wrote it down so i will never forget. and when people tell me they hope i kill my self, or that im worthless and unwanted, i can take it out and remember that i have a few people who would say otherwise. i also sent it to all my friends so they know that no matter what they are loved. thank you so much, from the bottom of my heart, with all that i am, thank you

232 | Left by madi | Jun. 27, 2010 at 12:06am