~It's okay to not be okay~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I am just fine. I am a child hiding my depression. I'm your sibling making a good impression. I'm your friend acting like I'm fine. I'm a teenager pushing their tears aside. I'm the person that's sitting next to you. I'm the one asking you to care. I'm your best friend, asking you to be there." I found that on Google. Think about it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hi! A few days after Christmas, I released a MAP call. I'd hosted another MAP, and I thought it was awesome and fun, but this MAP was different. It was there to show support, and to show others that we care. I heard the song by illymation, did some research, and decided this was a cause that needed to be stood for, so I made the call for this. Self harm is a HUGE problem in today's world. However, it is also overlooked. In October, if I'm wearing pink, people will say, "Oh! You're advocating for breast cancer!" However, on March 1st(Self-Harm Awareness Day) if I'm wearing orange, people will say "You're wearing orange." People don't talk about self harm because it is something they want to keep to themselves. Some people feel as if it is an embarrassment, something you shouldn't let anyone see. If you're that depressed that it comes to the extent that you hurt yourself, rather than doing anything else, you should talk to someone. Tell your parents or a close friend. Get help. It's okay to not be okay. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thanks to everyone who helped put together this amazing MAP! Everyone did amazing!!!!! Go follow ALL of them!!!!! Thumbnail: @strawberrimilk Part 1: @doudalps Part 2: @kirah201 Part 3: @marshmellow25 Part 4: @doudalps Part 5: @Duskrosex Part 6: @FoxyThePiratePlushie Part 7: @Hope_Drift Part 8: @m0chabean13 Part 9: @marshmellow25 Part 10: @spo1led_milk Part 11: @-ArtemisaBean- Part 12: @Qw61053 Part 13: @vision_the_nightwing, @-LilyStudios- Part 14: @Eden_The_Comedian Part 15: @-LilyStudios- Part 16: @--Rainii-- Part 17: @Duskrosex (@Cassrollcat collabed, but I got impatient, and shared this anyway. As soon as that part is out, I'll add it. :)) Part 18: @2007kitty Part 19: @Horses2006 Part 20: @Foxl33 Outro: @2007kitty Thumbnail Entries: @-BeautyShinesWithin- @Foxl33 @esthomasson-16 @Dawn_the_Fox_ @TUVAWHAT Backups: @Foxl33 @-LilyStudios- @little_green_tree (Part 7 at the end) @Qw61053 @Duskrosex @rainbowleenie @Dawn_the_Fox_ @Ayerf2010 (Part 14 at the end) @LittleParrakeet ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Numbers to know: The Trevor Lifeline: offers crisis intervention, s**c*d* prevention, and community resources 1-866-488-7386 thetrevorproject.org Bullying: itgetsbetter.org There are a lot of other numbers and lines you can call to get help. If you have any other essential ones you want here, ask me in the comments. :) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dates to know: March 1st: Self Harm Prevention/Awareness Day {You can show your support by drawing orange butterflies on your wrist, and wearing orange ribbon} November 30th: If you have ever struggled with self harm or s**c*d* or still do, wear a black ribbon on your wrist. If you see someone with a black ribbon, tell them to stay strong. March 21st: The Pattern Project: Draw any of the patterns on your wrist that apply to you. ........= Supporting ^^^^= S**c*d*/depression nunun= Any disorder(It's like a pointy version of the bullied one.) ➰ ➰ =LGBTQ+ ㅡㅡㅡ= Lost someone to s**c*d* 〰️〰️= bullied \\\\\\\\\\\= Self-harm ෴෴෴=Anxiety These are just rough computer versions of the actual symbols. They connect more in real life. December 15-20: The Lines: Draw 6 lines with sharpie(pink, orange, yellow, green, blue, black.) If you do self-harm or are depressed, put this on your left wrist. Put it on your right if you are supporting these causes. If you have any more, tell me in the comments, and I'll add them. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CREDITS Song: Beautiful by illymation Song at the very end: Beautiful instrumental by Christina Aguilera Map idea: @2007kitty Font for warning/watermarks: instafonts.io ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Just an idea: We should get this to top loved to alert more people about self harm. Just an idea. I'm not going to force you to click the button, but you should. I mean like you should, it would help a lot. Um, please *voice fades into distance* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #Beautiful #MAP #SelfHarm #SelfHarmAwareness #Depression #illymation
