Anonymous asked: i'm so scared. i've self harmed for over a year. it's getting serious. i don't know what to do anymore. i feel so alone. i have a bottle of pills in my nightstand for when the time comes, and i just wrote my letter. please. i don't know what to do. i want to tell my mom and get help. but i'm afraid that she will get scared and i don't want to hurt her. how do i tell her? i'm just so alone, and i feel so ugly. i need help. please. i'm in so much pain.

It will hurt and scare her more if you don’t tell her and one day she just finds that you’ve commit suicide. When you tell your mom, just explain to her what you’ve been doing and why you’ve been doing it, and answer all her questions as truthfully as you can. There are a number of ways that she could react, but just remember that no matter what she says or does, she loves you, and if she happens to come across as though she doesn’t, then it’s just because she doesn’t know how to handle the situation.

I know it’s scary, and I know it hurts, and I know it sucks, but you’ve just got to keep living and keep being brave. You just have to, beautiful.