I've been needing to remind myself why not to also. Here are some reasons that help me.
1) It will leave scars, scars that are permanent.
2) You will have to hide it and possibly wear different clothes as a result, making it so you can't wear some of your clothes that you really like.
3) If you do it just once, you will want to do it again, and even if you're okay with doing it for a while, it will be difficult to stop again when you want to stop.
4) By not doing it, you're respecting your body by being nice to it. The one thing you'll always have is your body, so being gentle with it and taking care of it is a good idea.
I'm sorry things are difficult for you right now, but you can get through this!
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