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This may get 2 notes this may get 1000. I don’t really mind, even if it helps one person i’m happy.  I just want you to know that everything will be okay. I know you’re in a hard place right now where you think that maybe harming yourself or killing yourself is the only solution. But I promise you, there are other ways you can cope and there are reasons for you to stay on this earth.  Self harming isn’t going to solve the problem/s nor will it make you feel any better. I know you get a sense of release/punishment but it’s not going to help in the long run.  Remind yourself that every time you feel the urge to self-harm that it’s just a thought. You DO NOT have to act upon it.  Self-harming will affect you emotionally, physically and mentally. It will only help for about 5 minutes. Then something else can happen to trigger the feeling again.  Alternatives without harming yourself:

Holding/squeezing ice. 

Splashing your face with water. 

Getting a rubber band and snapping it against your skin (this could hurt, though it’s better than other ways that people usually choose to self-harm).

Take a hot shower or bath.

Eat something sour. It will take your mind of the urge. (Lemon, sour lollies) 

Massage where you want to self-harm.

Get a red pen or red paint and draw/paint over where you usually self-harm. 

Remind yourself as to why you shouldn’t do it. (Scars, harms organs, blood lose, leave memories etc…)

Describe what you are feeling. (Is the urge/pain in your chest, fists, legs, arms, head).

Killing yourself will not help. It is not a solution.For whatever reason you are thinking about killing yourself, it is temporary and you can get help.  I know you probably think no one cares, you think you can’t handle the situation you are in or you feel helpless and alone.  But I want to remind you everything is temporary You have your whole life ahead of you. You have so many more years that you can accomplish things in.  For example; 

Having a family. 

Getting married.

To watch the sun rise. 

To watch the sun set.

To save someone else’s life.

Finish school.

Get your dream job.

To laugh.

To smile.

To go camping.

Travel to new places.

To wake up every morning to the person you love.

Friends.

Family.

To keep that promise you made.

To accomplish a goal.

To meet your idle.

To listen to new music.

Theme parks.

Video games.

Chocolate.

To be able to look back and say “I made it”.

Just a reminder; what you are going through is temporary.  In case you need to hear this:

You are loved. 

You are wanted. 

You are needed.

You are beautiful.

You are handsome. 

You are important. 

You are not alone. 

You are okay. 

You are strong. 

You are worth it. 

You are smart. 

You are not a failure. 

You are useful. 

You are going to be okay. 

I’m always here for you. I’ll try my best to help and make you smile.  You deserve to be happy and you deserve to know that you are not alone and there are people that can help. 

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I’ve had several upheavals in my career. When I was 18, they were like, “She doesn’t really write those songs.” So my third album I wrote by myself as a reaction to that. Then they decided I was a serial dater — a boy-crazy man-eater — when I was 22. And so I didn’t date anyone for, like, two years. And then they decided in 2016 that absolutely everything about me was wrong. If I did something good, it was for the wrong reasons. If I did something brave, I didn’t do it correctly. If I stood up for myself, I was throwing a tantrum. And so I found myself in this endless mockery echo chamber.

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Taylor Swift photographed by Kurt Iswarienko for TaylorSwiftNOW

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“—and hats and scarves and knee socks and wearing tights for the first time in months and when the mornings are all chilly and you can see your breath and draw little pictures on foggy windows and plaid stuff and ANKLE BOOTS and not caring when people make fun of pumpkin flavored stuff cause you LOVE IT and are happy it’s all the rage and people who dress their dogs in costumes on Halloween and fires in fireplaces and maroon/hunter green/mustard yellow color combos and baking your first fall batch of cookies but you put too much cinnamon in it because you’re TOO EXCITED BECAUSE IT’S FALL.”

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Can I go where you go?

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“You’ve got a smile that could light up this whole town”

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Sometimes I forget that missus long legs follows me but then it hits me all over again @taylorswift

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Y'all. This is a fucking global emergency.

Some quick facts:

The Amazon rainforest is responsible for 20% of the world's oxygen. (**edit below)

It's home to numerous species of wildlife.

It is referred to as the lungs of the Earth.

And it's been burning for weeks, and no one is talking about it.

What is happening right now is an emergency that should be concerning all of us. The air we breath is at stake. This isn't exaggerating. Our lungs are destroyed as we speak and we are only just finding out.

This is our future. Are you upset about Spiderman? Same. Were you sad over Notre Dame? Same. But this is so much more important.

SPEAK UP. GET THIS KNOWN. Even if you can't do anything else, at least raise awareness to put some pressure out there on those who can do something. OUR HOME IS AT STAKE. The skies in São Paulo turned black. We are losing our most valued rainforest. WE CANNOT JUST SIT BACK.

**Edit: Many of you pointed out how the 20% oxygen phrase can be misleading (and many thanks, don't want to misinform). So, to clarify, it means that the rainforest provides us with an amount of oxygen that is then used by living organisms to survive. It is not a surplus, however; its carbon footprint is neutral because all this oxygen is used up. However, it remains essential, because, without it, we are left with less oxygen to sustain the organisms living now, which means some organisms will die. Also, without the forest, we will have fewer sources that absorb carbon dioxide, so greenhouse effects will be more pronounced. Many thanks for pointing this out.

If you want to help, I have reblogged a list of links with ways to help. Will keep it on the top of my dash for the next days.

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Taylor wrote Speak Now BY HERSELF and she doesn’t even own it... this is fucking gross

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Pray for Sudan. 🇸🇩❤️

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Please spread & donate if you have the possibility! ♥️

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wild how people had a lot of feelings about an empty building burning down in paris but when the lives of over a hundred sudanese civilians are taken in a massacre, most of the internet wants to stay mute. y’all cried legit tears over a piece of white history being on fire but turn the other cheek when african lives are being taken violently.

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‪Ramadan Mubarak! I hope my Muslim friends and followers who are observing Ramadan have a peaceful and reflective month with their loved ones.

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2017 vs 2019 🙌🏼💕

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Know their names and their stories.

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Donate here to support the families who lost loved ones in the Christchurch attack. Solidarity with our Muslim neighbors. 

Theyre about 100k from meeting their goal, please do whatever you can to help them.