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yeah i've told a few close friends but i'm very careful about who i tell. Sometimes people will freak out when you tell them and think that you are seriously crazy...i learned that the hard wayyea imma cutter. I`ve only told 1 person at work and shes a christian. So I`d be careful, Shes seen the scarsThere all over my arms and shoulders So yea i`D be careful who you tell
My pastor actually recommended for me to do that. Don't hide my cuts, be open and honest with everyone. Well, I am kind of too embarressed not to wear long pants and sleeves still, but I did tell my church. I wrote out what I was going to say and said it to the entire congregation one Sunday morning. And well, I was surrounded by an overwhelming blanket of love and support. If anyone judged me, I do not know, but all I got was concern, prayer, love... it was quite amazing. Everyone was crying and after I sang my song I wrote "You are the Reason Why I Live" they were bawling and on their feet. And then the pastor called them all up to pray for me. :oShould a christian be open about their behaviour addiction? Instead of hiding cuts, should they tell others or cut in front of people? A lady at church said that christians shouldn't hide an addiction but be open about it. That's fine for people at church that smoke a cigarette in the parking lot, they smoke, people don't say much. But if I stood there and cut myself I don't think it would get the same reaction. I know that a sign of addiction is that people hide their addictions but I didn't say anything. A person who has bulemia generally don't do it in front of others either. But I guess the point was that Jesus came to set us free from our addictions and to pray for the people and not hide problems. Any opinons here?
My pastor actually recommended for me to do that. Don't hide my cuts, be open and honest with everyone. Well, I am kind of too embarressed not to wear long pants and sleeves still, but I did tell my church. I wrote out what I was going to say and said it to the entire congregation one Sunday morning. And well, I was surrounded by an overwhelming blanket of love and support. If anyone judged me, I do not know, but all I got was concern, prayer, love... it was quite amazing. Everyone was crying and after I sang my song I wrote "You are the Reason Why I Live" they were bawling and on their feet. And then the pastor called them all up to pray for me. :o
I held around 66 people accountable that day, and I am now accountable to around 66 people. And you know, no, I do not dare cut in front of any of them because of that, and I haven't cut hardly at all afterwards because I am accountable to them. But more then ever, I know there are people I can talk to when I feel like cutting. An entire assembley of them. And I am completely at peace with what I did and I am glad I did it. Instead of being rejected like I thought would happen, I was completely accepted and their love gave me much strength and support that I desperately wanted. Needed. Because I know they understand that "All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." Romans 3:23
So yes, I am fully supportive of being open about it with the church. Outside of the church, many are judgemental, and besides it is someone you absolutely know and trust, or a trained specialist, just telling anyone you meet, people at school, or ON YOUR JOB (oy, learned the hard way), wouldn't be the best idea... but if you want support, you depend on the body of Christ.
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