Postby Mangafanatic » Sun Mar 11, 2007 12:27 pm
Hey Beau,
Let me just say as one who's had a friend in this position, that I know that sometimes circumstances can sometimes seem so overwhelming that physical pain becomes the best way to mask the emotional pain. As my friend once said "I can handle this kind of pain [cutting] better than I can the emotional stuff." But as the friend of that person who was in pain, let me encourage you to seek help from a Christian in your life who can help you and keep you accountable as you fight this depression.
Also, remember that God wants to take your pain right now. There are times in everyone's life that we think "I just can't do this anymore," and I know in those times it sometimes seems that pain can be the easiest escape-- but please realize that this kind of behavior only causes you more problems and ushers in more pain. Cutting, like drugs and alcohol, can become an addiction. Please, don't let that happen. Let people who love you help you.
Every year in Uganda, innumerable children simply. . . disappear. These children all stolen under the cover of darkness from their homes and impressed into the guerilla armies of the LRA [Lord's Resistance Army]. In the deserts of Uganda, they are forced to witness the mindless slaughter of other children until they themselves can do nothing but kill.
Kill. These children, generally ranging from ages 5-12, are brainwashed into murdering in the name of the resistance and into stealing other children from their beds to suffer the same fate.
Because of this genocide of innocence, hundred and hundreds of children live every night sleeping in public places miles from their homes, because they know that if the do not-- they will disappear. They will become just another number in this genocide to which the international community has chosen to turn a blind eye. They will become, in affect, invisible-- Invisible Children.
But there are those who are trying to fight against this slaughter of Uganda's children. They fight to protect these "invisible children." Please, help them help a country full of children who know nothing by fear. Help save the innocence. For more information concerning how you can help and how you can get an incredible video about this horrific reality,
visit the Invisible Children home page.