Oh, wow. I wish I had seen this sooner. Let’s be honest for a minute here. You cut yourself because deep down, you want, no need, for someone to see your pain. They can’t see your inner pain, so you create outer pain.

Go to the lake, let them see.

Or, you know, say you’ve got your period.

Or if you’re a boy, say your male reproductive organ is sore from too much fapping and you can’t swim.