The Butterfly Project

Self-harm. It's a word i hear way too often now. The definition of self-harm or self mutilation is "To inflict wounds on one's own body. Self-mutilation can include many methods such as: cutting with knives and razors, eraser burns, cigarette burns, etc." I've known about self-harm for way too long, once i started it, i always wanted it out of my life. This is when "The Butterfly Project" came into my life, and it has helped me ever since. The Butterfly Project is when you draw a butterfly on your wrist and you give it a name. Any kind of name, i named mine after somebody very special to me. If you cut once, every single butterfly that you drew on your body will die. DON'T wash off the butterflies, let them fade away naturally. Most importantly, take good care of your butterflies! The best kind of butterflies are when someone special draws them on you, these are EXTRA special, so you must take care of them! On Quest 22, after i said my speech, a girl came up to me and asked me if i knew what the Butterfly Project was, of course i said no, and i asked her if she could tell me what it was. She simply grabbed my wrist, where all my scars were, and drew the cutest little butterfly. She put the cap on her pen, and gave me the tightest hug. Thinking about this moment gives me goosebumps. Since then i have been telling everyone about the Butterfly Project. One of my little warriors use to draw a butterfly on my wrist all the time. She once put a butterfly on every scar i had, then kissed every single scar, that moment will always play back in my head, and it never fails to put a smile on my face. I guess this post is to tell you about the Butterfly Project, if you are self-harming please give The Butterfly Project a chance. I love every single one of you, stay strong my little warriors.


The Butterfly Project rules:

1. when you feel like you want to cut, take a marker or pen and draw a butterfly wherever the self-harm occurs.
2. name the butterfly after a loved one, or someone that really wants you to get better.
3. NO scrubbing the butterfly off.
4. if you cut before the butterfly is gone, it dies. if you don't cut, it lives.
5. if you have more than one, cutting kills them all.
6. another person may draw them on you. these butterflies are extra special. take good care of them.
7. even if you don’t cut, feel free to draw a butterfly anyways, to show your support.