the butterfly challenge

[starvingluv]

ok basiclly the butterfly challenge is supposed to stop you from cutting.

step 1: when you feel like cutting, draw a butterfly where you were going to cut.

step 2: name your butterfly after someone significant or profound to you like your mom or your sibling or something.

step 3: now try cutting yourself....makes it hard to do right?

Rules- you cant scrub the butterfly off when you take a shower, just kinda let it go away by itself. once it does draw it again. keep doing it until you have your cutting under control.

ps. Sharpie or permanent marker stays on longer so i suggest you use that and if your not aloud to draw on yourelf then get one of those washable tattoos of a butterfly.

hope i helped:)

[alisikora]

wow! that's a really good idea, i think I'm gonna try that. thanks dude! you helped a lot :)

[Sudds3]

Thats a great idea, I wish i knew it when i wanted to start. I wanted to start more than anything. I thought I didnt have friends who cared since no one saw I was hurting for 5 months, i cut one time....and my friend maggie and leslie saw it immediatly and made me stop! Leslie was a cutter and Maggie had a friend attempt suicide, they hlped a lot and made me stop


-Adam

[Fractured Silhouette]

Sounds like a good idea.

But i'm a mans man. I can't go around drawing butterflies on myself! How about instead i'll try drawing an explosion, a large gun or maybe a skull which is exploding while shooting a gun with its teeth? :D

In all seriousness. Could be a good idea. Good suggestion.

[Mortal Coil]

The butterfly project just makes you feel like shit when you do cut.
At least, that's my experience...

[Wolverine.]

It might work for some people. It didn't for me. It actually made me feel worse than before I had the butterflies drawn on. You look at the names of the people you cut through... And you can imagine the disapointment they would feel. Also, after a while, the novelty wore off, and I just saw them as scribbles. It didn't matter after a while.

But if it works, then that is fantastic :)

[Megson]

You know, I refuse to do this for the silliest of reasons: I can't draw a butterfly.

[Jupiter]

i might just have to try this. i heard it said before.

[Princess Ariel]

Yeah.... I just killed two people.. I only do have two butterflies..

[Rayquaza]

This is a great idea. I love you for it.

[starvingluv]

For th

[starvingluv]

For those ths didnt work out for i am very sorry and for thos this did work for i want to say that i am very happy i could help. Derpression sucks.
can you guys do me a little favor and check out my blog though thanks.

[Desuetude]

For those ths didnt work out for i am very sorry and for thos this did work for i want to say that i am very happy i could help. Derpression sucks.
can you guys do me a little favor and check out my blog though thanks.

Just want to point out your blog doesn't work. You need to give access to everyone if you want them to be able to view it.

About the butterfly project, I've heard about it and all but the fact that one, having butterflys up my arms and legs would be a tad conspicuous and that I don't like butterflys have stopped me from trying it. Sorry.

[Princess Ariel]

I have now two new butterfiles. One has faded, but still visible. I hope to keep them alive since I care about those two the most. Thing is, one of them is much more bigger than the other, only since I care about her more then I do the other. She's actually the one who's name is cut into both arms, and legs.

[XxfakexX]

I hope this works for you.
When i tried, and cut, the guilt was horrible.

[starvingluv]

im seeing alot of comments on how this doesnt work and im very sorry. i didnt mean to make things harder, i only tried to help. the only reason i posted this was because it had worked for me and for my friends, i was hoping that i could help you guys too...

[Fractured Silhouette]

im seeing alot of comments on how this doesnt work and im very sorry. i didnt mean to make things harder, i only tried to help. the only reason i posted this was because it had worked for me and for my friends, i was hoping that i could help you guys too...

Don't feel bad. Otherwise it'll turn into a never-ending cycle of guilt*. At-least you tried, sure for some people it didn't work, these sort of things happen. I'm very glad it worked for you and it's very nice you tried to share your success.

I didn't try it though because I cut in an annoying spot to draw on, I don't particularly have anyone I with such a significance, being male basically makes me allergic to anything that is considered girly** and I can't draw to save my life.

*May or may not be a slight exaggeration.
**May or may not be truthful.

[Unbroken]

Thanks a lot(: This actually helped quite a bit.

[Carly011]

I will have to try that...though i think for me it wont work because i have a feeling i will do it anyways.... because usually its after a fight with someone i love or when im feeling down i think they hate me as it is so i wont care :/