text: [Themes: edutainment, socially important]
  
  You go home, and of course they followed you. They chase you down and throw you on the ground. They begin beating you, making sure that their punches only cause bruises. They strip you of your clothing and you are left completely naked except for your underwear. Your bullies take your backpack and clothes and throw it down to the river. Humiliated, you run home as fast as you can. You tell your parents, but they don't quite believe you. The next day you tell the teachers, however they say that they are unable to help you because it happened outside of school.
  
  You walk back home, after being beaten again. You aren't sure what to do. No one seems to want to help you. Unable to cope with it all, you begin to cut your wrists. You begin to stop eating as much as you used to. You're fat. You're a nasty fat ass. You don't deserve to live. You should die. You are a stain on humanity. Your existence is meaningless. You should disappear from the face of the earth.
  
  > [Self-harm info]
  Self-harm is when you are actively trying to hurt yourself. When a person commits self-harm, they could be trying to manage with stress and anxiety. They could also be physically hurting themselves to forget emotional pain, or because they are emotionally empty. They are usually not trying to kill themselves, though it can increases the chance of suicide. It can be caused by bullying. While doing this, they are usually feeling guilt, loneliness, panic, anger, or self-hatred.
  
  There are several different ways people can hurt themselves. They can burn themselves with matches, carve words or cut themselves, break bones, piercing skin, or hair pulling. Though they hurt themselves, they like to keep it a secret from other people. Some people might not understand them and might criticize them for doing what they do instead of help them. This causes many of them to hurt themselves where they can hide it easily. The might cut their arms, legs, or chest because it is easy to cover up with clothing. Being secretive like this can cause them to drift apart from family members and friends, which can cause the person to feel more anxious and alone.
  
  While you may not think that this makes sense, it truly does make the person feel better if they are having problems. It is just that this isn't the best way to go about making yourself happier. Self-harm does not solve the problem you are facing; it is only temporary relief.
  
  Self-harm may also cause the person to feel more guilt or anxiety. The wounds inflicted may also become infected, and it is possible to have a fatal injury. Though, like I said above, self-harm is not a suicide attempt, but it can increase the chance of it happening.
  
  To help a person who is suffering from self-harm you should try a be someone they can talk to. Make sure not to spread any rumors or tell other people something that the person may not want you to tell. Also avoid trying force them to stop, or take control of their lives. When talking, allow them to talk about their feelings and why they feel this way. Then try to understand why they hurt themselves; also allow them to have time to try and understand why they hurt themselves. After understanding why, try to help with finding a new way to cope with their problems. However, do not be pushy and forceful. Doing so may cause more harm than good.
  
  Quick Facts:
  
  1 in 5 females and 1 in 7 males commit self-harm
  
  90% of self-harmers started when they were teenagers
  
  About 50% of self-harmers have been sexually abused
  
  Many who hurt themselves learn from friends or the internet
  
  Around 2 million cases are reported in the U.S. annually
  
  (HealthyPlace.com)
  
  You go home, and of course they followed you. They chase you down and throw you on the ground. They begin beating you, making sure that their punches only cause bruises. They strip you of your clothing and you are left completely naked except for your underwear. Your bullies take your backpack and clothes and throw it down to the river. Humiliated, you run home as fast as you can. You tell your parents, but they don't quite believe you. The next day you tell the teachers, however they say that they are unable to help you because it happened outside of school.
  
  You walk back home, after being beaten again. You aren't sure what to do. No one seems to want to help you. Unable to cope with it all, you begin to cut your wrists. You begin to stop eating as much as you used to. You're fat. You're a nasty fat ass. You don't deserve to live. You should die. You are a stain on humanity. Your existence is meaningless. You should disappear from the face of the earth.
  
  > deal with your bullies your own way.
  You hate your life. You hate your bullies. You aren't sure what to do anymore. So you decide that the best way to stop your suffering is by grabbing your father's gun. It's their fault anyway. If they aren't there anymore, you'll be happier, right? They are the ones who started it, and ever since they began, your life became hell.
  
  The next day you grab the gun and hide it in your lunchbox. You decide to skip the first half of school and come during lunch, so you that are sure no one knows about your gun. As soon as you enter the lunch room, your bullies come up and start harassing you. You reach into your lunchbox and point your gun at one of the bullies. They look stunned, but you pull the trigger. One of the bullies fall down, crying in pain. You shoot again. It hits the other bully right in the chest. You look for your third bully. You see that he is crying, and he pissed his pants. You laugh and give him a bullet straight through the skull.
  
  You finally notice that everyone in the lunchroom is screaming and running for their lives. A teacher comes up and tries grabbing your gun from your hand. You panic and shoot; it goes straight through the teacher's hand. You run out of the school into the streets. You can hear police sirens coming to you. You freak out and begin to wildly shoot at the police cars. They fire back and hit you in the legs. You fall down and begin sobbing to yourself.
  
  They take you to the hospital then throw you in jail.
  
  The End.