A couple of years ago there was a girl, she had major self hatred issues. Being so over taken by all of her flaws, she took a knife and wrote everything she hated about herself on her forearms. Over the years, that left a scar, when someone found the scars they started To write love on her arms. Basically you want to write over the scars of hatred and pain with love.
Did you know that-
-121 million people worldwide suffer from depression. (World Health Organization)
- 18 million of these cases are happening in the United States. (The National Institute of Mental Health)
- Between 20% and 50% of children and teens struggling with depression have a family history of this struggle and the offspring of depressed parents are more than three times as likely to suffer from depression. (U.S. Surgeon General's Survey, 1999)
- Depression often co-occurs with anxiety disorders and substance abuse, with 30 percent of teens with depression also developing a substance abuse problem. (NIMH)
- 2/3 of those suffering from depression never seek treatment.
Untreated depression is the number one cause of suicide, and suicide is the third leading cause of death among teenagers. (NIMH)
In my opinion this is a terrible and scary thing that is happening to teens and adults EVERYWHERE. On Friday the 12 of November there was a protest around the world where you write love on YOUR arms to tell people about TWLOHA.
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