The Lines on My Wrists
So from December 15th to December 20th you may notice something different about me. On both of my wrists you will see different colored lines drawn in Sharpie. Each color holds its own meaning and each wrist holds it's own meaning as well. Obviously I'm not doing this just for fun otherwise I wouldn't be writing it in my blog.
This year I am participating in The Lines Project!
This is to show support for people struggling with depression, anxiety, self harm, suicidal thoughts, eating disorders, etc. And also to let them know that they aren't alone. I am a big supporter of mental health awareness and I really like these different projects that bring about awareness and support in creative ways.
So how do you participate you ask? Well you draw about 6 lines on your wrist from Dec. 15- 20. Draw them on your right wrist if you are a supporter and draw them on your left wrist if you are struggling with any of the things listed above. Every color has a different meaning and depending on what you read about The Lines Project the color coding is different so I compiled a list from all of the different resources.
Red = Self- Harm
Orange = Anxiety
Light Blue/Teal = Panic & Anxiety Attacks
Purple = Insecurity
Dark Blue = Depression
Yellow = Eating Disorders
Black = Suicidal Thoughts & symbolizes remembrance of those who have taken their own lives
And lastly, Pink is for Hope but on my wrists instead of drawing a pink line I wrote "Jesus" in pink because the only hope in this world is found in Jesus!
In my case, on my right wrist I am drawing all 8 colors to show my support for those things, as well as any other mental health issue, I am completely opening to talking to and listening to anyone who needs me.
On my left wrist I will wear the colors:
Orange: Anxiety is something that I have struggled with for years and I am still fighting to overcome.
Light Blue, Sometimes my anxiety is so bad that I have an Anxiety Attack or absolutely nothing can be wrong and I will all of a sudden be having an anxiety attack for no apparent reason and without any warning.
Purple: My low self-esteem and struggling self-worth result in many Insecurities.
Dark Blue: Usually after high anxiety days or days where I have had an anxiety attack Depression likes to set in and make it painful to even get out of bed and it is something that I have to fight more often than I'd like to admit.
and Red: This may come as a shock to a lot of people but I have had my fair share of struggles with self-harm. While I have never actually cut myself, the thought has crossed my mind more than once but instead I had resorted to snapping rubber bands or hair ties with the metal piece on my wrist. By the grace of God I have not snapped one hair tie or rubber band on my wrist in over a year and a half and before 2 weeks ago I had not had any thoughts or temptations for cutting in 9 months. Two weeks ago the thought crossed my mind for a moment but my first reaction was to pray and the thought was gone a moment later, granted I had an anxiety attack shortly after because the thought scared me after 9 months of not thinking that way but no self-harm was done and there was no post-anxiety depression which could only have been the result of God's intervention!
And of course above all of those lines on my left wrist, written in pink is "Hope in JESUS" because I know that even though I have 5 lines on my left wrist that I have the ultimate Hope and He will take this pain away when He's ready. But for now I have to persevere and continue to grow closer to Him and trust in His perfect time and perfect plan for my life.
I hope many of you will participate in this awareness project and that it will spark conversations of mental health awareness as well as finding the One True Hope in this world!
This year I am participating in The Lines Project!
This is to show support for people struggling with depression, anxiety, self harm, suicidal thoughts, eating disorders, etc. And also to let them know that they aren't alone. I am a big supporter of mental health awareness and I really like these different projects that bring about awareness and support in creative ways.
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| Right Wrist- Showing my support |
Red = Self- Harm
Orange = Anxiety
Light Blue/Teal = Panic & Anxiety Attacks
Purple = Insecurity
Dark Blue = Depression
Yellow = Eating Disorders
Black = Suicidal Thoughts & symbolizes remembrance of those who have taken their own lives
And lastly, Pink is for Hope but on my wrists instead of drawing a pink line I wrote "Jesus" in pink because the only hope in this world is found in Jesus!
In my case, on my right wrist I am drawing all 8 colors to show my support for those things, as well as any other mental health issue, I am completely opening to talking to and listening to anyone who needs me.
On my left wrist I will wear the colors:
Orange: Anxiety is something that I have struggled with for years and I am still fighting to overcome.
Light Blue, Sometimes my anxiety is so bad that I have an Anxiety Attack or absolutely nothing can be wrong and I will all of a sudden be having an anxiety attack for no apparent reason and without any warning.
Purple: My low self-esteem and struggling self-worth result in many Insecurities.
Dark Blue: Usually after high anxiety days or days where I have had an anxiety attack Depression likes to set in and make it painful to even get out of bed and it is something that I have to fight more often than I'd like to admit.
and Red: This may come as a shock to a lot of people but I have had my fair share of struggles with self-harm. While I have never actually cut myself, the thought has crossed my mind more than once but instead I had resorted to snapping rubber bands or hair ties with the metal piece on my wrist. By the grace of God I have not snapped one hair tie or rubber band on my wrist in over a year and a half and before 2 weeks ago I had not had any thoughts or temptations for cutting in 9 months. Two weeks ago the thought crossed my mind for a moment but my first reaction was to pray and the thought was gone a moment later, granted I had an anxiety attack shortly after because the thought scared me after 9 months of not thinking that way but no self-harm was done and there was no post-anxiety depression which could only have been the result of God's intervention!
And of course above all of those lines on my left wrist, written in pink is "Hope in JESUS" because I know that even though I have 5 lines on my left wrist that I have the ultimate Hope and He will take this pain away when He's ready. But for now I have to persevere and continue to grow closer to Him and trust in His perfect time and perfect plan for my life.
I hope many of you will participate in this awareness project and that it will spark conversations of mental health awareness as well as finding the One True Hope in this world!
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| My Left Wrist- It's more lines than I'd like but my hope is in Jesus and that's all I need to make all of those lines disappear! |
Psalm 34:18
"The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit."
Psalm 43:5
"Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God."
PSALM 33:22
"MAY YOUR UNFAILING LOVE BE WITH US, LORD, EVEN AS WE PUT OUR HOPE IN YOU."
I am SO proud of you lil friend!!! I just can't put into words right now how proud I am of you, how blessed I AM to know you, and how much in awe I am by your courage, strength, beautiful vulnerability and the love of Christ that you put out there and desperately want to share with others. Love you girlie!
ReplyDeleteThank you Misty!! Love you too!
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