Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.

The only two places where I feel absolutely safe are either in bed with many blankets and pillows surrounding me or in water. Like on the bottom of a swimming pool. Alone. Weightless. Peaceful. Nobody talking, nobody pretending. Just being. Those are the only two places. Everywhere else I get smacked in the face with arrogance, ignorance, shallowness... They knock me down and leave me bleeding on the floor.

Everyone should have a safety plan. It should be a shoebox [or something of the sort] filled with pictures, lyrics, poems, quotes, books, CD's, movies, and such that remind you how much you are worth and how deserving of life you are. Put this box where you keep your "tools of the trade" be they drugs, razors, or even your fridge. If you do that, you'll find yourself rummaging through when you are at your lowest of lows. It's amazing how a picture of someone you love, a meaningful song, or even an arbitrary object that only means something to you will have such a monumental impact. It will help remind you that there is always someone or something there to catch you and get you through to another day.