sharing your fights and victorys

Everyone has a story..we all go through rough times. we all struggle, some of us are still...and if your alive that means your fighting. What's your story? whether your going through a hard time right now or you did and overcame it. here's mine.
My whole life I've been a introverted person, Iv'e held in my thoughts, opinions, sadness, anger, everything..last winter I found a way out. Or at least that's what I thought, it was my release. I would just lose control and take out all my emotions on myself. Cutting became an addiction, my way of crying, being able to see what I felt. It went on until april this year, one day I realized what was happening, that I had a problem and was only making things worse. I took the sharp objects I'd been hurting myself with and threw them away. Only a couple friends had known about the whole thing and were so proud of me. So summer came around and I was relieved not to have to worry about people seeing the cuts on my arm, and not wanting to wear long sleeves somehow was enough to keep me from starting again. and besides that I was gone for 3 months, away from my dad who had caused alot of pain in my life. Then I came home, I started to feel the same feelings I had before. I made a few slits across my wrist and hated myself for it. My best friend was so dissapointed in me, almost as much as I was dissapointed in myself. It was only that one time though, now it's getting colder out and I wear long sleeves again, knowing that if I wanted to..no one would see. but I havn't, today I came close, and today I decided that's not who I want to be. I broke down and had the first hard cry I've had in a while. Then I told my mom..I told her everything..still crying while I poured out my story. I thought she'd be really mad at me, and not understand. but I was wrong. I told her I need help, and she picked up the phone found counseling for me. All this time I could have made things so much easier..It's still not over. but i think I just got a hell of alot closer.