T.I.’s Daughter Deyjah Harris Opens Up About Self Harm

Deyjah Harris, daughter of rapper T.I., is speaking out about self-harm in an effort to help others.

On Tuesday which Self-injury Awareness Day is observed, Deyjah took to Instagram to share a message with her followers about her experience with self-harm and her hopes to help others heal.

“*sighs*…whew, ok so because today is SIAD (self injury/self harm awareness day) i decided to leave some of you that can relate a little message.”

“obviously if you cannot empathize with this then keep it scrolling/keep the rude comments to yourself because i will block you, but for those of you that can relate (unfortunately💔)… i see you,” she said.

“perhaps i had to experience this in order to be able to help someone else that is or will deal with this…i mean we hurt so that we can help others heal from that same pain, right? i don’t need any sympathy, i don’t need any of you to try and guess why i did this to myself, i don’t need you to tell me things like “oh you shouldn’t do that to yourself, you’re too pretty for that” etc. because that will change nothing. all i need for you to do is simply speak and live in your truth like i always encourage you to do.”

“i need you to see that if i can be brave enough to share this part of myself/my journey with the world, then you can too. a lot of people don’t talk about the fact that there are multiple forms of self-harm, so for those of you that can’t relate to cutting but you can relate to other forms, i see you too and you’re not alone, TRUST me when i say that.. but let me tell you this, don’t you dare spend the rest of your life hiding who you are/what you’ve been through. i don’t care if you think people will judge you, if you think people will think you’re not right in the head, if you think it’ll make people love or like you less, or if you think people will say you’re doing it for attention, you deserve to share your story… when or if YOU’RE ready. your story can + will save so many lives and you don’t even know it yet. there is nothing that any of you can NOT talk to/tell me about. i told you this was a nonjudgmental and safe space, and i mean that sincerely. although this is only for one day, everyday is a good day to bring awareness to self-harm or mental health in general, especially in the black community. i love you/you are loved, you are seen, you MATTER, and you deserve everything good in the world. don’t you ever forget or doubt that….take care of yourself, ok? have a great week💚”

Self-harm and self-injury is described as any forms of hurting oneself on purpose. Many people who experience anxiety or depression use self-harm as a way to release painful emotions, according to crisistextline.org.

If you or anyone you know uses self-harm to manage emotions, help is available. Text HOME to 741741 to get in contact with a crisis counselor.

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