1) Because if I start I won't stop
2) Because I've gone this long without starting
3) Because I don't want my boyfriend to see the scars
4) Because it doesn't help at all
5) Because I don't want to add another problem on top of everything else
6) Because I still love my body and I don't want to change that
7) Because nothing gets solved
8) Because it won't ease my fears
9) Because I won't look sexy
10) Because it just fuels the stress
11) Because it would undo everything I've accomplished thus far
12) Because it will make me even more depressed
13) Because I will regret it
14) Because I will hate myself for it
15) Because it's unhealthy
16) Because it's painful
17) Because it's harmful
18) Because I can choose not to
19) Because I care about myself too much
20) Because I care about my friends and family too much
21) Because it's risky to my health
22) Because I am capable of resisting the urge
23) Because I've worked too hard to give up
24) Because I want my body to remain unblemished
25) Because I don't want to be ashamed of any scars

I've been feeling the need to SI for a while tonight. I'm sure most of these are already posted, or are essentially rewordings of ones already posted, but writing them helped me to settle down right now. Oh yeah, for context I have a number of scars from past surgeries, from which I've taken pride in having the courage to go through. #25 was posted because if I scarred myself, they would diminish the value of my other scars.