9. They make the people who see them think.
(Even if it's for the wrong reasons)
8. I don't like wearing shorts or sleeveless shirts anyways.
7. They teach me to hold a secret.
6. They are great conversation starters if I ever DO want to talk to someone about this.
5. I can use them as props when I want to draw on myself.
(kind of a Rorshach mentallity, I guess)
4. They can *sometimes* deter me from self injuring too badly because I don't want any more of them, at least not where they're immediately visible.
3. They teach me to appreciate the "clean" skin I do have.
2. They're proof that I can heal; maybe if my body heals my spirit can, too.
1. They are a part of me.