New year, new you? Goals, not resolutions, will help you move away from self-injury
January brings lots of heavy expectations – people want to turn over a new leaf. But self-improvement is a journey, not just a decision.
January brings lots of heavy expectations – people want to turn over a new leaf. But self-improvement is a journey, not just a decision.
Physical scars cannot and do not show how much pain or suffering a person has experienced.
It’s easy to get trapped in cyclical thinking – we have to change our thoughts.
Connecting with others in your community may seem like a scary or anxiety provoking situation for some, but it generally brings with it many positive scenarios too. What are your hobbies and interests? What do you enjoy doing in your spare time? Let’s brainstorm some ideas. Do you like collecting things? Do you enjoy reading […]
Lauren shares her personal views and experiences.
Distraction boxes can help you fight the urge to self-injure. Your distraction box can contain almost anything that could prove helpful to you in times of need; in this article, our Community Manager Lauren shares the contents of her distraction boxes and how she feels they help her cope with SI.
Our Community Manager, Lauren, shares her own self-injury and ‘coming out’ story and how she feels about the road to recovery.
LifeSIGNS is an organisation that focuses on awareness and education about self-injury and helps those both who struggle with this, their parents/ caregivers and also professionals. We also have an online community support forum that is passionate about supporting and encouraging those who are struggling with self-injury…
Charis talks about the reactions people have to self-injury, and the negative assumptions.
Charis wants everyone to know that making assumptions about people who self-injure is unhelpful. There is not a ‘typical profile’ for someone who relies on self-harm, although there are some drivers that you might recognise. Charis knows she had a privileged upbringing; and her story goes into the pressures behind many people’s self-injury.
