Have you moved away from self-injury? Do you want to hide your scars sometimes?
New research shows the value of therapy for adults who self-harm or self-injure
"we found that CBT-based psychological therapy may have led to a small-to-modest reduction in the number of patients repeating self-harm behaviours."
What to wear in the summer heat
Do you always show your scars, or do you like the option to cover up in certain social situations? Your choice in how you present yourself to the world is important.
Physical scars and emotional pain
Physical scars cannot and do not show how much pain or suffering a person has experienced.
Theatre troupe supports self-injury awareness
More great photos from Self-Injury Awareness Day - the Alderbrook School theatre troupe with our wristbands.
Students support self-injury awareness
The students were well prepared for Self-Injury Awareness Day with our wristbands :) Great photos!
Your thoughts before self-injury – survey
Researchers at Glasgow and Stirling University are developing a questionnaire to measure thoughts about suicide and non-suicidal self-injury. Understanding these...
Have healthcare services treated you well?
Have you received excellent attention, guidance, and actual treatment from your GP, counsellor, or mental health team? Have you had...
Self-Injury Awareness Day is today – 1st of March
LifeSIGNS has supported SIAD for like 16 or 17 years – since before we were even called LifeSIGNS! Self-Injury Awareness...
Self-poisoning
The following article is a submission from Sonia. Trigger warning for mention of self-injury behaviours. Sonia takes too many tablets,...
Self-injury, self-harm, and mental illness
An article by Rosie. Wouldn’t we all prefer a world where nobody has to worry about how they’re feeling and...
I didn’t choose self-injury, not really…
Naëlle explains how self-injury can feel like no choice at all, and that choosing to move away from self-injury is hard and worthwhile.
LifeSIGNS is for you, just as it has been for 13 years
LifeSIGNS is for you. Please share this little visual story before our birthday in May.
Stupid things people say about your mental health
Lindsay shares the worst things to say to people with mental ill-health - and offers guidance on to talk to people compassionately.