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23.112020November 20, 2020
A transgender person’s experience of self-injury

A transgender person’s experience of self-injury

By GuestIn Guest, Personal, Self-injuryTags discrimination, dysmophia, Manchester, trans, transgender

Ben explains how he relied on self-injury to cope as they realised they needed to transition, and then experienced difficulties in accessing medical resources

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01.032018March 1, 2018
What good is an awareness day? What about tomorrow?

What good is an awareness day? What about tomorrow?

By JulesIn Self-Injury Awareness Day [SIAD]Tags Self-Injury Awareness Day [SIAD]

Today is Self-Injury Awareness Day, but what good is awareness? And what about tomorrow?

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20.022018February 20, 2018
Attention seekers

Attention seekers

By JulesIn Self-injuryTags attention

How we react to other people’s behaviour is often a reflection of our own perceptions and prejudices.

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22.012018January 21, 2018
New self-injury awareness wristbands now available for 2018

New self-injury awareness wristbands now available for 2018

By WedgeIn Organisation Announcements, Raising Awareness, Self-Injury Awareness Day [SIAD]Tags key rings, keyring, keyrings, self injury awareness wristbands, wristband, wristbands

Our brand-new wristbands (with their brand-new secret message) are ready for Self-Injury Awareness Day. Get yours now.

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19.012018January 19, 2018
New year, new you? Goals, not resolutions, will help you move away from self-injury

New year, new you? Goals, not resolutions, will help you move away from self-injury

By NatalieIn Health & Happiness, Recovery, Self-injuryTags goals, New Year, resolutions

January brings lots of heavy expectations - people want to turn over a new leaf. But self-improvement is a journey, not just a decision.

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02.122017January 14, 2018
Death gets attention, self-injury is dismissed

Death gets attention, self-injury is dismissed

By JulesIn Personal, Self-injury, The MediaTags suicide

Why does death, and suicide, get such hysterical attention, yet self-injury and the struggle to cope and survive get dismissed?

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27.082017August 27, 2017
Urgent appeal for volunteers

Urgent appeal for volunteers

By WedgeIn Organisation AnnouncementsTags recruitment

We need volunteers, working from home, to help manage our information services - or LifeSIGNS will close down.

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11.062017August 26, 2017
Depression is a dark iron cage

Depression is a dark iron cage

By GuestIn Guest, PersonalTags anxiety, depression, work

How it feels to be chronically depressed - a personal experience.

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29.052017August 27, 2017
Self-poisoning

Self-poisoning

By GuestIn Guest, Self-injuryTags guest, pills, self medicate, self medicating, self poison, self poisoning, submission, tablets

Sonia takes too many tablets, as she explains in this article, and refers to this behaviour as self-poisoning.

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19.042017August 26, 2017
What to wear in the summer heat

What to wear in the summer heat

By WedgeIn Health & Happiness, Self-injuryTags bandages, clothing, hot, long-sleeves, scars, summer, t-shirts

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.

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01.032017March 1, 2017
Self-Injury Awareness Day – let’s check in with our friends

Self-Injury Awareness Day – let’s check in with our friends

By GuestIn Guest, Self-Injury Awareness Day [SIAD]Tags guest, Self-Injury Awareness Day [SIAD]

Today is Self-Injury Awareness Day. It's time to start preoperly talking, says Kerry. Here's how.

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21.022017February 21, 2017
Your SIAD pix so far

Your SIAD pix so far

By WedgeIn Members, Self-Injury Awareness Day [SIAD]Tags facebook, instagram, Self-Injury Awareness Day [SIAD], twitter

YOUR pictures that you've tweeted in support of Self-Injury Awareness Day.

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30.012017February 27, 2017
Safe with Self-Injury — evening talks for Self-Injury Awareness Day

Safe with Self-Injury — evening talks for Self-Injury Awareness Day

By WedgeIn Raising Awareness, Self-Injury Awareness Day [SIAD]Tags conference, Self-Injury Awareness Day [SIAD]

Evening conference for Self-Injury Awareness Day. London. Register now for free.

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28.012017January 28, 2017
We’re looking for men of all ages to take part in a group discussion about self-injury

We’re looking for men of all ages to take part in a group discussion about self-injury

By WedgeIn Raising Awareness, Self-injury, The MediaTags male, men, video

We want to tackle the issues and make a video.

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26.012017January 26, 2017
First photos of our new wristbands and keyrings for 2017

First photos of our new wristbands and keyrings for 2017

By WedgeIn Raising Awareness, Self-Injury Awareness Day [SIAD]Tags keyring, keyrings, self injury awareness wristbands, wristband, wristbands

Take a look at our brand new orange wristbands and keyrings, and guess the 'secret surprise'.

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No more silence
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What we’re doing about self-injury

We've been raising awareness about self-injury since 2002. Now, we need to help create understanding.

LifeSIGNS us run by volunteers with personal experience of self-injury - and we need your help.

There are people of all ages suffering in silence - believing they are alone.

There are teachers and parents confused and frightened by what their pupils and children are 'doing to themselves'.

We need your help to reach more people.

We welcome your articles and donations. £1 is a lot of money to us (because we have no paid staff), so please help us.

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