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.”
“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.”
Physical scars cannot and do not show how much pain or suffering a person has experienced.
An article by Rosie. Wouldn’t we all prefer a world where nobody has to worry about how they’re feeling and how we are treated because of our feelings? Sometimes dealing with mental conditions can be difficult when trying to do it alone, nobody has to be alone, there are people who care! Self-injury can be […]
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.
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Kyla, studying at Cardiff University, talks about how people can feel when they discover someone they’re close to hurts themself. How can people support friends who self-injure?
Emma resorted to self-injury when here relationship with her father got worse and worse. Struggling to feel worthy, Emma worked hard to gain her confidence and happiness.
Self-help and self-care can replace self-injury. Especially if we get a little extra support at tough times.
Nobody else is involved, it’s just you and your choice, your decision, your behaviour.
The labels seems to focus on the behaviour, the harm, rather than the person in distress trying to cope.
It’s easy to get trapped in cyclical thinking – we have to change our thoughts.
We hope you like our new motto for 2014, which is also the wording on this year’s wristbands. These few simple words are the key to making positive changes, and can relate to any area of our life that needs improving, changing, or renewing. Our daily life is governed by our actions, our behaviours, our […]