Melanie, Video Producer for BBC Cymru has been touch with further details about the videos they are producing for the Headroom campaign. It would now seem that the video can be filmed by contributors themselves, in their own home and time, using a camera and training provided by the BBC. Alternatively, Melanie would go along […]
They say that though the days are long, the years are short, and 2008 has certainly passed in a whirlwind. Wedge and I have worked incredibly hard this year, and it only feels like yesterday we were working 12 hours a day preparing for SIAD. Now it’s time to start thinking about SIAD 2009! I’ve […]
As well as our Social Networking groups on Facebook, Bebo and MySpace, FirstSigns is also on Twitter. Those of you already following us will know that all FirstSigns news and information is announced on Twitter first. It’s a simple and efficient way for us to interract with our members. If you don’t have a Twitter […]
Whether you celebrate Christmas, Yule, Hanukkah, or none of the above, the holiday season affects everyone. It can be a time of joy – maybe a break from work, an opportunity to see loved ones and a time to let go and have fun. But for many people, the stresses and pressures involved with the […]
Harmless, a relatively new self harm organisation based in Nottingham, have sent us a link to the trailer they have produced for their DVD, and asked if we might share it with our members. The video lasts just under nine minutes and includes short discussions with four people who self harm (including older /male people), […]
Wedge is always encouraging me to write more personal blogs, and as you know we like to be inspiring and empowering here at FirstSigns, so I thought a little positive inspiration would be good. One of my friends stuck a little note on my computer this morning saying: “Thank you for loving me when I […]
First of all, we hope you’re all settling back into work, school, college and life after the summer. As predicted, the message board is becoming much busier now the holidays are over and it’s important we keep it fresh and up-to-date. We’ll therefore be deleting all unused accounts at the end of the month, so […]
The FirstSigns ‘Tell Someone Project’ runs every March and September, and today we launch our September 2008 Tell Someone Month. Wedge says: “We’re very excited to help people help themselves, and the ‘Tell Someone’ project may well help you break through your fears and actually tell someone about your self-injury, and the emotional reasons behind […]
Do you look for the happy outcome each day, or do you find yourself focusing on what has gone wrong and what could go wrong? Our feelings are powerful drivers – they can drive us to achieve great things in life or they can drive us to despair and self-destruction (self-sabotage). But our emotions are […]
Wedge blogged yesterday about a page in the Times newspaper dedicated to self-harm and today they tackle how to break free from self-injury. Anyone reading the article today will no doubt recognise some of the wording that has been used as being from our own FirstSigns website. We talk frequently about ‘enabling’ people and ’empowering’ […]
We know it’s hard to go to your doctor, we know it’s hard to talk about self-injury and the distressing things behind it. We believe that getting help and support is a brave step forward, and something that has benefited many of our members once they’ve found the strength to take that step. We can […]
The cheesy secret behind successful decision making – Science, News – The Independent Get more tryptophan into your diet – it gets converted into serotonin :)
