More than a Message Board
Just why our message board community is able to directly help people with self-injury concerns.
Details of how you can have your own story heard and be included in an Anthology of confidential, personal accounts of people who self-injure.
It’s that time of year again when we arrange our real-life summer meet-up. Everyone’s invited, and the details of this year’s event are: Date: Saturday 24th July Location: Birmingham Venue: The Dragon Inn, Hurst Street, Birmingham B5 5TD Time: 1pm – 3pm The Dragon Inn is located within the Chinese Quarter / Arcadian area of […]
My name is Andy and I have just completed an in-depth project exploring 26 adults’ personal experiences of using self-injury from childhood, throughout adolescence and into adulthood. The women and men who took part were aged between their late 20s and early 50s. What follows is a very brief outline of several of the main […]
Yes, we’ve reached the grand old age of 8! We hope you’ll agree this is an impressive achievement for an unfunded, user-led voluntary organisation. Anyone can set up an organisation, but it takes a great deal of time, commitment and energy (both physical and emotional) to keep it running day after day, year after year. […]
real questions and succinct answers.
Agape_Eternal shares their personal story of self-injury and recover with us. We love guest posts! Mild trigger warning for self-injury memories.
Jules talks about happiness on a daily level.
So many big charities are asking for £2 or £3 a month now, and what with the recession and everything…
The seventh and final part of our series from the article I wrote for HCPJ last year. Self-injury can be seen as a compulsion, but it is not something that just ‘happens to’ a person or is out of their control. Self-injury is a choice; the person is choosing to cope as best they can. […]
Part six of my article published in the Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal last year. People who work with clients who self-injure need to be prepared to give up their preconceptions and accept that self-injury has a purpose, a function and that it is a ‘valid’ way to cope for those who feel they have […]