An Interesting Article from Bradford
Have a read, what do you think?
An Interesting Article from Bradford
Have a read, what do you think?
2 Comments
staralfur
August 24, 2006i think this is a fantastic idea.
i have never had to receive medical treatment for my si, but if i did i would like to be able to go to my gp rather than the a&e. i don’t like hospitals as it is, but having to go for that reason would make it even worse. i think just the comfort from a gp surgery is far greater than an a&e.
saying that, i have an excellent and very understanding gp. while i agree that people cannot truely understand unless they have been there themselves, i do believe that nurses/gps etc… can be trained to be non-judgemental.
even if they personally fail to understand why someone would chose to hurt themselves, professionally they can carry out any treatment needed with compassion and the appropriate care.
Em
August 23, 2006To be honest, I don’t know if the nurses who are trained can be non-judgemental in their treatment of those who self-harm. They can try and understand reasons behind, but I wonder if there will still be hidden judgemental feelings if they haven’t experienced self-harm for themselves.
Also, so many people start self-harming before they are sixteen years old. Therefore, I think it would be better for this kind of treatment to be available for people of a much younger age. That way, people won’t feel a lack of understanding from health professionals and are less likely to harm because they have been treated in a negative way.
Emma