[cmsms_row][cmsms_column data_width=”1/1″][cmsms_text] This is Ben’s story; it’s written by Ben, and we’re grateful to him for sharing his past pains and on-going struggle. Ben talks about drugs, cutting, and boderline personality disorder. My drug use and self-injury were interconnected. But the drug use was a different way of achieving the same goal which was to […]
“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.
More great photos from Self-Injury Awareness Day – the Alderbrook School theatre troupe with our wristbands.
The students were well prepared for Self-Injury Awareness Day with our wristbands :) Great photos!
Researchers at Glasgow and Stirling University are developing a questionnaire to measure thoughts about suicide and non-suicidal self-injury. Understanding these thoughts may help to develop more effective treatments and improve quality of life. If you’re an adult (18+ years) and have had thoughts about suicide or if you have self-injured, you’re invited to take this […]
Have you received excellent attention, guidance, and actual treatment from your GP, counsellor, or mental health team? Have you had any less than good experiences? Share your experience in this quick survey, from the charity that looks into the quality of care across the UK. The charity, NCEPOD, are surveying young people (11 to 15 […]
LifeSIGNS has supported SIAD for like 16 or 17 years – since before we were even called LifeSIGNS! Self-Injury Awareness Day (1st March) is a global movement to raise awareness and reduce stigma. Many people who hurt themselves find it easier to talk about self-injury around this time as there’s no need to share personal […]
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.
LifeSIGNS is for you. Please share this little visual story before our birthday in May.
Lindsay shares the worst things to say to people with mental ill-health – and offers guidance on to talk to people compassionately.
