Ben explains how he relied on self-injury to cope as they realised they needed to transition, and then experienced difficulties in accessing medical resources
Archive for category: Personal
Death gets attention, self-injury is dismissed
Why does death, and suicide, get such hysterical attention, yet self-injury and the struggle to cope and survive get dismissed?
Stupid things people say about your mental health
Lindsay shares the worst things to say to people with mental ill-health - and offers guidance on to talk to people compassionately.
Emma’s story: Taking control
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.
The first time
Aurelia, writing from The Netherlands, talks about how she started to hurt herself, and the progress she's made and how she now helps others.
Hidden depths – Sarah’s real-life account of living with SI
Sarah got in touch with LifeSIGNS a few months ago with a link to a video to share her experiences with self-injury.
Living with depression
One of our Directors, Jules, talks about her experiences with depression, and explores the connection she's identified between her depression and self-injury.
My story with SI – by Laura
I'm Laura, and in March I joined the LifeSIGNS team as Blog Manager. My story with self-injury started ten years ago in a fairly 'unusual' way - I broke down in public. In this blog article I chose to introduce myself to you through sharing my story with SI.
Life’s hardships and the terror of falling further
Life is hard. The difference between people is in how they each cope with what life throws their way, and for some people, self-injury has become their release - or in some cases, distraction - from the overwhelming pressure of it all. In this article, Jennifer kindly shares her story with LifeSIGNS.
Depression, from family, through studies – by Steven
Steven worked through his depression only after realising he needed help and support.
Tell Someone Month
March is 'Tell Someone 'Month' and we want to support you as you seek real-life help and spport.
My scars – by Kaveeta
In this guest article, Kaveeta shares her personal thoughts on her scars, and discarding the long-sleeved tops.