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: Self-injury
Attention seekers
How we react to other people’s behaviour is often a reflection of our own perceptions and prejudices.
New year, new you? Goals, not resolutions, will help you move away from self-injury
January brings lots of heavy expectations - people want to turn over a new leaf. But self-improvement is a journey, not just a decision.
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?
Self-poisoning
Sonia takes too many tablets, as she explains in this article, and refers to this behaviour as self-poisoning.
What to wear in the summer heat
Do you always show your scars, or do you like the option to cover up in certain social situations? Your choice in how you present yourself to the world is important.
We’re looking for men of all ages to take part in a group discussion about self-injury
We want to tackle the issues and make a video.
Scars and camouflage make up on BBC2
The Victoria Derbyshire show on BBC2 will feature a short film about camouflaging self-injury scars with special make-up.
New research shows the value of therapy for adults who self-harm or self-injure
"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 and emotional pain
Physical scars cannot and do not show how much pain or suffering a person has experienced.
Self-injury, self-harm, and mental illness
An article by Rosie. Wouldn’t we all prefer a world where nobody has to worry about how they’re feeling and...
I didn’t choose self-injury, not really…
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, just as it has been for 13 years
LifeSIGNS is for you. Please share this little visual story before our birthday in May.
Self-injury… a call for patience
Kyla, studying at Cardiff University, talks about how people can feel when they discover someone they're close to hurts themself. How can people support friends who self-injure?