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Archive for category: Self-injury

23.112020November 20, 2020
A transgender person’s experience of self-injury

A transgender person’s experience of self-injury

By GuestIn Guest, Personal, Self-injuryTags discrimination, dysmophia, Manchester, trans, transgender

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

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20.022018February 20, 2018
Attention seekers

Attention seekers

By JulesIn Self-injuryTags attention

How we react to other people’s behaviour is often a reflection of our own perceptions and prejudices.

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19.012018January 19, 2018
New year, new you? Goals, not resolutions, will help you move away from self-injury

New year, new you? Goals, not resolutions, will help you move away from self-injury

By NatalieIn Health & Happiness, Recovery, Self-injuryTags goals, New Year, resolutions

January brings lots of heavy expectations - people want to turn over a new leaf. But self-improvement is a journey, not just a decision.

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02.122017January 14, 2018
Death gets attention, self-injury is dismissed

Death gets attention, self-injury is dismissed

By JulesIn Personal, Self-injury, The MediaTags suicide

Why does death, and suicide, get such hysterical attention, yet self-injury and the struggle to cope and survive get dismissed?

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29.052017August 27, 2017
Self-poisoning

Self-poisoning

By GuestIn Guest, Self-injuryTags guest, pills, self medicate, self medicating, self poison, self poisoning, submission, tablets

Sonia takes too many tablets, as she explains in this article, and refers to this behaviour as self-poisoning.

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19.042017August 26, 2017
What to wear in the summer heat

What to wear in the summer heat

By WedgeIn Health & Happiness, Self-injuryTags bandages, clothing, hot, long-sleeves, scars, summer, t-shirts

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.

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28.012017January 28, 2017
We’re looking for men of all ages to take part in a group discussion about self-injury

We’re looking for men of all ages to take part in a group discussion about self-injury

By WedgeIn Raising Awareness, Self-injury, The MediaTags male, men, video

We want to tackle the issues and make a video.

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28.112016November 29, 2016
Scars and camouflage make up on BBC2

Scars and camouflage make up on BBC2

By WedgeIn RecoveryTags scar camouflage, tv

The Victoria Derbyshire show on BBC2 will feature a short film about camouflaging self-injury scars with special make-up.

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25.072016July 25, 2016
Drugs and self-injury – Ben’s on-going recovery

Drugs and self-injury – Ben’s on-going recovery

By GuestIn Guest, Personal, Recovery, Self-injuryTags BPD, drugs, guest, male, men, self-harm
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13.052016May 13, 2016
New research shows the value of therapy for adults who self-harm or self-injure

New research shows the value of therapy for adults who self-harm or self-injure

By WedgeIn RecoveryTags CBT, Cochrane, counselling, research, therapy

"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."

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18.042016April 18, 2016
Physical scars and emotional pain

Physical scars and emotional pain

By LaurenIn Self-injuryTags coping, scar, scars

Physical scars cannot and do not show how much pain or suffering a person has experienced.

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28.022016February 28, 2016
Self-injury, self-harm, and mental illness

Self-injury, self-harm, and mental illness

By GuestIn Self-injury, Self-Injury Awareness Day [SIAD]Tags guest, Self-Injury Awareness Day [SIAD], submission

An article by Rosie. Wouldn’t we all prefer a world where nobody has to worry about how they’re feeling and...

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25.022016February 25, 2016
I didn’t choose self-injury, not really…

I didn’t choose self-injury, not really…

By GuestIn Guest, Recovery, Self-injuryTags personal, story, submission

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.

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07.042015April 11, 2015
LifeSIGNS is for you, just as it has been for 13 years

LifeSIGNS is for you, just as it has been for 13 years

By WedgeIn Organisation Announcements, Self-injuryTags birthday, share

LifeSIGNS is for you. Please share this little visual story before our birthday in May.

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23.022015February 20, 2015
Self-injury… a call for patience

Self-injury… a call for patience

By GuestIn Guest, Self-injuryTags help, Self-Injury Awareness Day [SIAD], university

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?

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