Self-injury and neurodivergence
Christina shares her skin picking journey and how understanding neurodivergence has helped her mental health.
Christina shares her skin picking journey and how understanding neurodivergence has helped her mental health.
We’re asking for a little bit, every month – to help us reinvigorate our approach to self-injury awareness and support.
Jay talks about his self-discovery journey from frustration to identity.
Leah talks about her teaching, nursing, and self-injury.
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
How we react to other people’s behaviour is often a reflection of our own perceptions and prejudices.
January brings lots of heavy expectations – people want to turn over a new leaf. But self-improvement is a journey, not just a decision.
Why does death, and suicide, get such hysterical attention, yet self-injury and the struggle to cope and survive get dismissed?
Sonia takes too many tablets, as she explains in this article, and refers to this behaviour as self-poisoning.
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 want to tackle the issues and make a video.
The Victoria Derbyshire show on BBC2 will feature a short film about camouflaging self-injury scars with special make-up.
