We are 11 years old!
We are 11 years old now, and we’ve really grown this year. Read on for a couple of ideas about adult self-injury and exam stress.
We are 11 years old now, and we’ve really grown this year. Read on for a couple of ideas about adult self-injury and exam stress.
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.
We recently received an email from Trisha, who works with people in her community. During the course of her work, she carried out a photo shoot and felt that LifeSIGNS may be interested in hearing about ‘Kitten’, a model with personal experience of self-injury, who chose to use her modeling opportunity to raise awareness and support for SI.
This article, submitted by experienced contributor Charis, looks at the implications that ‘no harm contracts’ – agreements to not self-injure – can have on those who use self-injury as a coping mechanism.
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.
In this article, contributed by Adam, the occurrence of SI and emotional distress among men is explored.
As we begin the last week of March, one of LifeSIGNS’ Directors Rachel offers some useful guidance on Coming Out as part of ‘Tell Someone Month’.
In this guest article as part of Tell Someone Month, regular contributor Kaveeta talks about ‘coming out’.
Steven worked through his depression only after realising he needed help and support.
In this guest article, Kaveeta shares her personal thoughts on her scars, and discarding the long-sleeved tops.
January may be a time of beginnings, but if you’ve ‘missed’ the new year kick-off, there’s no reason to give up on your goals – the big thing is to strive every day, to rest, and to strive again.
An open mind and a little courage will show you that you have more choices than you want to admit.