Why Me?
Will I ever stop? Yes, if you want to. Remember if you do stop and then give in a few weeks later, it does not put you back to square one: it's just a hiccup on the journey to stopping completely. Very few people manage to fully give up with out the odd lapse back into harming.
Will I ever stop? Yes, if you want to. Remember if you do stop and then give in a few weeks later, it does not put you back to square one: it's just a hiccup on the journey to stopping completely. Very few people manage to fully give up with out the odd lapse back into harming.
Feel free to ask us anything about depression and self harm. I'm sure one of us will have an answer to your questions. We know about the subject at hand through our own experiences, though each different we can all relate to other's situations. We understand it can be hard to talk about whats going on because of the opinions that some people have about people that self harm. We are not here to judge but to help.
People who self-harm are experiencing extreme distress. They are not usually attention-seeking or mentally ill. They are in a position where they have lost control over what is happening to them and have no other means of expressing their feelings or asking for help. They need compassion, support and understanding.
Some young people self-harm on a regular basis while others do it just once or a few times. For some people it is part of coping with a specific problem and they stop once the problem is resolved. Other people self-harm for years whenever certain kinds of pressures or feelings arise.
No specific clique can be classified as self-harmers. It can to anyone, no matter their social status, their age or their "label".
We all share the same emotions, the same struggles and the same ability to share those feelings.
We all share the same emotions, the same struggles and the same ability to share those feelings.
An addiction?
"I wish I never started because it becomes an addiction. I still think about it and sometimes I just scream so loud inside but I can't go back to it and I won't."
"I wish I never started because it becomes an addiction. I still think about it and sometimes I just scream so loud inside but I can't go back to it and I won't."
This video is very helpful if you are planning to commit, remember, things will get better, even if it doesn't seem like it
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Mvvz3m9N6c0
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Mvvz3m9N6c0
This group has been set up to help people that self-harm and those who know people that self-harm. This isn't a group for promoting, boasting or putting down those who have or still self-harm. Through sharing our situations and stories we hope to help those that seek advice and help steer people in the right direction.
Why don't people understand?
Self harm has been a taboo subject for a very long time: people can feel very uncomfortable talking about it. This means a lot of people don't know very much about it and can and be slightly freaked out when they come face to face with it. Things are getting better, and there is more and more about self harm in the media, but there's a long way to go.
Self harm has been a taboo subject for a very long time: people can feel very uncomfortable talking about it. This means a lot of people don't know very much about it and can and be slightly freaked out when they come face to face with it. Things are getting better, and there is more and more about self harm in the media, but there's a long way to go.
Sometimes its easy to feel alone and alienated from the world, with just the bad thoughts telling you that there is no hope and self-harm can justify what you're going through.
It can be hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel with so many obstacles in the way.
There is light at the end of everyones tunnels, just when you don't see it for so long doesn't mean it isn't there.
It can be hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel with so many obstacles in the way.
There is light at the end of everyones tunnels, just when you don't see it for so long doesn't mean it isn't there.
Self-harm is more common than people realise. It's impossible to say exactly how many young people self-harm because:
Many young people hurt themselves secretly.
Many never ask for counselling or medical help.
There is no single definition of self-harm.
Many young people hurt themselves secretly.
Many never ask for counselling or medical help.
There is no single definition of self-harm.
To read more about what you can do if a member of your family or a friend self-harms go to the chapter; Help for families and friends, in the forum.
-~Self-Harm Awareness~-
Created on: 23-Sep-2007
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This is for all the people that know someone who has self-harmed, or even done it themselves. Don't feel that you have to hide anything here. Our group of Admins are more than happy to listen and give advice on anything touching the tender subject of s/h
