Self Injury Awareness Day - 1st March Taken from Gurn, just something for you all to think about. --------- I know some of you will have some form of prejudice towards the idea of self harm but please at least check out these two websites and try and offer some support. http://www.si-am.info/ http://www.selfharm.tv/welcome.htm And if you think its uncommon then check the forum and IMAGES on this site: http://www.psyke.org Self harm is becoming an increasingly common occurence among young adults and children. But it isn't just one age group it affects, or one gender, or one race. It can be your lecturer, your boss, your favorite DJ!!! 1 in 10 SI. 1 in 8 students SI. Doesnt sound like a lot but think about it. For the 1000 people in your uni year 100 of those sit alone at night or sit in a toilet take out a blade and cut themselves. Why? Because there suffering so much pent up pain they feel they can't handle it any other way. They aren't "attention seekers", "typical teenagers", etc. There people in extreme emotional pain. Please show your support and visit these websites to learn more, 1st March 2004 Self Injury Awareness Day.
Afraid to say I've done it. Got thru it tho. I know its really hard but please try and help other people get thru it too.
I know someone who did this for a while but miraculously she got through it on her own; she must have unbelievable inner strength. Just hoping she doesn't go back to it............
Long time ago now. During my GCSE's. I was under a lot of stress at school with work/exams etc, was being bullied and I was very low on self confidence because of my disability and stuff. Almost took it too far and, when I think of the things I would have missed out on if I had, well it doesn't even bare thinking about. Thats why I appreciate life and my mates and everything so much now. I'm very lucky to have such great mates and I know that. Thank you! Dunno why I'm telling you, suppose I just want to make u realise that other people aren't so lucky and they're the ones who need the support now.
one of my mates from school was doin it and i didnt even know about it. felt crap when i found out coz i should of realised. she had to start seeing a psychologist every week. she ok now. but she got loads of scares all over her arms. nasty stuff!!!!
Yep, in this case it was the same as Jill's mate - got through it on her own. I don't think I even helped at all!
Sometimes all people need is for one person to express some kind of interest/worry and then the rest they can manage on their own. Some people aren't so lucky and - as Lee said (sorry to hear about all that by the way) - they need our help.
