DescriptionSelf Injury can go by many names, such as: - Cutting
- Self Injurious Behavior
- Deliberate Self Harm
- Self Inflicted Violence
- Repetitive Self-Harm Syndrome
Self Injury is far more widespread than is generally realised, especially in adolescents under stress. It also seems to be more common among women, partly because men are more likely to express strong feelings, such as anger, outwardly. However, people from all walks of life self-injure. Many individuals who self-injure believe they are the only person that hurts themselves in this way. Fear, shame and guilt may force people to keep self-injury secret for many years, so when encountering or discovering self-injury it is vital that support and understanding be shown. This means, as well, that the true extent of the disorder is unknown. Research shows that where it is acceptable to talk about, many women, as well as some men, reveal that they have self-injured at some time. Sites included in this category, and its sub-categories, are potentially triggering.
Self Injury
- Understanding And Dealing With Self-Injuring Behavior (Site) - Information for parents whose children may be self-harming. Includes behaviors, motivations, triggers, and how to help.
- Secret Shame (Site) - Self-injury site; review of psychological literature, suggestions to help you limit or stop your self-harm, help for families/friends, personal experience, extensive references, list of treatment resources, and support mailing list.
- Can't Shout, Can't Scream (Site) - A self-harm zine. Includes poetry, personal stories and articles.
- SelfInjuryInfo.com (Site) - Information and support. Includes alternatives
- Lysamena Project on Self-Injury (Site) - Christian-based self-injury resource accessible to all. Providing self-injurers and their families with information about SI.
- Self Harm (Site) - Help and advice.
- Rainbows of Hope (Site) - Information and support for self-injury and suicide. Including self-help, hotlines, poetry and a pen pal section.
- Self-Injury Support (Site) - Information about self-injury presented in a non-triggering way. Also, information about recovery and professional help. As well as a list of referrals.
- Bodies Under Siege Webring (Site) - Provides linking to sites related to SI, especially for members of the mailing list.
- Self-Injury: Inside Pain Turned Inside Out (Site) - How self-injury relates to figure skaters as well as non-skaters.
- Understanding Self-harm (Site) - Booklet providing information on the condition. Includes list of references, organizations, and additional reading.
- Leaving Underworld (Site) - Aimed at Pagans who self-injure. Information, tips, spells and rituals to help coping with the problem easier
- Self-Injury: A Struggle (Site) - Information on self-injury for both the self injurer, and their friends/family. Personal stories, polls, famous self-injurers, reviews of books on SI, poetry, art, writings, chat, message board, list of resources.
- Understanding Self-Harm (Site) - Provides information on helping oneself and others, in addition to motivations and who does it.
- Earth Angel (Site) - Provides information on demographics, motivations, tools and methods, as well as resources and links.
- Psyke (Site) - Articles, poetry, pictures and discussion boards dealing with self-injury and suicide.
- Stop Picking On Me (Site) - For skin and pimple pickers. Includes a complete self-help book and active online community.
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