Self Harm

headspace.org.nz (NZ) - Self-harm (also known as deliberate self-injury or self-mutilation) is one way some young people use to cope with really difficult feelings (such as sadness, anger, worry) which build up inside and can get overwhelming.

 

Helpguide.org (US) - Whether you’re dealing with a past trauma or facing overwhelming issues in everyday life, you may have turned to cutting yourself or other self-harm as a way to cope with your problems. Whatever the reason, there is help—and hope—available. Cutting and other self-injury may make you feel briefly like you’re better able to handle life again, but then the pain returns without any permanent recovery.

 

Selfharm.net (US) - For many people who self-injure, there comes a breakthrough moment when they realize that change is possible, that they can escape, that things can be different. They begin to believe that other tools do exist and begin figuring out which of these non-self-destructive ways of coping work for them. This site exists to help you come closer to that moment.