People self harm for different reasons and may change over time. To deal with strong emotions like anger or sadness. To punish yourself for things you’ve done wrong. Make yourself feel normal. To distract or get relief from feelings. Being overwhelmed by Strong is a common reason such as sadness, guilt and hopelessness. Finding it
It is more common in young people who have depression and or anxiety. But it does effect adults with a mental health problem too You are more likely to self harm if you have a mental health problem ie depression, anxiety, borderline personality disorder eating disorder. Have substance abuse issues, a young person in prison,
It is common for people to self harm in secret. A person may do this if they feel their thoughts and feelings aren’t acceptable to others. A person might not want others to know as they may be anxious about what they are thinking Self harm can be both distressing for both them and loved
Self harm is harming your self on purpose such as scratching, cutting, overdosing on meds, biting or burning. It isn’t a mental illness but is often linked to mental distress Drinking a lot of alcohol and or taking drugs may increase your risk of self harm. May also be more at risk of death due
Once i move and my next book published I will focus on promoting them together. I actually know how to promote on being schizoaffective better. So promoting them both together will hopefully also raise the profile of Life, Heart and Soul I have been googling mental health services ie CMHTs, GPs, charitable mental health services,
My mum had life changing ill health and i had to step up and take on the role of carer for both my mum and dad The crisis with my mum and dad is over they now need just a bit of help. Most of the time will now be sleeping at home. In my
Hopefully in next year be moving to next village. It will be so good for my mental health. It is a large village in a good area. It has great facilities, pub that has turns on and does sunday dinners, coffee shop, a londis small supermarket with post office, a restaurant pub and hotel with
Generally it is better to say something than say nothing When a person is suicidal they may feel alone, depressed and isolated. Asking them how they are doing may be the smallest thing but it can mean everything to someone else. Although it can be very difficult to know whether someone you care about is
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Suicide is serious business but often not talked about. This blog hopes to encourage people to have that conversation and talk more openly about suicide. More importantly how to support somone who is suicidal. Every 90 minutes in the uk a life is lost to suicide. It is the biggest killer of people under the
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My next book project is Life, the light and the dark which will be published after my second book Life, Heart and Soul. It is my third book and again showcase my varied work as a poet It will cover many different topics and be hopefully published middle of next year. Nearly got all my