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Self Harm

Self-harm involves deliberately hurting oneself as a way to deal with difficult feelings, painful memories, or overwhelming situations. Common reasons people self-harm include expressing emotional distress, feeling in control, punishing themselves, or relieving tension. Signs of self-harm include cuts, burns, or scars on the body, wearing clothes to hide injuries, and mood swings. Around 10-20% of young people self-harm, often beginning at age 12. Those who self-harm should be supported with understanding, acceptance, and encouragement to seek help.

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Self Harm

Self-harm involves deliberately hurting oneself as a way to deal with difficult feelings, painful memories, or overwhelming situations. Common reasons people self-harm include expressing emotional distress, feeling in control, punishing themselves, or relieving tension. Signs of self-harm include cuts, burns, or scars on the body, wearing clothes to hide injuries, and mood swings. Around 10-20% of young people self-harm, often beginning at age 12. Those who self-harm should be supported with understanding, acceptance, and encouragement to seek help.

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Self-Harm

by NTTC (No Toxic Toxic Club)


DEFINITION
•Hurting yourself as a way of dealing with very difficult feelings,
painful memories or overwhelming situations and experiences.
www.mind.org.ok

•Reasons people self-harm:


•Expressing or comping with emotional distress
•Trying to feel in control
•A way of punishing themselves
•Relieving unbearable tension
•A cry for help
•A response to intrusive thoughts
SIGNS & SYMPTOMS
PHYSICAL
•Cuts, burns, bruises, or scars on their bodies
•Complaining about headache or stomach pain without explanation
•Overdosing on medicine

BEHAVIORAL
•Wearing clothes that hide signs of self-harm
•Making excuses about injuries
•Carrying sharp objects

PSYCHOLOGICAL
•Lack of interest in hobbies that they once enjoyed
•Disengage from social interaction
•Difficulty communicating with loved ones
•Mood swings
•Changes from their usual eating and sleeping schedule
•Talking about feeling of pain discomfort, sickness, and dizziness
•Feeling shame, disgust, confusion or fear
•Feeling a lack of control, isolation or loneliness
Signs of low self-esteem such as blaming themselves for any problems
FACTS & DATA
Self harm is something that can affect anyone

10% of young people self-harm


but it could be as high as
20%

Most young people reported that they


started to hurt themselves at age 12
TIPS TO SUPPORT
•Encourage to open up
•Seek understanding and be supporting.
•Tell them you will be there for them.
•Stay calm & don’t judge
•Remember self-harm is usually someone’s way of dealing with hard
experiences and that it is different to having suicidal feelings.
•Don’t ask for promises.
•Encourage them to seek help. Be accepting and normalize. Gently help
them understand that this behavior is not working for them.
"SELF HARM PROVED TO ME I WAS
REAL, I WAS ALIVE. AT TIMES IT ALSO
SILENCED THE CHAOS IN MY HEAD,
BRIEFLY PAUSING THE REPETITIVE
FLASHBACKS AND BODY MEMORY"

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