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How to Help Someone Who SelfInjures
March 1 is an international self-injury awareness day, meant for learning about self-injury behaviors and for providing resources to those who are in need of help. If you know someone who is struggling, please support and help them reach out. Let’s fight against this and let’s not stigmatise it further.
What to Say? - Do you want to tel me what’s going on? - Its okay if you are not ready talk about it right now, I am here when you are. -I am ready to support you, but I might not be able to do it alone.Can we get you some help?
What not to say? -You have nothing to be upset about. -What’s wrong with you? -You’re just looking for attention. -Things are’nt bad.
Self-harm is strongly linked to depression and other disorders, specifically, borderline personality disorder and eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia nervosa. Self-harm has also been linked to anxiety and suicide. Psychotherapy and depression counselling is also used to focus on triggering thoughts and impulses and to understand how individuals interact in their environments and relationships. Know More at -
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