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Self-Harm
(*Please note I am NOT a Doctor / Qualified Medical
Professional. This is NOT intended as medical advice. It
is information & awareness raising based on my own,
personal experience. Also, I acknowledge that everyone’s
experiences of self-harm are different. Thank You.)
WARNING: Some Self Harmers can find reading on the
subject ‘triggering’. There are no images of self-harm in
this post but please do not read if you think you may be
triggered to self-harm. This article does
contain written descriptions and examples of self-harm
which some people might find distressing.
Recently I saw a disturbing trend on the internet dubbed
“Cut for Bieber” whereby young girls (& I expect guys
too) are encouraging each other to self-harm by cutting
themselves. I was not shocked, but I was horrified and
concerned for numerous reasons and on numerous levels,
so having written on this subject before and being a
recovering self-harmer myself, I decided it was the right
time for me to post on this topic.
Not many issues are still taboo these days but “Self-Harm”
is an issue that, for the main part remains hidden. For
those who do self-harm it can feel like a dark & dirty
