Self Harm

hurting yourself ... self inflicted violence ... cutting ... burning ... overdosing
cycles ... shame ... understanding ... coping ... surviving ... thriving

Artwork | Experiences| Opinions | Poetry | Take Action

Artwork

Electricity - Channelling self harm & negativity into art
Silver Lining - Creating something i'm proud of from my scars
Out Of My Hands - Doing something physical instead of harming

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Experiences

My Life So Far - *Trigger* Struggling with self harm and an eating disorder
This Insane World Of Mine - *Trigger* What she has survived & the effect it has had
My Story - *Trigger* How she became addicted to cutting, and why
This Is My Life - *Trigger* Explaining what she's been through and why she cuts
Sara's Story - *Trigger* Struggling with PTSD, OCD & Self Harm. Getting there
My Life Story - Surviving after her dad left, self harming to cope
My Experience - Dave's ongoing battle with depression
My Experience - Struggling with self harm, feeling alone & worthless
Cutters Edge - *Trigger* Why they started cutting, stopping it & why it's so hard
Scared To Life - *Trigger* Struggling with self harm, but deciding she want to live
Struggling - *Trigger* Beginning to get through a really difficult time
Depression, Cutting, Suicide & Abuse - *Trigger* Her ongoing struggle to rebuild her life
My Life - *Trigger* Coming through abuse, bullying & self harm
My So Called Life - *Trigger* Dealing with grief, anger, self hate & your birthday
My Story - Not being able to explain what's happening
In The Beginning - How it all began - the self harm, depression etc
Behaviours And Masks Are Me - Coping by pulling out toe nails - in secret
The Little Things I Do - When pulling your hair out isn't just a saying
Self Harm - *Trigger* When it becomes the enemy & it's hard to stop
Cutting - *Trigger* How she started and how she feels about it now
Picking & Pulling - Trichotillomania and my struggle against it
The Aftermath - Seeing the destruction & loss, the morning after
I Cut - *Trigger* Trying to explain how it felt, why it helped

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Opinions

Top 10 Tips For Workers - When they're trying to help people like me
Not Mad, Not Bad - And not all that dangerous to know
Asking For Help - And not being taken seriously

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Poetry

I Cry For Help - hoping that someone will hear her
The Lake - *Trigger* A poem describing the need to self harm/cut
Losing Hope - Feeling angry, along and hurting - self harming
Scars Are History Written On The Body - A poem/prose about self harm
Rainy Night - *Trigger* Cutting to clam the chaos of emotions & thoughts
Hurts - *Trigger* Hurting deeply, suicidal, wishing they'd care
My Scarlet Dress - *Trigger* A graphic poem about self harm
Poem - *Trigger* Feeling alone and alienated, cutting to cope
My Life - Being neglected, scared & lied to
My Reasons - *Trigger* Written on xmas eve, explaining her self harm
Artist - *Trigger* Drawing pictures without a pen, self harming
Take Me Away - Needing somewhere safe inside your own mind
Not Now. Not Ever - *Trigger* Struggling against the urge to self harm
Slight Welts - *Trigger* Vivid imagery of the cuts and scars on her arm
My Depression - *Trigger* Feeling suicidal, that no one cares
Awake - Memories & darkness fighting inside your mind
A Lonely Monday Night - *Trigger* When night is long & suicide tempting
Psychotic Illness With Additional Self Harm - Being 'mad' is no joke
Wasted - *Trigger* The art(?) of self destruction
Marking The Way - Being positive about my scars - my own map
No One Knows The Real Me - *Trigger* Losing your identity, craving some release
Silence - Life in a mental health ward
Cocooned In My Private Hell - *Trigger* Falling apart, trapped in depression & self harm
Razors - *Trigger* Effects of abuse: hating & blaming myself
It Matters To Me - Not sleeping, wanting to harm & typing not to

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Take Action

None yet - contact me if you'd like to contribute something

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