Category: Facts

In general the latest research has found that men and women are about as likely to self-harm, however there is evidence that different form of self-harm may be more common in each group. Read more →

While self-harm is addictive and easy to make a habit of, and despite the fact the brain can create a physiological expectation for the event, it is almost entirely a mental obstacle which means it entirely can be overcome. Read more →

Shame over self-harm does not help people to overcome self-harm, it is much more likely to hinder them. Read more →

Self-harm is short-term solution which causes long-term problems. Read more →

Most people who beat self-harm find that doing so helps them to become much more confident in themselves, in some cases even more so than they were before they experienced their issues with it. Read more →

Although there are multiple triggers for self-harm, the most common by far are a sense of numbness and a sense of being overwhelmed. Read more →

You do not have to be a weak person in order to resort to self-harm, however resorting to it can drain your emotional strength in the long-term. Read more →

Self-harm is a relatively constant issue in human societies, but one which many societies are only now starting to take notice of. Read more →

It is commonly agreed that overcoming self-harm can feel like peeling off a very large band aid. It takes effort a commit to work through the earlier pain of doing so, but becomes immensely rewarding. Read more →

Ignoring the obvious psychological issues self-harm can lead to, even for those people who don’t accidentally cause themselves immediate health issues by inflicting worse than intended damage on themselves self-harm still presents a high risk of long term, accumulative, health issues. Read more →