Many of us will experience compulsive behaviours from time to time in our lives. Some gamble, some eat, some shop too much, some spend too much time…

Self-harming is a complex behaviour that is often misunderstood. Many people find it difficult to understand why anyone would want to harm themselves…

What is self-harm? It is an intentional act of inflicting harm to oneself. The self-harming behaviour we are most familiar with is cutting. This invo…

Self-harm describes a range of different behaviours that cause personal harm, whether done to oneself deliberately or not. They can include self-abus…

What is self-harm? It’s inflicting injury or harm to oneself. It can include cutting, burning, drugs, alcohol, eating disorders, risky sex, dangerous…

Self-harm is a word that is being used more and more in our culture particularly amongst our younger generation, but what is it and why do people do…

Many of us have heard of self-harm. An American study found that 1 in 5 males and 1 in 7 females are self-harming, and a UK study suggested that 13%…

Self-injury can often be a way in which we learn to cope. It can be a way to help us forget.It can be something we do automatically when we are feeli…

Self-harm at first sight appears to be an illogical action. What can be gained by harming yourself? For some, the act of harming the body has the ef…

What is self-harm? Self-harm is when you hurt yourself as a way of dealing with difficult feelings, memories, overwhelming situations or traumatic e…

Self-harm can be troubling for parents to witness. It can also be bewildering, frightening and alarming. The parents of many of the children/young pe…

There can be many different reasons why young people and sometimes children hurt themselves. Major life events such as the death of a close relati…