SELF HARM RESOURCES

Online Communities

 

Online communities of people struggling with self-harm can be really useful, when you find a community that is careful of triggers and working more or less towards recovery.  While not everyone is ready to recover, a healthy and supportive community honors that many of its members are trying hard to learn healthier coping skills and reduce/stop harming.  In these places, rules are made and enforced to reduce and eliminate triggering images, descriptions, and discussions.  Supportive communities can be great places to learn and discuss coping skills, challenges, and begin to feel less alone and isolated.

 

Recoveryourlife.com - A good online support community for those struggling with self-harm (regardless of where you are recovery wise).  Includes Distractions, Coping techniques, First Aid information and a forum for First Aid questions… a good source to for people wanting to better understand what self harm is like and what common concerns and questions people struggling with self harm have.  Well monitored to prevent any pro-self-harm or triggering posts/members.

 

sirius-project.org - Information on Self Harm, Coping Skills, CBT, DBT, getting help, and First Aid.  ALSO – how to find help in the UK.

 

https://self-injury.net/ - a wide variety of topics are covered, made to provide basic information and community to help people stop feeling so alone.

 

http://buslist.org/phpBB/ - An active and fairly recovery-focused forum for people who self-harm.

 

http://www.thesite.org/mental-health/self-harm - Aimed at 16 to 25-year-olds, this site includes a lot of information on coping tips, dealing with urges and seeking help.