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| Name: | Mrs. Dennien |
| Homepage URL: | http://deebar82@aol.com |
| Comments: | my daughter (step-daughter) cuts herslf and i feel so helpless. i don't know how to help her can you help guide me so can help guide her please |
| Name: | x.fan.of.da.site.x :-) |
| Homepage URL: | http://rachael.whyman@btinternet.com |
| Comments: | tihs is a gr8 site, I love the fact that it is dedicated to supportin people un raising awareness. my life has completely been turned upside down by SI, but this site gives me hope 4 the future. thanx guys ur amazing! |
| Name: | tatman 2963 |
| Homepage URL: | http://misterdec63@hotmail.co.uk |
| Comments: | hi to everyone
i am 44yrs old and i have been a self harmer for many years,up to date i havent cut myself for a year now and i feel good about that,i am no therapist but i just want to say that there is hope for us and things can and will get better,we all have to believe in ourselves and have faith in ourselves that we are as good if not better than the rest of society. love and peace |
| Name: | Leighann weaver |
| Homepage URL: | http://leighann21@hotmail.co.uk |
| Comments: | i wish i could stop but i cant |
| Name: | heidi |
| Comments: | this is a really neat site. I wish I had looked it up last year. |
| Name: | ANITA |
| Comments: | Hi, wish i was like any other person and didn't have all
these burdens on my shoulders. One day i will fight si i will be in control of myself rather that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have been seeking help in regards to this, i will get off my back side and do something about it :-) I want to chat to other people who have the same problems as me to do with si Please don't hesitate to chat. bbye |
| Name: | araispoetry |
| Homepage URL: | http://araispoetry.livejournal.com |
| Comments: | I would like to wish everyone a good day as it is SI awareness day.
*hugs* This site is a great cause, and I would like to help in any way I could! |
| Name: | Brittany Hayes |
| Homepage URL: | http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=340815970 |
| Comments: | It is truly amazing how much good educating people about self-harm and self-injury really can do.
it's helped me in the past and now I'm on to help others;). thanks for all that you do. |
| Name: | Alex |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.myspace.com/blinking_heritage |
| Comments: | I am just now becoming aware of these organizations. Next year, I will more aware and promote. |
| Name: | cri |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.myspace.com/thrumusicwecanlive4evr |
| Comments: | to everyone on siad, your al in my prayers. <3 |
| Name: | ANITA KELLY |
| Comments: | Hi everyone, i'm a 28 year old mother of one. I live in Birmingham and have been with my partner for 8 years.
I have been self-harming since i was about 10 years old. This only occures when something bad happens i.e arguments, when i'm feeling down due to my depression also through me having o.c.d. I never see myself as a strong person, i always think what other people think of me and always trying to please others. I have attepted suicide twice and i know it sounds that i don't give a crap about my daughter, but i love her with all my heart :-) |
| Name: | Lisa Quinn |
| Comments: | I've supported this cause for 5years in my own private way but this year I'm determined to include my college and neighbourhood too! This is such a good site and a good organisation and I think we need more like this! |
| Name: | Reptar |
| Comments: | I'm having to go to some stupid class because a few teachers at my hig school discovered my cutting and were scared. They showed me this website and it's quite intriguing, so thank you everyone for the stories and such. I've been cutting for almost 5 years now, and I've been to so many hospitals that can't help, so I'm beginning to wonder if I'll ever stop. |
| Name: | Gayle J. Dinwiddie |
| Name: | Chris |
| Comments: | Great site. Been a self harmer for years and im 27 years old. |
| Name: | Emilie |
| Comments: | Hi!
I've been self harming for a year and a half. I'm really trying to stop but it's so hard!! But this site really helps. I just want to say thank you so much for the support this site has given me. It's hard to stop because it's the only thing I have in my life. I feel broken and weak, and SI is the only thing that helps. But the shame and guilt is to big so I'm trying to stop. But thanks any way (sorry for the bad english, I'm danish) |
| Name: | Aggy |
| Comments: | I have been a self harmer since I was 16 I'm now 29 I have only harmed a few times in the last few years but I'm really struggling with the urge again Things aren't going 2 well just now & I'm so stressed out with my youngest daughter I hope this site will help
Thanx 2 sites like this we have a chance 2 not be criticized or judged Keep up the good work |
| Name: | Eisha |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.opendiary.com/entrylist.asp?authorcode=D740629 |
| Comments: | Welcome back LS. It's good to have you here again :) |
| Name: | Wedge |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.lifesigns.org.uk |
| Comments: | Hi Emma,
just to say that our Message Board community welcomes people who are moving away from self-injury or those who feel they have stopped. We have Forums called 'Moving Forward' etc where we share our positive stories. |
| Name: | emma |
| Comments: | i havent entered this site for at least a year or so(i get the news letter tho)and my life has changed so much.i do wonder if this site would benefit from having a msg board or something for people who have stopped self-harming and are coping with scars etc, as iv found it very difficult. |
| Name: | Jodrell |
| Comments: | Getting more and more disheartened by the way I have been treated by my employers over the past few months culminating in a "medical suspension" from my job. I was only "allowed" to return if I could make certain promises about not mentioning SI during working hours or SI-ing during working hours. I only agreed to this as I wanted to get back to work as soon as possible - they made things so much worse for me as my problems stem from my home environment and I look upon work as my refuge.
My emoloyer cannot stop me from thinking about SI though. It's all I can think of most of the time as I still feel so very frustrated. Hey ho! Keep smiling! |
| Name: | Donna |
| Comments: | just wondered where i can buy wristabnds from. thanx |
| Name: | amy |
| Homepage URL: | http://help@ydnw.co.uk |
| Comments: | Hello
I am emailing you to ask if you would look at my new website regarding sexual abuse, as it has only just been set up, by me and my mum, I would like to link to your website to my website and also would you be able to link my website to your website, is there any one else you know of, that I can contact, To help promote my new website.Please could you sign guestbook as well. Thank you Amy. www.ydnw.co.uk [you've done nothing wrong] |
| Name: | Susan |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.gmail.com |
| Comments: | I enjoyed reading the information on this website. I hope to receive some support here. I have been feeling so alone regarding this struggle. |
| Name: | Sara from sweden |
| Homepage URL: | http://curiouscat.bilddagboken.se/ |
| Comments: | I bought a bracelet and I bought some for my friends to. They are very appreciated. I think you are doing a great job with this site, and by raisning awareness about SI.
This site has helped me a lot and has a lot of good advice. keep up the good work! <3 |
| Name: | maisy |
| Comments: | hi. just to say. thanks!!
my familly finally understand and thanks to yew i've stopped self harming. && im promoting your orange wristband !!! Thanks again maisy |
| Name: | Tori Tatler |
| Comments: | Ive been self harming since i was about 10 ( hard to remember) i stopped completly for about 6 years between the ages of 18 and 24 and than had a sucession of bad luck which brought it all back. I dont think i will ever stop permanantly as its the best coping mechanism i ever found- i have been on and off antidepressants and had a shed load of counselling and yet the urge to cut is still there. I dont cut when i am sad only when i am angry as i am very afraid of letting my anger out at other people. I am 28 and have two children. Its nice to know sometimes that you are not alone. |
| Name: | Pooh |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.myspace.com/mcr_really_saved_my_life |
| Comments: | I'm 20 and I've been self harming for a few years now.But i didn't start cutting til a few months ago when the other things didn't help as much. I've cut myself today for the first time in 2 weeks. It's like an addiction and sometimes you just have to do it. I hope I can stop one day. i really want to. Music helps me to feel better and if it wasn't for my music I don't think I'd be here today.
Anyway Great site :-) |
| Name: | Bambi |
| Comments: | ive been self harming since i was in primary school (now 16) and me and my friend Magan (who also self harms) are putting together a leaflet to raise awareness of this condition to get people to realise that we need their help to over come this and prevent future self harmers and to stop discriminating against it.
if you have any ideas about what you think should be put in it or anything that can help us get the message out there then contact me at blood-sex-and-booze@hotmail.com cheers for your support xxxx Bambi |
| Name: | Mary |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.lifesigns.org.uk |
| Comments: | Thanks for all your lovely comments - keep them coming, and please to sign up to receive the newsletter!
Remember that the message board is open to people of all ages and is a very supportive community :o) Mary (mary@lifesigns.org.uk) |
| Name: | ian |
| Comments: | hey peeps just to say i am a man of 44 and been self harming for yrs now. tryed to stop but cant i guess ill and up dead one day anyway graet site keep up to good work :-) |
| Name: | Mercedes |
| Homepage URL: | http://hs.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1428241177 |
| Comments: | thanks for the site. its great && provides lot of info for me && anyone else. I'm 16 && recently I've decided to try to stop cutting. It's really hard because it's the only way I handle things but I get better everyday even with my ups && downs. This site is a really good support for me. Now my mom can read this && understand what I'm going through! Thanks again for the site it's awesome. |
| Name: | Kimberly |
| Comments: | Great site, thank you for the information, research, care and devotion. Thank you for support, and non critical help. |
| Name: | alex |
| Comments: | I am 13 and trying to stop cutting..I cry everytime I see my scars because I have 20 on my ankle..This is the best website i've ever been too.. |
| Name: | emogal |
| Comments: | i will NEVER fuckin stop self harm!
ure webby is stoopid so stoopid im gonna go cut myself |
| Name: | Bethany |
| Comments: | great site, loads of useful information thanks for that. Great wristbads too, cool idea, getting myself some of those! Thanks |
| Name: | Amy |
| Comments: | really helpful. u totally understand how i'm feeling, and a read of ur site will help me in the future when i feel the urge or feel really down |
| Name: | Kazuki |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.friendster.com/xcblizzard |
| Comments: | I began to cut myself at 16. It's my own way to deal with emotional pain and anger. I'm introvert person who can't express my emotion well. I can't scream, I can't get mad, I can't scold. So I'll cut myself and all things will turn much better. My bad emotion will vanished and my rational mind will be back. I'll feel 'in control', calm, and relieved.
I do it as a punishment as well, when I feel so much guilty.. I thought, if I feel pain or discomfort, I won't repeat my mistakes again. But it's wrong. I began to enjoy the pain. I wonder if I could be healed. |
| Name: | Julie Rae |
| Homepage URL: | http://wtcsltd.co.uk |
| Comments: | I have enjoyed lookking at your website and i am so pleased to have found it. I am a mental health professional of some 30yrs and so i have had many experiences of working with people whoi self harm.During the course of my work i have felt disheartened and at times horrified at the way in which colleagues have handled situations with clients who have deliberately harmed themselves.I am so pleased that awareness is being raised about how it really is and what people need when they self harm. |
| Name: | donna Black |
| Homepage URL: | http://donnablack.org |
| Comments: | hiya, brill site |
| Name: | Palis |
| Comments: | Thanks a lot for site. I found it especailly good to help the poeple around me who didn't understand what they were supost to do about my cutting. |
| Name: | mandi |
| Comments: | awsome site! very helpful |
| Name: | Jackie |
| Comments: | I really like this site! I am sooooo proud to say i have puckered up enough courage to tell someone about my SI and now things seem totally downhill form here! I hope that people who read this will please, please try to reach out because it is the best thing you will ever do.theres going to be a point sometime in your life that all the cutting in the world won't help the pain.Thats when your going to wish that you told someone and got help sooner. |
| Name: | michelle |
| Comments: | I am 13 years old and I was a cutter for about a year and a half. I stopped when my two best friends told on me. I just want to say that if some one who cuts is reading this, please, get help. You might not think you need it, but trust me, you probobley do. Just trust me on this. If any one needs to talk with me, here is my e- mail address.
mchelle_t12@ . |
| Name: | Hannah |
| Comments: | I have only just started to self harm as i lost my book that i usually write in and i didn't know what else to do. i know this may sound pathetic but really does help me. i know it shouldn't but it does. i only just found about this site today and decided to take a look, its great, i am going to try the 15 minute rule. somebody told me today that the scars that could be left on my arm may mean that i cant become a teacher! i didn't actually know that you went through a medical check and if they found them then you could be put down as mentally ill! this is actually inspiring me to stop as i have wanted to be a primary school teacher for a long time. i haven't self harmed in a day and i am actually proud of myself. its the only thing that will bring me out of my cycle as i have not yet found another way to get myself out of it. |
| Name: | Vanessa |
| Homepage URL: | http://comes-the-light.livejournal.com |
| Comments: | I have struggled with self-injury for more than 30 years. It has taken me many, many months of working with a therapist to understand some of the motivating factors behind my behavior. As a result, I have just celebrated my first year of being injury free!
I am sharing my story in the hopes of reaching out to others who may be struggling and to give them encouragement in their journey. I would love to have you visit my blog and send me comments! |
| Name: | Rebecca |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.myspace.com/daredevil1992 |
| Comments: | Hey I'm 15 and have been a self-harmer for 3 years now!
I'm also suicidal and i've tryed to kill myself several times! I dont know what i want but if anyone wants to get in contact my myspace is above as at the moment i havent set up my yahoo homepage yet! Well Bye! |
| Name: | Gemma |
| Comments: | Hey. This is all so weird 2 me. I've been self harming since the age of 13. 10yrs now and i'm finally gettin help and would like 2 talk 2 people who self harm 2 |
| Name: | Amy |
| Comments: | Hey guys, one of the old fogeys here. been self harming since I was 14,so that's....14 years wrth. man. That's not good. Anyhow, just discovered LifeSigns last year and it's been so refreshing to see a positive, uplifting, HELPFUL place to go for what is so often a very painful secret.
Thank you SO MUCH. I mean it. |
| Name: | Laura A.M. Wopp |
| Homepage URL: | http://360.yahoo.com/ribbonlace98 |
| Comments: | I have sent out many SI Public Awareness "media packages" around where I live (Madison, WI; USA) and Life Signs has always been the #1 resources/links that I include, you guys are amazing! Rock on! |
| Name: | Ife |
| Homepage URL: | http://blog.myspace.com/stephanieifejohnson |
| Comments: | I just started a blog for people who self-injury, so if you have any past experiences you would like to share to help others going through the same thing, please check it out. I am sure there are many people out there who would greatly benefit from our experiences.
Thanks Lots of Love http://blog.myspace.com/stephanieifejohnson |
| Name: | Stephanie Ife Johnson |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.myspace.com/stephanieifejohnson |
| Comments: | Hi, my name is Ife. I have been cutting for 10years now. I know what I am doing is wrong and am now seeking help to stop, but it is hard. I am thankful for this site. It has helped me and my family more than you know. I hope it will benefit you just as much. Be careful and best wishes to you all. |
| Name: | Hannah |
| Comments: | This is a amazing site.
let me just say it thanks <3 |
| Name: | Mary |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.lifesigns.org.uk |
| Comments: | Just a reminder to everyone, this is a guestbook. Do not post here if you are looking for support.
Please think carefully before posting e-mail addresses as this information could be viewed by anyone. |
| Name: | Rebecca |
| Comments: | This websute is helping the best way it can.. see im 13 and have been cutting myself since i was 10 no one knows about this not even my samily so as i understand that i need help and i dont need to be ashamed Lifesigns is here to help me.. so how i will get help |
| Name: | Rosa |
| Comments: | I have bin self harming since sept 06, it was over thing s that seem so silly.
Thanks life signs u have helped, me to release that i am not the only one out there. It is hard to go on every day. |
| Name: | Jordan |
| Comments: | Hiyah. I been cutting myself for several years now over several things. Anyone that wants to talk to me add me on msn xx |
| Name: | louise |
| Comments: | hi my names louise! i have cut myself for 2 years now and i want to stop but si is not something i can control! i feel so lonely and sad right now so if anyone wants to tlk email me or add me on msn! thanks for the information! louise xxxxxxxxxxx |
| Name: | cynthia fike |
| Comments: | i just wnt threw the pictures they are some really nic ones especialy the one about being close to someone and then have them to leave i just resently experienced that.I got real close to somone and she had to leave so it is hard for me to trust anyone else.Any way i have been self injuring for years and this last nove i went into the s.a.f.e. program,but i never graduated because I self injured while in the program.I feel I did'nt give it my all that is why i selfed injured.and also resently I slipped and self injured. |
| Name: | stephen |
| Comments: | i need help before its 2 late. |
| Name: | Mary |
| Comments: | Thanks Chris and Lima for the messages - everyone spread the word!
MaryX |
| Name: | Chris |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.XPLIZT.com |
| Comments: | High Five on the website! very valuable information! I will spread the word! |
| Name: | Chris |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.XPLIZT.com |
| Comments: | This is an amazing resource. Thanks for the website and all the info! <a href="http://xplizt.com/" target="_blank" title="#1 Mobile DJ Service In the Greater San Francisco Bay Area">Best Mobile Disc Jockey Entertainment Services</a><br> |
| Name: | Lima |
| Comments: | Lifesigns has saved my life on more than one occasion. Such a fantastic website and amazing message board.
THANK YOU |
| Name: | Mary |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.lifesigns.org.uk |
| Comments: | Thanks for the comment Jess. that is what the guestbook is for! Please people if you want support join and post on the message board, not in the guestbook.
Thanks MaryX |
| Name: | Jess |
| Comments: | Thank you LifeSIGNS for you have done. Everyone involved is amazing and has helped me no end. Keep up the good work!! Good luck with the next SIAD! |
| Name: | B.A.S.H. |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.myspace.com/bashgroup |
| Comments: | B.A.S.H. (Boys Action Self Harm)
is a new self help support group for young males aged 13-19 in Harrow who are either self harmers or engaged in self destructive behaviour. It will provide a safe and confidential environment for young men to creatively express their frustrations, inner thoughts, and feelings about themselves and the world they live in and help them find new ways of coping with their present day difficulties. The group will take place on Thursday evenings at 4:00pm till 6:00pm To launch the group we are inviting young men to partake in a new music project: To collaboratively create a fusion of art forms culminating in an audio cd/ video dvd with accompanying artwork/lyric booklet check out the video for the group at our myspace page at www.myspace.com/bashgroup This was filmed in Harrow with some local young people. Thanks |
| Name: | Jessica |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.myspace.com/lonelytears |
| Comments: | I love the site..its great to see that im not alone..ive always feel like i am.... |
| Name: | A person |
| Comments: | I have a friend that cuts and she has these marks all over her arm.
she understands what she does to herself, but she doesn't think its a big deal she tried to hide it but then her school nurse found out and called her mom and her mom was all shocked because she didn't know she was hiding this for about a few month i think and it kept on getting worse. but she is stopping now and i am proud of her for that... from your good friend ---the girl--- |
| Name: | lisa-marie |
| Comments: | hya every1. um.. i dont really no wot 2say, im new 2all of this. um.. i wrote a poem last night,and id like to share it wiv u all.i hope no1 gets offended by it.
I feel too. does it scare you to see the marks of my fears when you see these cuts do you realise my tears i just need someone to show me they care standing alone i feel so scared darkness surrounds me pain is all i feel emotions overcome me yet none of it feels real my life is a storm my tears are the rain i hide my scars so no-one can see the blood and tears have stained my skin the guilt burns holes through me |
| Name: | Tiffany |
| Homepage URL: | http://myspace.com/mum_to_be |
| Comments: | I am just coming out w/ my "problem" I don't believe it is a problem, just something I have had to live w/ b/c I didn't know how to get help. I have been doing research on this, and can now understand why i have this. It is all becoming clear to me. I don't know of anything having to do w/ SI in my state, or county, but wish there was, so I am hoping I can try and get something for around here.
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| Name: | anon |
| Comments: | someone help me stop!!! |
| Name: | Wedge |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.lifesigns.org.uk |
| Comments: | It's great to read everyone's messages of support; thanks ever so for validating the work that LifeSIGNS does - we're all volunteers and we all have personal experience of self-injury.
Please sign up for our Newsletter from the front page of www.lifesigns.org.uk so that you can keep up to date with news, and if you're needing emotional support, our Message Board is a friendly peer support community. |
| Name: | Zoe |
| Comments: | Tut Tut Patrick. I see you have found your way around. But your point is spot on it does need more publicity! |
| Name: | patrick lee |
| Comments: | This site is a wonderful idea and needs as much national publicity as it can get. |
| Name: | patrick lee |
| Comments: | interest as a counsellor |
| Name: | CS |
| Comments: | I'd like to think that after 18years of S.I, I wouldn't feel the need to conceal my identity.....sadly, I still do. But, have to say, when I started harming myself there was nothing like this, and I'm glad that those who have started after me have this very positive site to give them the guidance that can help them. |
| Name: | patrick lee |
| Name: | me |
| Comments: | wish i had the courage to leave my name and addy but im scared someone i know will find out bout wat i do just wanted to say making lifesigns a charity is such a great idea keep up the good work x |
| Name: | zoe |
| Comments: | back again so soon eh damn. not sure why im writing here maybe its cos i want to tell someone im ready to die or that i want to be saved either way i escape from my unit this morning with the intention of dying but im still not totally sure... im at london bridge station thinking of jumping off the bridge or going home and cutting my wrists or taking an o.d wish i knew what to do to escape from these thoughts! |
| Name: | Zoe |
| Comments: | Been visiting this site every now and then as a way to feel as though i'm not totally alone in this mass of frustration and confusion. Sometimes i sit and wonder why i have selfharmed for nearly ten years and i bearly know the answer myself... Im now in another psychiatric unit after my tenth suicide attempt. i cant get clear of these thoughts at the moment though i sometimes wish i could but then i feel so attached to my self harming how could i ever stop? well at 19 with no family nor friends it doesnt really matter, does it? thanks for this space that i finally built up the courage to use. xoxo |
| Name: | Mary |
| Comments: | Please post on the message board if you want support rather than in the guest book - thanks.
Oh, and keep those positive comments coming, they do get read! MaryX |
| Name: | stacey mitchell |
| Name: | tracy |
| Comments: | WHAT A GREAT SITE SHOULD OF FOUND IT EARLIER |
| Name: | barbara hardy |
| Comments: | Hi I have been self-harming in one form or another for 10yrs, but in the past I have always been told that I am'attention seeking, mannipulative'. I have been turned away from the mental health services because I was making a NUISENCE over nothing at all. I am still self-harming, but I so badly want to stop and deal with the abuse i had as a child.I feel like I am a bad person. i just want someone to tell me that I can get over the s/h and I am not the only. Please Please help me!!!
barbara |
| Name: | tracy |
| Comments: | thanks i thought i was alone.i have been si for nearly 8 years now.my partner doesnt understand |
| Name: | Erin |
| Comments: | thank you for this site. when i feel brave enough, i will join. |
| Name: | Mary |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.lifesigns.org.uk |
| Comments: | Thanks Kerry!
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| Name: | Kerry |
| Comments: | Please people! Register onto the Messege Board!
It's a growing community in there! and nobody is judged! |
| Name: | Racheal Hunter |
| Comments: | Hi, I SI for 2 an a half years then I managed to stop for 2 years, its an on going thing. For 2 months now I’ve had mega urges to cut and find myself stranded with no one to talk to. I just wanted to say its nice to find sites like this, to remind me of what it took to stop and what its going to take to stay stopped. Many thanks I hope it works |
| Name: | amy |
| Comments: | hiya i used to be a selfharmer for a while, i did it for a bout a year then a couple of months ago i decided it was time to stop. Over that period i tried commiting suicide several times and it nearly worked twice, but from then i got help from people around me and now im slowly getting back to normal its quite hard for me because all of my family is dead an i live with another family but im getting there and im sure if i can do it so cam other people can do it to. xxxxxxxx |
| Name: | Aby |
| Comments: | Hiya,
I'm 17 and i self harmed for 2 years and then about 10 mounths ago i stopped very suddenly. I'm now craving it so badly i dont no if i can stand it anymore. I dont want to hurt the people around me but its very hard to resist and its getting harder not to do it, but im trying my very best! I now wear the wrist bands to say im trying to beat self harm and that im not alone and nether are you!! self harm takes a long road to recovery but im on it and so can you be. x x aby x x |
| Name: | Kerry (catchthewind) |
| Comments: | Please use the LifeSIGNS messege baord!
everyone welcome! its a fab site and it really helps people |
| Name: | Em |
| Comments: | I usd to self harm from the age 14 but after a few years i realised i needed help to stop. i looked at pictures of myself from a young age of happier times and realised that i needed to stop and be happy again, when i was trying to stop cutting i found it really hard but once i had, the feeling was great and i was so proud of myself. I am now 18 and have many days where i feel down and want to hurt myself but i think of my family and friends and resist temptation. Self harm was one of the hardest things for me to overcome but i hope that people who read this who si can just think about your happiness and your strength within to help you to stop for yourself not no one else and you will feel so proud of your self and thats the best feeling ever.
xxx |
| Name: | sharlene |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.faceparty.com/weemadmentalme |
| Comments: | hiya i posted a note a while ago just thought i'd say thanx again for the website ive not si'ed in a while now still get the urge but now i try and take my mind off it . feelin really happy in life just now started a new job at one of the asda warehouses and im lovin it so far. again any1 that wants 2 talk about anything feel free 2 add me . xx |
| Name: | Rita Sittler |
| Name: | Coral |
| Comments: | Well,i've been selfharming for over 4 and a half years,i started when i was 11,i've already tried to commit suicide,but i realised no one on this earth is worth my life. I had lost hope that ANYONE would understand me and then i managed to pluck up the courage to type in 'selfharm' into my phone and see what i could find. the wap site was great and of a lot of help. i have taken a lot of tips off it and managed to get some help from a psychiatrist,i'm not going to give up on it.My friends didnt seem to understand me or they didn't care,i felt alone. but just reading some of the comments inthe guestbook i realisd that i'm not so alone anymore. THANKYOU LIFESIGNS FOR GETTING ME ONTO THE ROAD OF RECOVERY!!! Lv Coral X-X |
| Name: | elliee-jo.xx |
| Comments: | hey,thanks for making such a great site like this ive been self harming for about 2years now and just feel like thers no point in livving but with the help of this site it gives u so much support thanks agen x |
| Name: | Ewan |
| Comments: | A very big thank you for such a helpful site. i've been cutting/harming for some years. its great to find a site that offers such great help keep up the good work |
| Name: | Melissa |
| Comments: | Your site is so helpfull. My mom found it after she fond out I SI. I've been to counseling, and siciatrists, and alot of places. This is the only site we've found to be at all helpfull. Thank you. I'm always wearing the SI wrist band. |
| Name: | Donna |
| Name: | bluegirlxxx |
| Comments: | i was sexually abused from the age of seven please believe i started self harming from the age og 16 due to sexual abuse 'at the age of 32 i still have self harmed after counsllor fell asleep when i was 26' please talk to somne one' my husband may not be the best but at least he does not fall asleep yet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Name: | Alice |
| Comments: | Hi, I also want to say thankyou for such a great site. This is the first time I have types'self harm' into a search engine and what a great find! I've been cutting/overdosing for a while now, and of course I feel ashamed. A site like this helps a lot. Thank you again. |
| Name: | Felicia |
| Comments: | i just wana say thanx for makin a website to help people with this , its about time someone did.
i have been cutting myself for about 2/3 years now, ive tried commiting suicide overdosing . i do counceling and anger management but it doesnt seem to help. cutting myself seems like the only way out , when i do it its like im releasing all my anger and pain. people dont realise whats its like for people untill they do it themselves , and dont realise how serious it can get . People realy do need help with this and im glad theres somewhere we can find it . Thanks xxxxxx |
| Name: | jelly belly ellie |
| Comments: | ever since i took the advise on the self help ive been trying to stop si. i still havent tod my parents even though ive been doing it over a year. i surpose that i dont want to in a way. i have found it easier to talk about since i found out that sum1 that im friends with does it as i tell her everythink. |
| Name: | Hannah |
| Comments: | i've been self harming on and off for a few years now, and visited numerous counsellors and various websits, and nothing has helped as much as reading this website did. if anyone wants to chat anytime feel free to email me or add me to MSN.
Hannah xXx |
| Name: | christine |
| Comments: | i have been hurting myself for over a year now, im not doing it as much and i am getting help at school. its hard being around my family because they are always watching me but they are helping me i guess. i think we need more websites like this for teenagers like me! |
| Name: | sarah |
| Comments: | i've been self harming for about 6 months but my friends don't know that it's been that long, they've tried to help me, lots of people have, most of them think that i've stopped, or they don't care. But the thing is i may not be able to help myself anymore, but i can help other people, so if you need a friend or someone to talk to, please e-mail me. |
| Name: | rachael4carl |
| Comments: | hi i have stoped naw coz i have someone who cares for me hes called carl and i lve him soooooooo much i thought i would never find someone like jamie but i have in so happy |
| Name: | Harriet Christou |
| Comments: | Hi! I would just like to thank you for all your mails that have inspired and incouraged me so much. And I would like to share my joy with everyone by proudly saying on the 31st of March 2006 it has been one whole year since I have stoped self injuring myself. THANK YOU. YOU DO MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
Lots of love Harriet Christou South-Africa |
| Name: | Mary |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.lifesigns.org.uk |
| Comments: | Thank you for all your comments in the guestbook, we really appreciate them.
Please do not post in the guestbook requesting help. If you want support either for yourself or on behalf of a friend/family member then please join the messageboard. If you are engaged in research on self-injury then please e-mail info@lifesigns.org.uk, or mary@lifesigns.org.uk |
| Name: | Sharon |
| Comments: | I live in the US (Birmingham, Alabama). My 28 yr. old son, married, father of two children, was in the Hospital 2 wks. ago after a total emotional breakdown...he finally told me he was an SI, had been for a couple of years! Was kept over-medicated on the hospital's Psych floor, discharged after 7 days. The following day he came to my house to spend the day with one of my other sons so he would not be alone all day while his wife was working. By the time he arrived, he had swallowed 15 anti-depressants and cut his left arm so badly he looked as if he had been in a fight with a wild dog. Back to the hospital for stitches, and a transfer (after spending ALL day in the emergency room) to a Behavioral Hospital in town. Today THREE DAYS AFTER BEING ADMITTED, the psychiatrist told him he could leave if he wanted, but he would not write any meds!!! What is it going to take to get my son the help he needs? The doc is mad at my son because he refuses to "open up", but in all actuality, I think my son may be exagerrating and telling anyone the TOTAL truth. Also, the doctor has NOT talked to any of the family, and there are things he really should know about! I am at my wits end. I thank God I found this web site so I can at least get my son to visit and understand that even though he WANTS to stop, it is going to take some help to achieve that end. Love, prayers, and support to all out there, victims and their families and friends. |
| Name: | Vicki |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.endallthepain.com |
| Comments: | I saw that LifeSigns, Mary Hillery wrote a message in retaliatin to the news segement that was shown on US's "Good Morning America" program. I thought I would comment to you because me/my site and pictures were the ones that was targeted and portrayed/implicated to be encouraging cutting and a pro-site...which it is not. I am glad that you sent out the message regarding your site and want to encourage you to keep up the good work! |
| Name: | R3N33 |
| Homepage URL: | http://myspace.com/renee.is.rad |
| Comments: | It's good to see people are becoming more aware of this serious issue. I'm glad I found your site. It has helped so much already, thank you <3 |
| Name: | skye |
| Comments: | hey whats up just thought i'd sign |
| Name: | marc |
| Comments: | Can't beleive i am not the only person that has read the book Little Girl Lost by Lovisa Pahlson-Moller (tricky name). i didn't realise everyone was reading it as it is so new. it really helped me because she is not some doctor etc...she is a real girl that has had a horrid time with self-harm and hospitals. she also has bpd. i'm not into books but this one made me cry and laugh all at once. i love her poetry. she was on the radio a few weeks ago. its great if celebs start reading it. i agree that self-harm should be more accepted now. books like these are helping. i would also recomend it to apsolutely everyone!!! i love that she really gived an insite into bpd and self-harm! you have to read it! also the si awarness wrist bands, i'm going to order one today! they are great! |
| Name: | Molly H |
| Comments: | AM ALWAYS CRUISING FOR SELF HARM SITES. THEY REALLY HELP ME AND I LIKED THIS ONE. IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO SPREAD THE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT SELF-HARM TO OTHER PEOPLE SO THEY CAN GET AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IT IS LIKE FOR US.
DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE IS INTRESTED BUT I HAVE JUST READ THE MOST AMAZING BOOK EVER CALLED LITTLE GIRL LOST. IT IS BY SOME CHIC CALLED LOVISA PAHLSON-MOLLER. IT IS SOOO RAW AND SO REAL AND I RECOMEND IT TO ANYONE WHO IS A SELF-HARMER, KNOWS SOMEONE WHO IS OR WHO IS JUST INTERESTED. THE BOOK IS VERY NEW AND EVERYONE I KNOW IS READING IT INC CELEBS. THE ONLY PLACE I COULD MANAGE TO GET IT WAS THROUGH www.chipmunkapublishing.com AND YOU ORDER IT AS AN E BOOK. APARENTLY THOUGH IT IS SOON GOING TO BE RELEASED IN PAPERBACK SOON. IT IS GIRL INTERUPTED MEETS BRIDGET JONES AND SHE IS ONLY 22 YEARS OLD. HER POETRY IS HAUNTING YET SO RELATABLE!!! I HOPE EVERYONE WHO READS IT GETS AS MUCH FROM IT AS I DID. IT WAS TOUCHING AND BRILIANT ALL AT THE SAME TIME. I HOPE THAT BY LETTING YOU ALL KNOW IT MIGHT HELP SOME OF YOU. STAY STRONG EVERYONE! LOVE THIS SITE! |
| Name: | siobhan |
| Comments: | ive been selfharming for 4 years now, and even tho sometimes i think im ok, it doesnt disappear and i find it so difficult to control the urges when i want to self-harm. At one point i used to do it 3 or 4 times a day, but in the last 8 months ive only done it 3 times, so i think im getting better. I dont like going to see a counsellor because i end up telling them i havent self-harmed because i just dont trust them - its so hard to talk to a complete stranger about something that is so personal and uncomfortable to talk about. |
| Name: | Linda |
| Comments: | As a school nurse I have found this a interesting web site. At present I am doing a dissertation on self harm and this site has helped me to improve my knowledge and understanding about young people who self harm.
well done |
| Name: | rachael kenyon |
| Comments: | hi i dont now why but i sied last nite but it realy hurt this time i did it pritty deap and my mum sore it and took me to the hostpital she thinks it is coz of her but it isnt ive told her hundreds of times it has nothing to do with her and she doesnt listen it just makes me do it eaven more |
| Name: | Ceire |
| Comments: | hi i am a self harmer and trying to stop and finding it really hard i think what you guys are doing is great keep it up !!!! |
| Name: | Jasam |
| Comments: | As a professional seeking advice for youngsters this is a very valuable site.
Thank you |
| Name: | m seddon |
| Comments: | Very good web page, I am a person centred counsellor, working with both young people and adults, I am doing further professional training at the moment and my choosen topic is self harm in young people, i have been searching the web for info, and found your site useful, if you have any links to creative therapies i would appreciate info.
many thanks mags |
| Name: | Holly |
| Comments: | I'm very impressed with your website as a SI'er who is recovering I found some very helpful info. I'm also studing to get my BSW and found some info helpful for when I start my professional job. Thanks |
| Name: | Laura Stafford |
| Name: | Nicky |
| Comments: | found the WAP site by accident before the internet site. This is great, I haven't found one so helpful and friendly. Thank you |
| Name: | Mel |
| Comments: | I have not SI in over a year because I was pregnant. Now that I have had the baby I have strong urges to SI. I just stumbled across this website and I am glad I did! Thanks! |
| Name: | sharlene |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.faceparty.com/weemadmentalme |
| Comments: | hi im 19 yrs old and i've been a self harmer 4 nearly 2 yrs now. my sister is wot i would call an attention cutter as she USED 2 cut her arms(not that easy 2 stop) and would blatantly tell ppl and wear short sleeved tops all the time. i hide my legs and no1 knows except my stepdad(didnt want 2 hurt my mum) and i only told him bcoz i want help. anyway i think this i a good website providin essential support 4 myself and fellow self harmers. any1 male or female feel free 2 email me or wotever if u just need sum1 2 talk 2 . im a good listener and i dont judge. thanks x |
| Name: | Katie |
| Comments: | good website. |
| Name: | natalie |
| Comments: | i have just come across this website, and have been self harming for a whilem and it is a great support to me, all the thanks in the world x x x |
| Name: | puppie_79 |
| Comments: | i have been a selfharmer from the age of 6 and i still s/i to this day but am trying everything in my power to stop and with help and friends i will do it ... |
| Name: | Pat |
| Comments: | Hi everyone iv`e come on this site NOT bacause I si....... but someone i love very dearly does and i hope it can help me to help her without making things harder for her (",) I`d do anything to help her.............just want her to know that.
ANCORA IMPARO :) |
| Name: | crystal-ann |
| Comments: | I started cutting y wrist with a razor blade when i was about 14 it was my way of dealing with emotional problems and things that i couldn't control. |
| Name: | lorna |
| Comments: | I stumbled across this website and am so glad i did. I havebeen using self injury as a coping mechanism since i was 7 yrs old i am now 27! I am also a mum now and am trying to stop my self injury. It's hard but websites like this help! you are informative and supportive, it's reasuring to know there are people out their who understand!
Thank you xx |
| Name: | Sara |
| Comments: | Jesus is the answer! |
| Name: | Jordann |
| Comments: | I'm a self-harmer,but thanks to my best friend and my boyfriend,I've stopped and figured out that it isnt the right way to go.Just talk to people,they'll understand and help you! |
| Name: | Steph |
| Comments: | iv been cutting for nearly 3 years now but thanks 2 dis webi im on da road 2 recovery thanx loads n im also now helpin ma m8 stop 2! n its workin all thanx 2 dis webi |
| Name: | Hannah |
| Comments: | This site is amazing! The resources are wonderful, I'm definately going to be distributing some posters and fact-sheets in my area. I have been cutting for 7 years now and am slowly on the road to recovery. I am determined to make it my mission to make people more aware of SI and the reasons behind it. Thank you for Lifesigns. |
| Name: | raz |
| Comments: | hi thanks for this site u dont no how much this means to me it has helped me soooooooooooooooo much thanks |
| Name: | Sara Bryant |
| Comments: | Thank you for this site. It means so much to me and others stuggling with self harm issues. Keep it up! |
| Name: | Jessica |
| Homepage URL: | http://hate-scars.livejournal.com/ |
| Comments: | I have been cutting for over a year. Thank you for supporting people like us! |
| Name: | Jessica |
| Homepage URL: | http://hate-scars.livejournal.com/ |
| Comments: | I have been cutting for over a year. Thank you for supporting people like us! |
| Name: | rachael kenyon |
| Comments: | hi i selfharm and i do it coz of my family luv rachael |
| Name: | Chloe Saffhill |
| Name: | em |
| Comments: | im a recovering self harmer. i started at age 10 til i was 28 years old. i have not harmed in 2 yrs. i started this as i was a victim of abuse. im now a happy mum of 2. |
| Name: | em |
| Comments: | im a recovering self harmer. i started at age 10 til i was 28 years old. i have not harmed in 2 yrs. i started this as i was a victim of abuse. im now a happy mum of 2. |
| Name: | rosealinsrage |
| Comments: | thanks guys i didnt realize that there were so many people like me out there. |
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| Name: | Kylie-maree Chistiakoff |
| Comments: | Just taking a look to get more info to try and understand why a loved one of mine does this.
Hopefully it helps. |
| Name: | shaz |