Beautiful Voyager
NOVEMBER 19, 2020
Non-suicidal self-harm means inflicting damage to your own body without the intention of suicide (and not consistent with cultural norms). The most common methods of non-suicidal self-harm are cutting (70%) or scratching, deliberately hitting the body on a hard surface, punching, hitting or slapping one’s self, and biting or burning.
Social Work Blog
JUNE 26, 2024
As a DBT therapist, I specialize in treating these folks, who come to me desperate for help with changing their suicidal behaviors and dysregulated emotions. They might feel intense sadness, fear, shame, or anger and engage in disruptive behaviors like self harm or isolation. Find her online at [link]
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Social Work Blog
JUNE 26, 2024
As a DBT therapist, I specialize in treating these folks, who come to me desperate for help with changing their suicidal behaviors and dysregulated emotions. They might feel intense sadness, fear, shame, or anger and engage in disruptive behaviors like self harm or isolation. Find her online at [link]
Beautiful Voyager
MAY 25, 2022
This self hatred developed into a type of self-harm I didn’t at the time consider self-harm. I reached out to a therapist and just spoke. I never wanted to indulge in what I thought was tantamount to self pity. When really it was self preservation. She was amazing. We dug into everything.
Social Work Blog
DECEMBER 19, 2023
I address negative self-talk, like ‘I’m a disappointment’ or ‘I’m not good enough’ and work to replace this with ‘I can do my best’ or ‘I’m OK regardless.’ I practice Brazilian jiu-jitsu, which was originally intended to neutralize physical attacks without harm to yourself or the attacker,” Tolman said. “If
Beautiful Voyager
JULY 5, 2023
The author Natalia Aniela Aíza My journey as an OCD therapist (and what I have yet to learn). Of course some part of me is grateful that my compulsivity settled into a safer landing spot than self-harm or theft, but now that I am a therapist, I appreciate how much harder it is to heal from perfectionism OCD.
Beautiful Voyager
JANUARY 3, 2022
Frequent thoughts of self-harm or suicide. Other contributing factors include poor coping skills, poor interpersonal relationships, lack of social support, lack of self-care, and unhealthy coping strategies, e.g., alcohol drinking or drug abuse. Self-care also involves avoiding alcohol, drugs, and prescription drug misuse.
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