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Coping with CFS/ME
By Anonymous Contributor. I found out I had CFS/ME in 2022, post-Covid, and with no real explanation why, or hope for the future. Over the
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Explore our News & Stories to hear from people with lived experience of self-harm and important conversations across the sector.
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Divergent Brains; Harmful Pains.
By Amy Wizard-Ponter. Repelling Forces Often I feel there are repelling forces at play when it comes to neurodivergence. There are those who embrace
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‘Harm in Haste’: A Lived Experience Poem
By Amy Wizard Ponter. These marks I carry are not created for pityThey are not a talking piece Nor are they intended to draw your eye To
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Why Self-Harm Awareness Day Matters in 2026
Self-harm remains a growing issue among adults and young people across the UK, with reported rates rising significantly over the past decade. NICE’s 2022 guidelines
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We’ve made some changes recently…
February 2026 You may have noticed a few changes recently, and now we can share what’s been happening behind the scenes. Welcome to our new
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Can overworking be a form of self-harm?
By Jessica. Jessica discusses how her overworking felt like a form of self-harm. I was 25 the first time someone told me they thought I would
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Can drinking alcohol be a form of self-harm?
By Jessica. Jessica talks through how drinking was a form of self harm for her in her past. Content warning: this blog contains references to excessive alcohol consumption and
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‘Women Listening to Women’ Website & ‘Gentle Activism’ Podcast
Between 2020 and 2022, we spent time interviewing former staff and volunteers for ‘Women Listening to Women: an oral history of Bristol Crisis Service for
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Pain and Identity Destruction – ‘Borderline Personality Disorder’ and Self-Harm
By Anonymous Contributor. I am a woman in my mid-forties with a caring nature and love of musicals. I live with some obsessions around food
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For Physically Disabled People, Self Harm Is Even More Hidden
By Katy Evans. A quick Google search for self-harm and disability leads to many links, all of which are centred around learning disability. This blog