General Article Coping with self-harming urges

Topic Selected: Self-harm and Suicide
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Read with caution

This information has been provided to allow you to think constructively about your self-harming behaviour. However, if you are aware that reading about self-harm practices might feel ‘triggering’ for you then make sure you read this with someone else present or find another way to reduce the risk.

Work on things step by step

If self-harming has become a kind of coping strategy, it is not usually helpful to focus on complete abstinence or banning the behaviour in one sudde...

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