Not so alone,*trigg S/I*

[spoiltbrat2003]

I read in an article today that 1 in 10 people in the uk Selfharm,
Theirs increased concern that its hit this level and its rising among the younger ones.
Why do you think its getting so common?
Or is it just because people are beginning to recognise it now ?

 

[LazeyWinde]

I'd like to think it's just because people are getting to be more aware of it and knowing what it is... When I started I had no idea that what I was doing even had a name.
But it could be on the rise.

 

[pockleberry]

I think it's probably a bit of both, the sad thing is that more people knowing and understanding about self harm isn't always a good thing. The way it is shown, at least over here makes it look like something that is easy to get help for so that maybe it seems like not such a big deal, I know that it's not the point but it almost makes it look like a good thing to start to the young children who hear about how other children use it to cope. No one ever talks about how it can affect relationships and how the scars can end up magorly affecting the things you do and the places you go or how that even if you can find help even after you stop you might still have problems with scars and stuff...sorry for being so negative but it scares me that ppl are getting into it thinking that it isnt a big a deal as it is...

 

[Finn88]

pockleberry has a point.

Sometimes I wonder, if i hadnt known about my big bo, would I ever have thought of doing this to myself?

Finnx

 

[katylees]

Apparently more pressure is being put on society especially the younger generations and we are finding things harder to cope. We will leanr new ways one day. We will overcome this. It's become more widespreadly known over last few years, not sure if this is helping or not helping, i'd say in the long run it's probably going to help. People knowing about it helps, people can then help you, but it is a secret to a lot of people.