hurting yourself - The Icarus Project

More documents

Recommendations

Info

Did you know a lot of people self-injure? Nobody knows exactly how many people hurt themselves. Many keep it a secret. But we know for sure that you are not alone. A lot of people self-injure. All sorts of people: men, women, young people, old people, . . . It can help to hear about other people’s experiences. Pain has been a part of cultural and religious traditions all over the world all through history. The chapter Rituals gives a few examples. Even though not all of these traditions are benign their existence shows that the self-infliction of pain or injuries is not as strange or extraordinary as some want to believe. 8
You can listen to Ruta Mazelis in this interview. She has cut herself for many years and talks about what it was like. http://www.madnessradio.net/madness-radio-ruta-mazelis- cutting-edge-self-injury-9-27-06 There are people at The Icarus Project forums who hurt themselves or have in the past. They talk about their experiences and share what helps them. You can just read the posts or sign You can order the newsletter The Cutting Edge up and post your experiences. http://theicarusproject.net and read about other people’s experiences and share your own. http://healingselfinjury.org/archivedissues.html 9
Page 2: hurting yourself how to take care o
Page 5 and 6: Contents Self-injury is a common be
Page 7: What other examples can you think o
Page 11 and 12: Did you know that nearly every cult
Page 13 and 14: Making wounds visible What differen
Page 15 and 16: But how do we make these wounds vis
Page 17 and 18: ✬ ✫ Thinking about placebo surg
Page 19 and 20: Harm Reduction Harm reduction means
Page 21 and 22: Harm Reduction Ideas pulling and le
Page 23 and 24: How do you care for yourself? You a
Page 25 and 26: � hot showers / baths � a cuddl
Page 27 and 28: � a warm scarf or a blanket � c
Page 29 and 30: Rituals that include injuries or th
Page 31 and 32: Hurting yourself is not the problem
Page 33 and 34: How do you feel about hurting yours
Page 35 and 36: How did you feel while doing it? Di
Page 37 and 38: What is most important for you, for
Page 39 and 40: Do others know that you injure your
Page 41 and 42: Was there anything that felt good a
Page 43 and 44: What comes to your mind first when
Page 45: Bodies are landscapes of who we are
Page 48 and 49: Non-fiction Muscio, Inga M. 2008. S
Page 50 and 51: About me I have injured myself duri
Page 52: o Self-injury is a common behavior

hurting yourself - The Icarus Project

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?