Feeling like you might want to self-injure/self harm? Here are some ideas for things that might help.
Writing exercises are a way of expressing feelings and can also distract you from wanting to self-injure. DIY writing suggestions (pdf).
The self-harm spectrum gives a way that you can think about self-care and self-harm two sides of the same coin. You can look at your behaviour and think about ways to promote your own self-care. Self-harm spectrum sheet to print (pdf).
An interactive resource with ideas and inspirations to support yourself to express different feelings. Dealing with feelings
The Rainbow Journal is a book aimed at helping young girls and women move from self-harm to self-care. It has blank pages for writing about feelings and for drawing. It includes artwork, quotes and poems by young people who self-injure. Individual copies are free when ordered by under 18's. It's £8 if you are 18 or over. Rainbow Journal order form (pdf).
A booklet of poetry by young women with experience of self-injury.
Available only as download here (pdf)
Self-help for Self-injury is a booklet is for any woman who is struggling with self-injury. It aims to help a woman to understand and tackle what causes her to want to hurt herself. Price £5.00. Copies can be ordered by printing off our publications list (pdf) and selecting this publication.
On our TESS page we have lots of info sheets on all different aspects of self-injury - what it is, why people choose to do it, how to talk to others, how to stop and lots more. Click here