Time for a good cry
Have you noticed how often children cry? They do it all the time, and they can be bawling their eyes out one minute, and laughing merrily the next. For children, crying is a natural reaction to any emotionally charged situation, but as adults we learn to hold in the tears, and I think we can damage ourselves as a result. Crying is good for you; it's a great way to let out all sorts of emotions and it can really calm you down. But it's not always that easy. We can't just burst into tears in the middle of the supermarket ...
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A member’s personal experience of our meet-up
One of our dear members, Nicky, who was brave enough to join us in Birmingham for our meet-up last weekend, shares with us what the experience was like for her. I bought my train ticket in advance so there was no backing out on the day and set out, last Saturday morning, with great trepidation. The train seats were allocated and I ...
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Attending a LifeSIGNS meet-up
Thank you to everyone who has contacted us about our summer meet-up in Birmingham on 24 July. I know some of you haven't yet decided whether to join us, so this post is just to give you a little information on what to expect and to share with you the ways in which you might benefit by joining us ...
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More than a Message Board
Our vibrant, friendly, supportive message board is unlike most self-injury message boards you come across on the web. Running since 2003, we have supported literally thousands of members over the years as they struggle with, and often move away from, self-injury. Safe One of the biggest concerns about any kind of 'supportive' message board is that of safety. We've all heard about ...
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Do you want your voice to be heard?
A professional, long-term supporter of LifeSIGNS is writing an Anthology of personal stories surrounding self-injury. The whole idea is to offer each individual a platform to tell their own story and then allow those stories to standalone in the book. This will enable readers to arrive at their own decisions based on these stories and not on an 'expert' or ...
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Invitation: LifeSIGNS summer meet-up
It's that time of year again when we arrange our real-life summer meet-up. Everyone's invited, and the details of this year's event are: Date: Saturday 24th July Location: Birmingham Venue: The Dragon Inn, Hurst Street, Birmingham B5 5TD Time: 1pm - 3pm The Dragon Inn is located within the Chinese Quarter / Arcadian area of Birmingham and is within easy reach of Birmingham New ...
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Andy’s self-injury research results summary
My name is Andy and I have just completed an in-depth project exploring 26 adults’ personal experiences of using self-injury from childhood, throughout adolescence and into adulthood. The women and men who took part were aged between their late 20s and early 50s. What follows is a very brief outline of several of the main findings, which I hope you find ...
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Today we celebrate our 8th Birthday!
Yes, we've reached the grand old age of 8! We hope you'll agree this is an impressive achievement for an unfunded, user-led voluntary organisation. Anyone can set up an organisation, but it takes a great deal of time, commitment and energy (both physical and emotional) to keep it running day after day, year after year. We don't just 'exist' either; ...
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FAQs about self-injury
I haven’t got the full list for you, we hope to present 99 frequently asked questions later this year. Right now, here are a few real questions we were asked by a magazine some time ago. The answers are too short to provide the full details, but sometimes brevity is important – the links provide more in-depth information. Why do people ...
