I used to self-harm and relapsed during lockdown – to tackle it, first we need to understand why peo
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It started when I was an unhappy 13-year-old, grappling with the experience of being bullied at school. Later, when bad things happened in my life that felt completely outside my control, such as sexual assault, job losses and emotional abuse, I turned my shame and anger inwards. Instead of vocalising my feelings, I ‘wrote’ them on my body in the form of self-harm. I believed it would help me.
I self-harmed for years. Why? It was the only way I knew, then, to deal with my emotional distress. But today is Self-Injury Awareness Day, and I’m writing this piece to give a voice to something that is so often unspoken, rather than to make people feel sorry for me. I want to try and make anyone familiar with self-harm behaviours feel less alone, because it’s time to bring self-harm out of the darkness and flood this (often hidden) topic with light. I also want to encourage other people like me to seek help.
There are still many myths and misconceptions that need to be addressed. Self-harm i...
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