Telling someone...

I joined this website to find a solution to my problem, relate to people, give advice and learn more about self harm. There is one piece of advice that I am given, 'tell someone you trust'. Honestly it goes through one ear and out the other. Then I realised that the only way anything could get better is to do just that. I wanted to write this post to say that confiding in someone you trust is the best thing you can do. It's scary, I know. It takes so much courage to actually tell someone but once this secret is out, the massive pressure you put on yourself not to say anything is lifted. Your support network will feel stronger. Obviously this isn't an easy thing to do but please consider it. The only reason I say this is because I know if I didn't tell anyone i am not sure where I'd be. Yes I'm still going through struggles and dragging myself through this dark faze of my life but with support things seem a lot more manageable, people are more understanding. For me, the thought of people being there for me is already a stress reliever because if I know life is becoming a bit too much, I can talk. And talking for me is honestly the best thing I can do as a lot of my issues are bottled up and is in a massively jumble in my head.

ALUMINA

Alumina is a free, online 7 week course for young people struggling with self-harm. Each course has up to 8 young people, all accessing the sessions from their own phones, tablets or laptops across the UK. The courses take place on different evenings of the week and are run by friendly, trained counsellors and volunteer youth workers. You don’t need an adult to refer you or sign you up, and no-one will see or hear you during the sessions – you’ll just join in via the chatbox. We want to help you to find your next steps towards recovery, wherever you are on your journey.

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