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Self-Harm

Welcome to the self-harm and self-injury archive. If you’ve clicked this tag, then you’re interested in quickly finding all the articles that are related to this topic. If so, then you’re in the right place.

Here you’ll find all the articles that have been tagged to be about self-harm and self-injury or to contain information about this topic.

Articles here may include personal accounts as well as tips and information on the subject.

Trichotillomania: How To Save Your Hair From Alopecia

6 June 202417 August 2022 by Unwanted Life
An image of a young White girl twirling her long blonde hair in her fingers to represent the topic of the article - Trichotillomania: How To Save Your Hair From Alopecia

Reading Time: 8 minutesTrichotillomania is a condition that can cause permanent hair loss if action isn’t taken to save it, which this article will help you do

Categories Advice, General, Mental Health, TherapyTags Anxiety, Coping Strategies, Self-Harm, Shame, Stress, What is...28 Comments

12 Self-Harm Substitutes Inspired By The Harm Reduction Theory

10 June 20245 May 2021 by Unwanted Life
A photo of an Asian woman kneeling down on a hard floor leaning forward with her arms crossed with the title of the article - 12 Self-Harm Substitutes Inspired By The Harm Minimisation Theory - in the top right corner

Reading Time: 9 minutesSelf-harm is often a subject people try to avoid talking about, especially in the context of harm minimisation. This article will change that

Categories Advice, General, Me, Mental Health, TheoryTags Coping Strategies, Self-Harm, What is...46 Comments

Snapping Rubber Bands: The Ills Of Old TV Tropes

10 June 202431 March 2021 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a young persons hand pulling back a rubber band ready to shoot it off with the article title - Snapping Rubber Bands: The Ills Of Old TV Tropes - in the top right corner of the photo

Reading Time: 5 minutesSnapping rubber bands was a fairly common thing I saw on TV and in movies as I was growing up, but is it actually good for your mental health?

Categories Advice, General, Learning Disabilities and Difficulties, Mental Health, TherapyTags Coping Strategies, Diet, Media, Self-Harm64 Comments

Alternative Subcultures: Goths And Mental Health

12 June 20241 July 2020 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a female goth laying on a concreate ground outside to represent the topic of the article - Alternative Subcultures: Goths And Mental Health

Reading Time: 8 minutesAre alternative subcultures bad for our mental health or does it give us a place to belong, and thus help alleviate mental health issues?

Categories General, Me, Mental Health, ResearchTags Alt Community, Bullying, Coping Strategies, Depression, Self-Harm66 Comments

Traction Alopecia: The Hair Pulling Question

18 June 202422 May 2019 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a bald black man drinking coffee to represent - Traction Alopecia: The Hair Pulling Question

Reading Time: 16 minutesThis article discusses my hair pulling and hair destroying behaviours that lead to me developing permanent traction alopecia to identify which disorder best accounts for those behaviours

Categories General, Me, Mental Health, ResearchTags Body Image, Self-Harm35 Comments

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