I would like to start by saying that I am a recovering injurer. I did not start injuring until I was 25 and from what I have read that is late to start. I still do not know why I started and I have accepted the fact that I may never know. I am a therapist who works with people who suffer from mental illness, substance abuse issues etc. I have found that most of my social work/therapist co-workers know little if anything about self injury either because they were never educated about it or are afraid of those of us who live with it. When I was in graduate school self injury was the one issue we were never taught about. I found this to be hurtful and horrible that they did not want to teach people who would be working with us how to work with us. Because of this I am trying to gather stories to put a book together to tell our stories. It will be anonymous and names do not need to be shared. Your stories can be sent to buddhayoga@yahoo.com Any and all stories will be appreciated. Thank you!
It may be helpful if you told people your name and a bit more about how their information will be protected. You don’t need to do that here, unless you want to. But I hope you’ll share more with the people who are willing to tell you their personal stories.
Thanks and it certainly is a good idea to let people’s stories be heard.
Great idea and thank you! As this is my first time posting and actually my first time blogging, I was not sure if they would allow my personal info. I submitted it though and hopefully it will post! Thanks again!