Tomorrow – March 1, 2011 – is National Self Injury Awareness Day. We hope people will choose to honor this day by doing one of a few things. You could wear orange to support self injury awareness. You could read a book about self injury to find ways to help others or get help yourself. Or probably the best way to honor this day, if you self injure – would be to use it to reach out for help. Find someone you can trust and tell them you need some support. You don’t have to tell them you self injure right away – tell them you are struggling, and see if you can trust them. If they are supportive, tell them more. People of ALL ages self injure, if you are reading this and are under 21, we’d encourage you to reach out to an adult for that support. There is always help available. Use this day to reach out for it, in one way or another.
Take care everyone!
Pam L.
This is the first year that I have even heard of self injury awareness day. So it is kida cool. I will have to find an orange shirt. :). I am glad you put people of all ages self injure.
another way to show your support, is to write ”LOVE” on your arm. I read it on some website (can’t remember the name)
Thanks, Pam, for the suggestions on how to celebrate and/or honor Self Injury Awareness Day. I am a 2 time SAFE Alternatives graduate and planned to wear orange today. I wasn’t quite sure what else to do except to reaffirm my commitment to safety, which I do every day when I trace the “Love” tattoo on my arm.
While I am comfortable in my recovery from self-harm, I am struggling with eating disorders again in my life. I believe that abusing food whether by restricing, purging or eating to excess is another form of self injury.
So today, for the first time in about 5 years, I took out an Impulse Control Log and logged my eating disoder impulses. Not only did I honor Self Injury Awareness Day, I honored myself with how I nourished myself today. My body and mind is calm and I am ready to keep logging until safety is a way of life again.
Thank you again, Pam, and I wish everyone struggling with self injury healing , safety and wellness.
love huh? that’s interesting.