What do you do when your friends or family find out that you cut or burn yourself? How can you defend yourself? What if your friends just WON'T understand?
We need to change the way society views Self-Injury. We need to EDUCATE people and raise AWARENESS... But where should we begin?
In this video I answer the questions that you all asked me about myself. I apologize about it being 20 minutes, but I wanted to get ALL the questions answered!
This video was requested by Skitlz4185, and details my experience with stigmas within the mental health system, and what i think should change for future generations.
A video explaining self-injury vs. suicide. These two actions are NOT one in the same. Self-injury is a misunderstood disorder, and I hope to shed some light on it.
An update on my work situation-- I was fired again (this makes 2 times) for being too depressed. I was also confronted by a stranger about my Self-Injury at a concert. Where do I go from here?
Some easy ways to hide self-injury scars, especially in the summer and in warm weather situations.
Part 1 of 2. The next video will talk more about hiding scars, and also how to get rid of them permanently.
This was SUPPOSED to be FRIENDS ONLY
but since youtube won't let me send it to people, i'm going to GROW A PAIR and just post it publicly, and too bad if my real life friends see it.
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My friends are making me feel so left out and so alone, I don't know what to do.
Frequently Asked Questions about Self Injury... Do you have a question about cutting? Want your voice to be heard? Watch this video and send me a message to get your voice heard.
A video update about weight loss, and responses to the advice i got regarding my last two videos about the laxative abuse. (Sorry, i'm under the influence of pain killers.)
What works? What doesn't? When you feel the urge to self-injure, what can you do to overcome those feelings? Here's what works for me, and what doesn't.
Let's help reduce the number of teenagers who are shoplifting razors. Let's speak out against stereotypes, and help people to understand self-injury and mental health.
(This video was made a while ago, and I am finally posting it.)
People often ask if I have recovered, if I still self-injure, and ask for my advice. I still get comments all the time on the very first video I posted about self-injury, but haven't really talked more about my experience since then... This video answers all those questions.
Thanks for watching.
I've switched jobs again. My sister is messing with drugs and alcohol and it's made me realize a lot of things about my own experience with addiction and self-injury.