Accepting

I only recently told my best friend, she's a year above me in school, about my journey so far with self harm. I am being bullied and cutting makes things go away, well that's what I thought. It doesn't though does it? The pain is always there, it just gives you something to think about. I have been told by a gp, that I need help. So I made sure school knew, they were very supportive, but the bullies always found a way to get at me, they call me names, shout me down and ruin my life. Making me a misery. I have become further and further away from my family. I know why now, I didn't like being told that there is a high chance of a mental disorder. So I hid away from the outside world and found this website SelfHarmUK. It helps a lot to know that I'm not the only person going through this, and there are people out there. Its just a case of moving on and accepting the truth whether I like it or not. If you get help from people, you have to help yourself too.

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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