TODAY IS SELF INJURY AWARENESS DAY In honor of self injury awareness day, make sure you wear orange.  Self harm is misunderstood and highly stigmatized. Even though self harm is usually a secret activity, when people find out about it, they say the person who is self harming is just seeking attention. Or they completely freak out and don’t listen to a word the person says and leap to false conclusions. The emotional pain is ignored and only the symptom is focused on. Self harm is the punchline of many a joke and is so often not treated with compassion.  Today is a day to try to change some of that. Wear orange. Have a conversation with someone. Whether you have struggled, know someone who has struggled, or are simply a supporter with no personal connection beyond a desire to help, today is a day to try and get some real facts out there and to try to start real, honest discussion. Nothing changes if we don’t take a stand. INFORMATION AND REFERRALShttp://selfinjury.com/ | 1-800-DONTCUThttp://selfinjuryfoundation.org/ | 1-800-334-HELP CRISES HOTLINES1-800-273-TALK1-800-SUICIDE
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TODAY IS SELF INJURY AWARENESS DAY

In honor of self injury awareness day, make sure you wear orange. 

Self harm is misunderstood and highly stigmatized. Even though self harm is usually a secret activity, when people find out about it, they say the person who is self harming is just seeking attention. Or they completely freak out and don’t listen to a word the person says and leap to false conclusions. The emotional pain is ignored and only the symptom is focused on. Self harm is the punchline of many a joke and is so often not treated with compassion. 

Today is a day to try to change some of that. Wear orange. Have a conversation with someone. Whether you have struggled, know someone who has struggled, or are simply a supporter with no personal connection beyond a desire to help, today is a day to try and get some real facts out there and to try to start real, honest discussion. Nothing changes if we don’t take a stand.

INFORMATION AND REFERRALS
http://selfinjury.com/ | 1-800-DONTCUT
http://selfinjuryfoundation.org/ | 1-800-334-HELP

CRISES HOTLINES
1-800-273-TALK
1-800-SUICIDE

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