writing a book

[HeroesAndCons]

So my friend devin who had experiences in hospital (due to suicide feelings) and i have decided to write a book about Self Harm and suicide with the help of his mom (she is a psycologist)
give us things you would like to see in a book about these issues that we go through on a basis

[Ambrosia]

Covering. That's obvious.

[Kitty]

i would liike the stereotype of emo's,
and self harm for fun, and something to do if bored RID OF.
Tell the true pain behind it all.

[Fiction]

How hard it is to stop, and hide, and the fear of people finding out because they judge you.

That kinda incorporates the two above points :P

[TheSleepingInsomniac]

How to help a friend who is a cutter or suicidal. First aid for self harm and what to put in a first aid kit if you self harm. How to hide or reduce scares.
Congrats for writing a book

[Quahog]

Also put the reasons why people cut. What people usually cut with, razor blades, knives. etc.

[restricted NA]

How to channel the pain/ feelings that cause cutting into more constructive activities: like art, music, sports. etc.

[HeroesAndCons]

How to channel the pain/ feelings that cause cutting into more constructive activities: like art, music, sports. etc.

im gonna write 100 things to do becides harm

and do step by step prossess

[georgiamay]

say that it's not something that people can just stop doing easily. A lot of people seem to think it's as simple as just not picking up the razor. And you could mention how people hide it because they're ashamed, and they don't go around with their cut and scars on show bacause they're proud. No one is proud.

[silent.no.longer]

talk about therapy and whether or not it is helpful and if you have personal experinces with therapists what were they. How to deal with telling friends and family.

[Amyxoxo]

Tell people that anyone, from anywhere can do it. Like the first post :) x

[Alexithymia]

Tell them that SH isn't the problem. It's the release. It should be obvious, but it's not.

[Aceso]

I think as well as the mention about stereotypes, it might be important to mention how casually people joke about self harm, and reactions that people have to self harm. Possibly how the person is feeling before they tell someone, and the worries that they have.
If you want, I can give you some of my experiences/feelings behind my personal self harm, if that would be useful to you. :)

[RAWWR]

^^ Include personal experiences, because they can sometimes make self harmers feel less alone. :)
Well done for being brave enough to write a book too.

[Love.Hate]

Include that its not for attention.
If it was for attention we wouldnt wear long sleeves etc..
And i think having things like the samaritans hotline and other forms of websites/Numbers that can help if they are in that position.

Good luck with writing the book i think its a great idea! :)

[RAWWR]

Oh yeah, this website, and also www.recoveryourlife.com are both good for self harm support :) Include those.

[Indecision]

You should mention how all the feelings are so crowded in, you can't think properly, and cutting is a relief. But you should also make cover-up stories ie. My cat did it/Some glass fell down from the cupboard.

[The Dudeh]

I think it's an awesome idea for a book :)

Get in there someway about how it's not always the all-black wearing, heavy metal-listening people who are the cutters. It can be absolutely anyone; and we're not doing it for attention.

And I'm not sure if this is the angle you're going with for the book, but something to do with first aid for cuts? That'd be seriously helpful.

[love is louder]

i think it would be a good idea to include steps of how to tell people and what to say. and also talk about the bad stereotypes and how self harmers can help change it.
Good Luck!

[Luves Everything x]

You could give people reasons to stop, and common ways that people quit.

[Syvelocin]

Please do not bump old threads. The cap is 2 months during which you can post in a thread, but this thread hasn't been bumped since January. :locked: