Advice and Help for Self Harm - Heads Away Just Say, Belfast

Advice, help and a listening ear for young Men and Women in Belfast contemplating suicide or suffering from Depression due to Self Harm or Hurting Themselves

Self harm is when someone deliberately injures themselves. Perhaps they cut themselves to draw blood, take too many tablets or bang their head against a wall. A person who self harms rarely does so because they want to die, but instead find that hurting themselves is a way of coping with painful feelings. The person usually knows that this behaviour is not good for them but they have difficulty finding other ways to cope or express their emotions.

If you have ever felt this way it's important that you:-

Don't keep it a secret (if no-one knows how can they help you)
Tell someone you can trust (friend or relative)
See your doctor
Contact one of the helping agencies in your area.

You are not alone with these feelings, most people at sometime in their life face difficulties and may feel that they cannot cope anymore. Maybe there has been one problem after the other and you start to believe that nothing is going to go right for you or that there are no answers to your problems. During these times you may think that you would be better off dead or just feel too tired to go on living. These thoughts should pass quickly and there is often no real intention of acting on them. It is possible that you feel like this because you are depressed. If these feelings do not pass, please get help. Try to remember that all problems are temporary and you need to take one day at a time- things will get better.