Today my attention was drawn to a post on digg: "Imaging May Help With Depression". The post provided a link to a short article which described how brain imaging might help in deciding if cognitive behavior therapy was going to be effective or not in the treatment of a depression.
Read the rest of Selfharm, depression and ignorance.
Thank you so much for writing this. It's nice to know that there are people who actually understand that self-harm is not about getting attention, and that cutting isn't the only way for people to self-harm.
~Michelle
as a recovering self harmer, I find it incredibly annoying to think that others see it as attention seeking. nothing could be further from the truth. it is so nice to know that others feel the same way as me. even though I don't meet others who do the same things as me I'm glad this web site allows me to sort of link with others
Fact is, depression can happen to anyone at any time, as can self-harm and suicidal thoughts. If it can happen to the likes of Dame Kelly Holmes and soccer hardman Vinnie Jones then it can happen to anyone. People who mock anything depression-related as attention seeking are just pathetic!
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Interesting reading. You obviously feel strongly about this subject. You seem to know where we 'professionals' are going wrong. Thanks for the enlightenment.