Mental Health Care: When You’re Learning to Be Okay With Yourself - 6 Reasons Why People Self Harm

What is self-harm? Self-harm includes anything you do to intentionally injure or hurt yourself. This dangerous habit comes in many different forms and shapes including emotional self-harming and physical self-harming like cutting. Even though depression is often an indicator of someone who's likely to self-harm, it is not always the case. Someone without depression may still self-harm. This video helps us understand the reasons why we self-harm. Credits Writer: Gabrielle LaFrank Script Editor: Kelly Soong VO: Amanda Silvera Animation: Alexandre Szolnoky YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong Related Videos: 5 Ways You Are Self Harming https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gx4zDuZRUyg 5 Not Obvious Signs of Self Harm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JjYINIU9hQ 8 Signs of Emotional Self Harm You Should Recognize https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLMliD4T4uQ Crisis Text Helpline Self-Harm: 1-800-DON’T-CUT and 1-800-334-HELP 1-800-334-HELP is a 24-hour service for a number of things. http://www.selfinjury.com Insomnia: https://sleepfoundation.org/ Eating Disorders: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.o... https://www.eatingrecoverycenter.com/... PTSD: Boys Town National Hotline 1-800-448-3000. Text CONNECT to 741741 for PTSD episodes. They are also on call 24-hours. Suicide- 1-800-273-8255 for the National Suicide Prevention Hotline. Reference “NAMI.” NAMI, www.nami.org/learn-more/mental-health-conditions/related-conditions/self-harm. “Self-Injury/Cutting.” Mayo Clinic, Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, 7 Dec. 2018, www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/self-injury/symptoms-causes/syc-20350950. “Why People Self-Harm.” Mind, www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/self-harm/why-people-self-harm/.