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I Saw the Enemy
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Always interesting to see what thoughts run through my head as I try to shut down my conscious thinking and spend quiet time in the morning.
About fifteen years ago I sat in a treatment centre, Homewood, in Guelph, Ontario. I had been alcohol and drug free for about 3 months, and this did allow some clarity in thought as I went through a fabulous rehab program. That Homewood is a part of a mental health facility made the experience that much more rewarding.
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Several different types of treatment may be helpful for self-harm, including the following:
+ Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)
CBT helps people learn new skills for managing their emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. CBT is often a fairly structured treatment, with a clear agenda for each session.
Often, the sessions focus on changing thinking patterns and behaviors that cause problems for you, and learning how to cope with stress, emotions, or interpersonal situations. In CBT, the therapist often gives you homework assignments to practice new skills and change behaviors outside of therapy sessions.
+ Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)
Find a quiet place where you will be relatively free from distractions and unlikely to be bothered by anyone. Sit in a comfortable position. Write down how strong your urge is on a scale from 0 (no urge at all) to 10 (the strongest urge youve ever had). Then, write down how much you feel as if you can handle your urge on a scale from 0 (cant take it for one more second) to 10 (could handle it for ten hours straight if you had to).
Hopefully, you now have a better idea of where to find information on self-harm, the types of resources that are out there, and some of the treatments for self-harm. Below, we turn our attention to the specific ways in which you can go about finding help in your area, as well as some important things to keep in mind during this process.
1. SEEK SOMEONE WITH TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE IN TREATING SELF-HARM