LifeSIGNS

We are busy planning for Self Injury Awareness Day on 1st March 2010, and we have loads of great ideas that will help make SIAD 2010 our best ever...

The Guardian, and other newspapers, are reporting that certain hospitals and mental health centres are ‘assisting’ people to self-injure, and going so far as to provide tools to hurt yourself with. Link This is sensationalism. The newspapers are whipping up a storm. We...

What is it with researchers? Why is it that every study that comes out contradicts the previous one? One month coffee is good for the heart, the next it’s bad. One year mono-unsaturates are good for you, but these days we have to avoid ‘trans-fats’ – whatever they are. More p...

Coming out about self-injury to the people closest to us is a difficult decision to make. How the other person reacts is bound to have a serious affect on us, be it positive or negative, and so it’s important to think about that first conversation (if possible) before you have it. ...

As of today, we are pleased to welcome two new message board mods to our Team. Sartor resartus and FReedomFRIES have joined our Moderating Team...

Have you noticed how websites pop up here and there, wanting to get you involved and change the world? They’re a good thing aren’t they? If...

As many of us know only too well, self-injury often leads to scars; a permanent reminder of our past distress and actions. How we feel about our scars is an individual thing, and there’s no right or wrong way to feel. ...

Back in June I had an email from Rosie Mullender, the Senior Features Writer for Cosmopolitan Magazine. She was writing a report on self-injury and wanted to know if FirstSigns could help her find a female in her 20s or 30s (the magazine’s target audience) who relied on self-injury. ...

After six years blogging over at blogspot, we’ve now moved over to this shiny and exciting new blog. We’re so glad you’ve joined us and hope you enjoy the new look and feel, and great features. Don’...

First of all, thank you to everyone who has contacted us to confirm they’ll be coming to our summer meet-up in Leeds on 11 July. If you haven’t already downloaded your invitation, please do so as it contains all the information you need. Ou...

I had planned today on blogging about what it’s like to attend a FirstSigns meet-up, but that will have to wait until tomorrow now as I’m too excited about my first training session! Fo...