Campaign
Stop Self Harming
Natalie Wilson
Popularity
This is the 19th most popular campaign
I want to campaign to stop self harming and to get teenagers the help that they deserve. By self harming I mean everything from cutting and burning to eating disorders and overdosing. Anything that hurts the individual. I want to show that people can get help, that there is help out there and that there are positive ways of coping. I feel very strongly about this topic because I have been there and am now in the recovery process.
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Hi. I just started college in September and I cant speak to people and I self-harm since I was 8/9 years old. Hurting myself calms me down and keeps me going but you have to cope with the scars. My tutors are now trying to help me stop but I dont know how I will be able to cope after as its like part of my life. Hopefully I find another way to cope.
Emma , 01 April 2010 16:51
Dear Natalie, We're currently looking for our next lot of Battlefronters and we were wondering if you still might be interested in taking part? You can contact us via the website or to my e-mail direct. Hope to hear from you. Cheers, Angie
Angie Cox, 11 March 2010 10:33
heya spoke with my friend and she helping me im stopping self harming now i hhave been hurting my self since i was 7/8years old and cutting since i was 11years old
phoebe , 10 February 2010 23:27
i've been self-harming since i was 9 and started cutting and burning when i turned 11 i'm now 17. I don't think i'll ever stop.
Jess, 10 October 2009 19:29
i think this is a greeat campain and could help a lot of people i have self harmed for about 2 years now.I think this could help alot of people.
Jessica Kingman, 12 July 2009 15:39
Hey, this is a great campaign. I currently self harm, though I'm trying to stop again - I know I can get back out the habit because I've done it before. Self harm is like a safety net for people who feel they have no control, in my opinion. And I think it's great that you're doing something to try and stop it! xx
Susanna, 18 May 2009 17:19
I find the word "emo" hurtful. I self-harmed from the age of 13 to 18. I am now 19 and sometimes I still feel it's the only way to cope when things spiral out of control. I've told my best friend in the hope that I could talk it out but she didn't believe me so I remained alone. I've been to the bottom when I tried to kill myself 17months ago. Someday I hope that I won't want to do hurt myself anymore... Until then I'm gonna keep finding the urge... I support your campaign more than I can articulate
Roisin, 18 May 2009 12:35
I resent the fact that Heather associates self harm with the word emo. I've self harmed for a longish amount of time and hit rock bottom in august, when I nearly died, and in february. This is a great campaign, as I believe that there isn't a lot of awareness about the support people can get. Thank you, Natalie.
Lauren, 11 May 2009 11:41
hey all, i've been there too and self harm is so hard to get past but trust me you can do it! i've just posted a link to this site on my personal website, anything i can do to help! emilee x
emilee, 15 April 2009 01:13
heyy im heather i use to be emo but then i realised there is no point because I only had a couple of problems. So I stopped being emo and tryed to help my best friend Jayde howard by stopping her being emo and its worked. After a while though, something came up in my family and I turned emo again and dont know how to stop can you help me??
heather, 17 March 2009 17:07
I think this is a great web sit... See i use to be a person who cut myself cause i thought it took the pain away, but it didn't it only brought more pain web sites like this are great to help teens know they can talk to someone.. that there's a different way to handle life problems. Like not ahrming themself
Gabby Harris, 17 February 2009 16:54
hiya mine name is joe and i would like the oppertunity to work along side you as ive just started my campaign on battlefront and i would appreciate any help you are willing to give. take care . joe x
jordan manning, 12 February 2009 11:31
Im supporting u all th way. ive self harmed before and when i told a friend i was labeled "emo". when i went to my friend i was hoping that it would meen i would have someone to talk to i suppose i was wrong. i eventually got through my problems. but it would hav been so much easier if i had someone to talk to.
Lauren , 05 December 2008 12:27
hi natalie my name is joe manning im 14 and ive been helping people preventing self harm for almost 4 years now i personally beilive that no one deserves to have to put themselves through it but id like to work with you to help put an end to selfharming world wide get back to me joe x
joe manning, 04 December 2008 12:07
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I think that this campaign is an incredibly good idea. I used to self harm up untill a few months ago where i fineally got the help I needed, it's so hard to stop and I'll have to live with the scars but I have managed to stop at last. There is no where to turn at the moment and so many people including teachers don't understand the problem that they just say it's strange. I hope your campaign continues because you could help so many people and if you need any help off the site to support your cause I am a photography student who is very willing to help.
Jo, 05 May 2010 22:56