Hi Everyone.

What do you think is helpful responses to self harm? I was telling a friend today that I was feeling a bit better but honestly it's probably because I am probably going to self harm this weekend. She was like, I honestly have no idea what to say when you tell me things like that. It's so foreign to me. Obviously this was not the most helpful response, but it was an honest one. I told her not to worry about not knowing what to say. Most people I know just ignore it. But part of me, selfishly, was like as my friend she should want to be helpful. And maybe she does. She doesn't know how. I was trying to think of a response that she could have given that would have been helpful. I think something like, I'm sorry you feel that way. I know that is really hard for you. I hope you don't give in. But if you want to talk, I am here to listen and I care about you and love you. That would have been helpful but probably never going to get that response in a million years.

Kit