Today is... S.I.A.D !!!

March 1st is Self Injury Awareness Day

How can you help raise awareness of self-injury?

It's actually pretty easy to help raise awareness by providing accurate information about the nature of self-injury.

* Pick out some hospitals, schools, crisis lines, and other places in your community who would be good targets for information.

* Download the SI fact sheet, bill of rights, quotes, strategies for stopping, and official NSIAD documents HERE!

* Educate your friends about SI

* Wear <font color="orange"> ORANGE!!! </font>

I have read:

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An orange and white ribbon is for concerned parties (friends, family, and what nots)

A red and black ribbon is for past/current survivors.

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(http://teenforums.studentcenter.org/...c.php?t=121223)

I haven't seen any ribbons for sale though. Perhaps they are sold in the U.S?

Interesting Silver , I heard white and orange is for SIers....and red for Eating dissorders

Colour Meanings

Plain Orange - Self Harm (Awareness)

Orange with 1 white - Trying to stop Self Harm

Orange and White - Recovered Self Harmer

Yellow and Orange - Suicidal and Self Harm

Blue and Red - Depression/Mental Illness and Eating Disorders

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Colour Meanings

Plain Orange - Self Harm (Awareness)

Orange with 1 white - Trying to stop Self Harm

Orange and White - Recovered Self Harmer

Yellow and Orange - Suicidal and Self Harm

Blue and Red - Depression/Mental Illness and Eating Disorders

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This is interesting, Katt. I never knew the meanings. Where did you get this from?

BUS I belive...

What's BUS?

Thanks for the information and the website. Its a difficult and risky time right now. I found it very helpful.

http://www.lifesigns.org.uk/ has quite a lot of good info on SI, and a few distraction techniques as well.

Bodies Under Seige

Eliza, I'm glad it helped!

Ok, thanks, Katt.

I found all the resources very helpful at this difficult time. Thanks for posting everyone.

There's also http://www.palace.net/~llama/psych/injury.html which has a lot of info on SI, including how to treat wounds.

Thank-you Silver Queen. I found the website very helpful. I still need to hurt but you and others have given me many resources not to. Thanks.

I would make one by myself, but i dont know what they look like lol. I think i have an orange beaded bracelet somewhere that i could wear.

I have one that I made...I'll take a picture later today

Great thread Katt...you're a darn good Poohbah!

Auntie emmy

Thats cool that there is a day to raise awareness. I never herd about it before. Good Luck to all those trying to help those in need of this information.

Thanks Emmy! Just doing my duties as recovering SIer! and I now have a pic of my SI awareness braclet!

I like your bracelet, Katt. Thanks for this thread. I knew about S.I.A.D., but didn't know about wearing orange. Orange isn't my favorite color, so I only have one orange shirt. I'm wearing it though, and a necklace I have with orange beads. I'm also armed with SI information, that I don't dare give out to anybody because it's probably best for people not to know that about me, and I wouldn't be able to stop myself from telling them that it is about me. I can't believe it, but I am actually considering becoming a recovering SIer too. 13 days.

(((((((Rap))))))))

well done.

Yeah Wendy!

**hugs** almost 2 weeks. Thats so great.

It's great Rap that you're still holding out!

Yay Rap!!!