Introduction

Experiencing negative thoughts and feelings can be overwhelming and distressing. If you're reading this workbook then it's very likely that you've self-harmed as a way to cope with this distress. Although self-harm is a way of coping, our hope is that this workbook will support you to understand the self-harm and find other coping strategies to manage difficult feelings. This is an interactive workbook where you will learn and practice new skills and exercise to help support your emotional wellbeing.

To help you develop your skills each session of the workbook will include a take-home task. There is no right or wrong answer to the tasks but we know that the more we practice something the more changes we notice.

Exercise one: My workbook plan
Answer the questions below to plan when you are going to complete the take home tasks: