Session Five: Moving on from self-harm

In this session we/you will be creating a plan which will support you to move forwards and away from self-harm.

The first step is to identify all the positives to moving on from self-harm.

Exercise twelve: My life without self-harm
Using the spider diagram below add all the benefits to moving on from self-harm:

Planning for the future

A helpful way to stop behavior is to plan for the future and for those times we may get the urge to self-harm.

Exercise thirteen: My keeping well plan
Under the situation column think of the situations you might come up against in the future. Under the action column, try and think of as many things you can do to help you keep safe in that situation.

Drawing on your social network

We know that having lots of support around us helps to keep us well and makes it easier to manage any difficult hurdles in the future. The circle diagram below symbolizes your life with you in the center. You can use the circles to map the important people in your life with the closest being placed at the center and the least close in the outer circles. you could put whoever you want on this map including extended family, school, and even a sports club.

Look at the example below: 

Exercise fourteen: Mapping my social network
Now create your own circle diagram identifying the people in your life that could offer you support.

Well done - you have now completed your sessions on self-harm!

From this workbook you will have learned how to keep yourself safe and ways to manage your thoughts.

Using the letter template below, write yourself a letter reflecting on everything you have learned and any progress you have made.

You may want to write this to yourself to pick up in those moments you have negative thoughts. Perhaps you want to congratulate yourself on how far you have come or encourage yourself to keep going.

This is your letter... to you from you.