Healing the hurt within : understanding self-injury and self-harm, and heal the emotional wounds

Skillfully woven together with empathic insight into the lives and minds of those who self-injure, "Healing the Hurt Within" is replete with the latest developments in the field, informative statistical data, instructive diagrams, carefully selected resources, case studies, expert testimonies, and practical self-help activities. The author's warmth, compassion, and regard for those caught in the cycle of self-injury shines through the pages of this profoundly enlightening and extensively updated 3rd edition. "Healing the Hurt Within" offers solace, hope, and direction to those who self-injure; guidance to family and friends supporting a loved one who self-injures; and, guidelines to professionals and voluntary caregivers on how to respond to clients that self-injure. Contents 1. Exploring self-injury and self-harm; 2. Looking beyond the myths; 3. Further insights into self-injury; 4. Media assertions and attitudes to self-injury, the magnitude of the problem and controversies; 5. Two research studies examined; 6. Childhood trauma, negative core beliefs, perfectionism and self-injury; 7. The cycle of self-injury and the eight Cs of self-injury;8. Dissociation and self-injury; 9. Hurting and healing true stories; 10. Heal thyself; 11. Guide for family, friends an. Exploring self-injury and self-hurt Looking beyond the myths Further insights into self-injury Media assertions and attitudes to self-injury, the magnitude of the problem and controversies Two research studies examined Childhood trauma, negative core beliefs, perfectionism and self-injury The cycle of self-injury and the eight Cs of self-injury Dissociation and self-injury Hurting and healing: true stories Heal thyself Guidance for family and friends, and teens considering self-injury Guidelines for those working with self-injury and related issues Creative works by contributors. 'A ground-breaking book in the subject material and presentation. It's easy to read, yet helps the reader understand the complex nature of self-harm. The life stories are authentic and incredibly moving.' William Stewart, author of A-Z of Counselling: Theory and Practice Sufferers of self-destructive behaviour, food misuse, drug abuse and self-injury, reveal the traumatic underlying experiences. Their accounts offer understanding to other sufferers and to those who have contact either personally or professionally Features a foreword by Tracy Alderman, author of "The Scarred Soul".