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by Gerrilyn Smith (Author), Dee Cox (Author), Jacqui Saradjian (Author) "Feeling dissatisfied with yourself, how you look, the person you are, or how you feel is an almost universal female experience within our culture ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Women's Press Ltd,The (1 May 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0704344408
  • ISBN-13: 978-0704344402
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.6 x 1.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 325,332 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Hundreds of thousands of women self-harm, but there has been no book to date which comprehensively explores this self-destructive behaviour. Now this powerful book looks at the reasons why women self harm and describes the experiences of those who do so. It examines the social, emotional and psychological resons for self-harming; and the physical, social and emotional consequences. It provides a comprehensive range of resources for help and advice and suggests strategies for recovery and healing. Including the voices of a wide range of self-harming women, it gives a vivid picture of the self-harming experience and will be essential reading for all those women who currently self-harm; their relatives and friends; professionals in fields where self-harming exists; and all those interested in this wide-ranging phenomenon.


About the Author

Gerrilyn Smith has a degree in Psychology and English Literature and an M Phil in Clinical Psychology. She has worked in the field of child protection for many years and is currently a freelance trainer, consultant and clin**. Many of the women she works with self-harm. She has written several bestselling handbooks and professional books for women, including The Protector's Handbook: Reducing the Risk of Child Sexual Abuse and HHelping Children Recover and Dealing With Depression. Dee Cox has an Honours Degree in Psychology from the Open University. She self-harmed for many years and was the driving force behind this book. Jacqui Saradjian is a clinical psychologist who regulary works with women who self-harm.
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Exceptional overview - buy it now!, 3 Mar 2001
This is an excellent book if you are looking for an overview of the behaviour, the wide range of causes, manifestations, services available, treatments, together with comments on self help groups, suggestions for how to break the pattern of selfharm, and helpful advice for partners, family and other carers. The book has been written by three women with an extraordinary combination of personal experience and psychology training. They have each first experienced selfharm and its treatment either themselves or in a child they cared for, and then also in their work as clinical psychologists, through ongoing involvement with support for women who selfharm. The result is a book which recognises that the trauma which originates selfharm is widely varied, as well as the individual's experience of it and response to it, and so the need for each person who self harms to explore and discover the causes and mechanism is constantly validated through the book. No particular treatment technique is promoted, and the pros and cons of various approaches are drawn out. I bought this book because a young person I know started to cut herself in response to "hating school". I found this behaviour very difficult to understand, as, knowing her and her circumstances well, I am certain that she is not subject to any "serious" abuse either at home or school. The book has really helped me to begin to understand the pattern of her behaviour, and to guess at some of the ways she must be feeling about the experience of school.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely amazing, 20 Jan 2001
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This book is a must read for anyone who either harms themselves, or the family and friends of someone who does. It does not follow the typical response of disgust and preaching, instead it focuses on offering alternative options. As well as providing insight into self-harm and why people do it, the book also includes the reassuring reminder that you are not an outcast or alone in your behavior.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Illuminating and informative, 18 Feb 2003
This book is a good book for anyone who self-harms or who knows someone who does. It explores the complex and often misunderstood reasons behind self-harming. It also offers some advice about how to begin to control self-harming.
The book will give support to anyone who feels alone and bewildered by this subject and I have found it very helpful.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Useful, but now it's a bit out-dated!
As the title suggests, this book focuses solely on women who self-injure. Written by people with personal experience of self-injury, this book dispels some of the myths... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Mrs. M. L. Hillery

5.0 out of 5 stars Self Harmers recovery validation bible
I bought this book very early on in my illness of BPD and self harm. I quickly learnt that i was not crazy or alone. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Helped a lot
As a cutter, this book helped me a lot. It helped me to understand that i'm not alone and why i use this method of coping. Read more
Published on 28 Feb 2002 by lwk2001

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