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This video is about how people around us can respond to our self-harm. I know that many of us have had a bad response with this and I am here to normalize that and even help many of us prepare to tell those people in our lives.

When it comes to friends, family and self-harm, they often respond out of fear and anger. Many parents will yell at us and ask us why we could possibly do this to ourselves, mainly because they are scared and don't understand. Also, it is really hard for parents to accept that their child may be struggling with a mental illness. So because they have their own issues with this, they can lash out. They may even try to make it about themselves and say things like "are you trying to make me feel guilty for divorcing your dad?" or anything of that nature.

When it comes to professionals, many will not work with self-harmers, or will refer us to someone else. By doing this they can make us feel weird or like freaks. But we are NOT! They should be ashamed of themselves for not expanding their knowledge each year and taking courses on things they are not informed about.

Lastly, their is the media and the hype that they have put behind self-harming. Many stations have covered stories on this topic or have had sit down interviews with Demi Lovato. They dramatize it and make it out to be something frightful and crude, when it is really just a cry for help. We watch many gruesome TV shows and movies, why is it so hard to look at a cut or burn?

So I am here to tell you that you are NOT alone! You are NOT a freak or someone who cannot get better!! We can all get better and we all WILL get better! We just need to share this information, and help move self-harm awareness to the next level! Our voice is powerful and we can change the way people respond to our struggles! So please keep working with me, as we continue striving for a Healthy Mind and a Healthy Body!

Kati Morton, MFTI
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Self-harm (SH), also referred to as self-injury (SI), self-inflicted violence (SIV), Non-Suicidal Self Injury (NSSI) or self-injurious behavior (SIB), refers to a spectrum of behaviors where demonstrable injury is self-inflicted.