229: Understanding Self Harm

The Teen Life Coach

Kids & Family

4.6 • 689 Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2023

⏱️ 10 minutes

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What is self harm? What does it mean when a teen self harms? Why do teens engage in self harm? Is self harm the same as being suicidal? I answer these questions and more on the podcast this week. Understanding what self harm is all about is the first step to getting the appropriate help when it comes to managing the urge to self harm. https://www.theteenlifeschool.com/ https://www.crisistextline.org/help-for-self-harm/https://www.chconline.org/resourcelibrary/selfharm/

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Teen Life Coach podcast. I'm Coach Sammy and I am so glad you are here.
0:11.8	The teen years can be fun and exciting, but also filled with self-doubt, insecurities, and lots of
0:19.8	frustration. I am here to help you along your
0:23.6	teen journey and make sure you enjoy your teen years as much as possible. Let's get started.
0:32.5	Hey, you guys, welcome to the podcast this week. What's up with everyone? Back to school time is by far the busiest time for me when it comes to work. So I have been really busy and I'm taking a break and recording this podcast for you guys. I think about you guys all the time. And I love working with the teens that I work with. Back to school time is
0:56.7	hard for many teens. Lots of changes and with big changes comes a lot of big emotions and
1:04.9	uncertainty about life and uncertainty about all the things that are going on. So it makes sense that back to school
1:13.1	time can cause a lot of anxiety for teens, which then makes my work schedule very busy.
1:18.6	But I love it. I love the teens. I love you guys. You're so great. Today, I wanted to talk
1:24.7	about self-harm. And I think this is a good episode to do it this time because
1:29.6	many of you are having big emotions and I want you to all understand what self-harm really is and
1:37.5	why teens engage in it. One in five teens say that they have engaged in self-harm or thought about it.
1:43.3	So it's very common among
1:45.7	teens. And really quick, I just want to mention that self-harm, it's not the same as attempting
1:51.0	suicide. Self-harm is a symptom of emotional pain that should be taken seriously. And it can also
1:56.8	lead to unwanted consequences that can increase suicidality amongst teens, but it's not the same
2:02.9	as attempting suicide. So I just want to make that distinction. Many times in our teens,
2:08.0	we do things like self-harm without even thinking about what we are doing. And so I think for many
2:14.1	of you, it is a good thing to understand and be knowledgeable about.
2:18.1	Sometimes in our teens, we just do things without even realizing what we're doing or knowing
2:23.5	why we're doing it. And so I want you guys to just be aware when it comes to self-harm what
2:28.9	self-harm really means and what it is all about. So the definition I am going to use today when it comes to
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