What emotions are associated with self-harm?

Self-harm is usually conducted at times of anger, distress, fear, emotional worry, depression or low self-esteem in order to manage negative feelings that cannot be dealt with in a rational or logical way by the self-harmer.

Source: What is self-harm? @ SelfHarm.co.uk

Further help

• Harmless (www.harmless.org.uk)
• National Self Harm Network (www.nshn.co.uk)

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