1 March: Self-Injury Awareness Day!
Today is Self-Injury Awareness Day!
Self-Injury has been a less commonly known topic among those who do not engage in it, often with a cloud of dust surrounding it. With this cloud, it prevents many from understanding the whirlpool of emotions and the mindset that self-harmers have to go through- and myths and stigmas are born. These myths and stigmas have been very common- but how true are they? They could spread really rapidly and in a way, it has become an ingrained mindset against self-harmers that many people hold.
Therefore, we are organising this Self-Injury Awareness Day with the main aim of combating these stigmas and spreading greater awareness to more people, not just on the site, but off site as well! (Special thanks to the Social Soldiers and Stigma Warriors for this!) Join our fight and learn more about self-injury- uncover the cloud and helps others do so as well!
So how do you do that? 
Good question! We will be hosting discussions related to Self-Injury in this day, so do look out for them and participate in these discussions! We will also be having forum and feed activities to spread awareness! 
Come join in and make this day educational and awesome!
Did you know? It's also Zero Discrimination Day! Self-Injury Awareness Day mainly aims to raise awareness about self-harming and fighting the stigma against it. With better understanding, there would be less discrimination aginst them as well. Looking at the big picture, do take part in Zero Discrimination Day as well. Learn how to take part in it on 7 Cups here.
Organised by: @YayyySphere
Here are some of our discussions for today! 
@YayyySphere isn't there any Self-harm discussion (adult/teen listener)? 
@maskedanonymous Hello! :) I'm glad to see you taking interest in our discussions, and nope, Self-Harm is a support session with the goal of supporting members. :( However, feel free to join in the session and participate! Alternatively, you can also join in our listener discussions on How to handle Chats on Self-Harm to get more knowledge on how to help your members! ^^
Here are some of our forum activities which you can participate in!
Here are some of our feed activities for the day!
@YayyySphere - And for the Stigma Warriors, please also use #StigmaWarriors
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I kinda want to sit in on this group because this is one of the mechanisms I previously used to cope with my (IED) or (intermittent explosive disorder) as the doctors diagnosed it. Just a fancy way to say I had an uncontrollable rage problem. It does help but does not make it right and does not make it Ok. Just like any addiction if you feed it, then it will grow, but if you starve it, then it will cease. Be easy everyone.
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this is for the ones who cut n burn. I use to do that a lot as a teen. as i grew older i stopped. So there is hope and a light at the end of the tunnel. It shouldnt stay with you. Just want you guys to know i understand.
@Jinks, thank you, thank you for posting this! I firmly believe that recovery is do-able, feasible, totally possible! Yes, it takes effort. But sooooooo worth it in the long run.
Hapy self injury awareness day! it's been a week since I've been clean, and although it might not seems so long, I'm still fighting hard. Thanks for helping me, too, and being supportive, 7Cups community!
