Recovering from self-harm
In this area you can read true stories from young people - about their experiences, as well as how Kids Helpline has helped them. You can also submit your own story.
Keep watching this area, as we will keep adding new stories.
- Crashing down onto me
- I didn't show any emotion
- Courage to seek help
- I had no one to talk to
- Afraid of rejection
- Everything began to revolve around harming
myself - Fighting got worse and worse
- I was not worthless
- World tumbling down
- Needed to talk to someone
- Didn't know what to do
- On the brink of relapsing
- Anyone can get through it
- Lost best friend
- Family falling apart
- Found it really hard to cope
- Parents fighting, doing drugs
- I have bipolar
- FB led to sexting
- It all started with a boyfriend
- I hated how I was feeling
- Parents fought a lot
- Suffers depression
- Was sexually assaulted
- Feeling very depressed
- Stopping self harm
- Was always sad
- I just gave up
- Kids Helpline changed my life
- I started hurting myself
- Too much to handle
- First call was the scariest
- Kept feelings stored up
- Struggled with stress
- Everything was a mess
- No point to life
- Desperately needed help
- Stress really got to me
- Used to hurt myself
- Started hurting myself
- Dealing with rape
- Isolated myself
- Planning for the future
- Finally spoke up
- A number of situations
- I needed to vent
- Everything got way too much
- Hated everything
- I hated life
- Self harm and depression
- It's all about hanging on
- I stopped self harming
- I lived in over 45 foster homes
