Healing from the Inside Out

Self-harming is a method some people have used to cope with their emotions. The reasons people do it vary: to feel something, to depict their emotional pain, when feeling overwhelmed with their emotions, etc. The problem with self-harm is it leads to negative long-term consequences, although it may make you feel better in the short term. Inside this book, you will find journal prompts, coloring pages, affirmations, and quotes, which are all effective alternative coping skills to...
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Self-harming is a method some people have used to cope with their emotions. The reasons people do it vary: to feel something, to depict their emotional pain, when feeling overwhelmed with their emotions, etc. The problem with self-harm is it leads to negative long-term consequences, although it may make you feel better in the short term. Inside this book, you will find journal prompts, coloring pages, affirmations, and quotes, which are all effective alternative coping skills to self-harm. By working through the prompts, you will be able to better understand why you are self-harming, slowly shift your perspective of self-harming, identify coping skills that can help avoid self-harming, gain more insight, and practice loving yourself more.Akilah Martin M.A, LPC-S is a therapist working in Texas for the past 8 years. She has experience with teens and adults who have engaged in varied forms of self-harm. This journal was developed to be an independent tool to help those who self-harm, or as a tool to use while in therapy.