Nhs is wrong about the definition of Deliberate Self Harm
This is because we believe that the NHS definition of Deliberate Self Harm is wrong and we would like it to be changed.According to the NHS it is" Deliberate self-harmAn attempt to commit suicide - wh... continue reading »
"I think that it is horrible to have such a wrong defintiion about SI, especially when you've never done it!"
"i think its wrong!!!!"
"And you wonder why they public are so ignorant to self harm? When the so-called 'professionals' claim that is an accurate definition"
"drastic changes to the NHS are needed !"
"I feel that the current defintion of self-harm is completely off and there needs to be an update on their part. A lot of research on self-harm shows that it is *not* an attempt to commit suicide."
"NHS are wrong on this one... they are in need of some fixing..."
"If all hoovers are vacuum cleaners, does that mean all vacuum cleaners are hoovers? SI means entirely different things to each person who uses it. Please don't over-generalise."
"have a friend who self harms - this is def. not what he goes thru!"
"Deliberate self harm is not at all the same thing as attempted suicide. There are many more people self harming every day than anyone realises, you just need to ask them why they do it. They all have different reasons, varying from a coping mechanism to m"
