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Survivor Room / Re: Finding it hard
« Last post by jackalsodawn on October 20, 2024, 10:41:02 PM »
Hey, I know that struggle so well. I haven’t managed to stop for more than a week since I started so I’m probably not the best person to give advice, but I know how hard it is and I know you’ve done so well to fight against the urge, and to reach out for support here. Is there anything you enjoy doing that you might be able to do to distract yourself?
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Survivor Room / Finding it hard
« Last post by JadeMay on October 20, 2024, 09:56:19 PM »
I’m finding so hard not to Sh, I’m struggling much 😭😭😭
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Hey all,

Just to follow up: this study has now received ethical approval and I'm looking for participants! You can find out survey below: it should take no more than 20 minutes. We're looking for people who self-harm and are aged 18 or over.

Link to our survey:
https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/oxford/self-harm-and-social-identity

Thanks so much everyone for all your help so far, and please don't hesitate to DM me with any questions or suggestions!

Best wishes,
Guan

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Research Topics / Study on self-harm and social groups
« Last post by selfharm_and_identity on October 09, 2024, 08:45:46 PM »
Hi all!

Some of you might remember that I conducted a consultation on this forum a few months ago regarding a study on self-harm and social identity. Your input was extremely helpful and informed the eventual design of our study, so thank you all very much! I have now obtained ethical approval for the study, which you can find below. It involves a questionnaire which should take no more than 20 minutes. We're looking for people who self-harm and are aged 18 or over.

Link to survey:
https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/oxford/self-harm-and-social-identity

I think our research is valuable and looks at something which is understudied: the role of communities for people who self-harm. By filling out the survey, you'll be helping to further our understanding of self-harm and potentially generate evidence around the impact of self-harm oriented communities like this one.

Thanks for all your help so far, and please don't hesitate to DM me with any questions or suggestions!

Best wishes,
Guan



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Hi everyone. My name is Michael and I am a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology Trainee at University of Edinburgh. I am currently conducting some research into self-harm and any responses would be greatly appreciated.

This is a repost as unfortunately my last link was targetted by bots - many thanks to all of you who were able to complete the survey so far, please know that your results will still be included in the final analysis! Unfortunately due to the risk of being targetted by bots again I am unable to offer any financial incentives for taking part, however your results will hopefully help us to better understand self-harm and how we can help.

This is an online mental health survey for anyone aged 16 to 21 years old and living in the UK.
It takes about 20-40 minutes to complete.The survey asks questions about your wellbeing, how you experience close relationships, and how you manage emotions. It also asks whether you self-harm and if so, your reasons for this. Your answers are anonymous.

For more information and to take part:
www.tinyurl.com/AttachmentAndSelfHarmSurvey

It is important to me that people who take part in research get to know happens afterwards and I will post a summary of the results around May 2025 when the survey closes and would be happy to answer any questions people may have!

Many thanks
Michael
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Hi everyone,

I am a final year PhD student at the University of Nottingham and I have been developing a new self-harm assessment tool with and for autistic adults. I am recruiting participants for an online survey to find out how well the new tool performs so it can be used in future research to understand and develop support for autistic people who self-harm.

You can take part in this study if:
•   You are an autistic adult (diagnosed or self-identifying), aged 18 years old and over
•   You have lived experience of self-harm and/or self-injury
•   You live in the UK

The research involves completing an online survey about yourself (e.g., age, gender, ethnicity), autistic traits, mental health and self-harm. This will take approximately 60 minutes to complete. You can also choose to complete a small section of the survey again in two weeks. This will take approximately 15 minutes to complete.

For more information or to take part, follow the link below:

https://nottinghampsych.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9otzSRQzTyJsyou

If you have any questions, please contact the lead researcher (Victoria Newell) at [email protected]
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Survivor Room / CBT-I for sleep issues
« Last post by Gerard on September 01, 2024, 02:43:58 PM »
CBT for insomnia. Anyone done it? I've downloaded a few podcasts on it, won't get time to watch webinars at the moment.
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Survivor Room / Re: Pissed off and fed up.
« Last post by Rob on June 15, 2024, 12:58:34 PM »
I hear where you’re coming from, and you’ve described exactly what happens when that wall of hurdles towers in front of you. But each time one of those hurdles passes that wall has a gaping hole in it and you see your way through. You don’t have to conquer every obstacle - some you have to accommodate, but you have moved so far forward and I think you’ve got more of an understanding of yourself in the process.
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Survivor Room / Re: Pissed off and fed up.
« Last post by Vermilion on June 14, 2024, 11:52:45 PM »
The trouble with the slow progress is the sheer cost of the lessons, as much as the fact that I get so frustrated with myself. I'm learning in an automatic, which is difficult enough for me that I know that a manual would be impossible for me.

It's taking a huge toll on me mentally, I've been on the brink of harming myself a few times. Perhaps I'm a bit emotionally vulnerable with other things that are going on, especially the medical things. It's been weeks, maybe months, since I last felt completely relaxed.

It's really hard not to see those huge hurdles in front of me because they do seem to overshadow the other things that have improved. It's easy to get caught up in the difficulties and forget how much things have improved, especially when my energy levels are so low.   
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Survivor Room / Re: Pissed off and fed up.
« Last post by Rob on June 14, 2024, 07:34:44 PM »
Never a point.

A person can be academically brilliant whilst developing skills for regular activities such as cooking and driving a real struggle. Keep up with it though, don’t make it harder for yourself by getting frustrated and impatient - if it takes time that’s something you have to take. I found driving’ clicked’ at one point and became almost reflex. Are you doing manual or automatic?
You sound a bit overall pessimistic. You might not feel it but you’ve considerably improved in many aspects over the past few years. Give yourself some credit and stop just seeing hurdles
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