LifeSIGNS
FirstSigns (Self-Injury Guidance & Network Support) is an online, user-lead voluntary organisation, founded in 2002 to raise awareness about self-injury and provide information and support to people of all ages affected by self-injury. We recognise self-injury is a way of coping with distressing experiences and difficult emotions, and we encourage people to reflect on the issues behind their self-injury, and to develop and explore alternative coping mechanisms. FirstSigns is managed and lead by people with personal experience of self-injury, and we are non-judgemental, non-directional, and respectful of our members' and visitors' life experiences and perceptions. The FirstSigns website is the centre of our vibrant community, and provides access to all of our services, including our newsletter, book and training -
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LifeSIGNS is currently in hibernation while we redevelop our website. Redevelopment was something we had planned for later this year, as a way of celebrating our 10th birthday, but we’ve been forced to bring it forward because of the hacking attacks we’ve suffered over the previous few weeks.
The hackers couldn’t have picked a worse time to attack our beautiful website. 1st March is SIAD (Self-Injury Awareness Day) and this is our busiest time of year.
Sadly we have been unable to gain full access to our site in order to scan and clean it, and therefore we’ve made the difficult but essential decision to put our website into hibernation until such time as we can ensure its safety.
This could take several weeks, possibly even months, but please rest assured that we will relaunch our website in time and all our resources will again be available.
In the meantime we’ll be running LifeSIGNS as best we can, through Tumblr and Twitter.
We hope to have wristbands available via Tumblr in the next few weeks, but anyone who’d like to buy wristbands now is welcome to email Jules directly.
We can only apologise for any inconvenience this unscheduled hibernation causes you, and hope that you can be patient while we go through this difficult time.
Thank you.
That’s very good of you to say. Stay safe; seek health and happiness.
I do my thing, and you do your thing. I am not in this world to live up to your expectations, and you are not in this world to live up to mine. You are you and I am me. And if by chance, we find each other, it’s beautiful.
You don’t always have to MOVE ON from the pain right away; your entitled to feel what you feel. However it is important to MOVE FORWARD, because with time and continuous movement in life, you will find yourself getting better. -It is a natural process of life you just have to keep moving.
“Zen alarm clock. Wake up and smell the coffee.”
You know the snooze button you reach for on your alarm clock, when really you should be getting up? Because it’s easier than getting up. It’s easier to do nothing, than to do something?
Now look at your life, are you hitting the snooze button…
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Hibernation
LifeSIGNS is currently in hibernation while we redevelop our website. Redevelopment was something we had planned for later this year, as a way of celebrating our 10th birthday, but we’ve been forced to bring it forward because of the hacking attacks we’ve suffered over the previous few weeks. ...
Today is Self-Injury Awareness Day 2012 - what will you be doing today to raise awareness?
Do you see today as a day where you can be more honest and open about your own self-injury?
What are your plans for SIAD this year? Do let us know :-)
Clean and clear of virus attack, but the war goes on - LifeSIGNS (aka FirstSigns )
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Clean and clear of virus attack, but the war goes on As we’ve said, our server has been under attack by uncaring hackers, and so browsers and Google have rightly been warning visitors that our site...
An ongoing battle - LifeSIGNS (aka FirstSigns )
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An ongoing battle As some of you will have seen and read, we were maliciously attacked by hackers a couple of days ago. Over the last 48 hours Wedge has worked tirelessly to find the source of the...
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LifeSIGNS Vol Org :: A personal account of self-injury
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When I was going through school, I never knew anyone who self-injured. Of course, there must have been some boys and girls who did, but I never heard about it.
If in need of some reflective reading material, check out our suggested books relating to self-injury: http://www.lifesigns.org.uk/help/books
LifeSIGNS Vol Org :: SI Books
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In recent years there has been a surge in the number of books published about self-injury/self-harm. All of these are suitable for different types of people, but most will have a certain appeal to people who self-injure.
"The FirstSigns message board has been running since 2003, providing a safe and friendly place for..." http://tmblr.co/ZVGHcxFpzgeL
The FirstSigns message board has been running... - LifeSIGNS (aka FirstSigns )
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“The FirstSigns message board has been running since 2003, providing a safe and friendly place for people to discuss their emotional difficulties in an open, non-judgmental environment. Peer...”
Self-Injury Awareness Day wristbands and our name... #siad http://tmblr.co/ZVGHcxFst4vN
Self-Injury Awareness Day (SIAD) wristbands and key rings and our name... - LifeSIGNS (aka FirstSign
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Self-Injury Awareness Day (SIAD) wristbands and key rings and our name... As the UK freezes we hope you’re keeping warm and taking care of yourself. It’s the busiest time of year for us, with SIAD...
We’ve been talking about self-injury | LifeSIGNS
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A couple of years ago Wedge and I travelled to Wells in Somerset as Wedge had been invited to speak at a conference. The feedback received was so positive that the organiser Alison, a professional counsellor, invited us to return to the West Country to speak some more.
Oooh our new SI Awareness wristbands and key rings are available now: http://d.pr/QjRX
LifeSIGNS Vol Org :: Self Injury Self Harm Wristbands and Key rings
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Our freshly designed wristbands and key rings are half orange and half purple so that we've all got something new to wear. Our wristbands and key rings are just a little bit different, and we hope you'll love them as much as we do.
'Read this first' is our emergency page for people in immediate distress and about to self-injure: http://ow.ly/8GYYF
If you are struggling to control your urges right now, or any time for that matter, why not see if this can help first?
FirstSigns VO :: Read this first
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If you're reading this then I imagine you might be feeling so overwhelmed and distressed that you think hurting yourself is the only way to make it stop. I don't know what things are going on in your life to lead you to feeling so desperate, but I do know what it feels like when the urge to self-inj...
Photo: You can access LifeSIGNS on your mobile: Just type http://lifesigns.mobi/ into the browser on your mobile...
LifeSIGNS Mobile - Self-Injury Guidance + Network Guidance
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LifeSIGNS (Self-Injury Guidance & Network Support) is an online, user-led voluntary organisation, founded in 2002 to raise awareness about self-injury and provide information and support to people of all ages affected by self-injury.
'Self-harm' is an umbrella term for self damaging behaviours, including self-injury http://ow.ly/8FHES
FirstSigns VO :: What Self Injury Is
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Self-injury is a coping mechanism. An individual harms their physical self to deal with emotional pain, or to break feelings of numbness by arousing sensation.
Do you know someone who hurts themselves? Our 'Guidance for others' page might help you http://www.lifesigns.org.uk/others/ #selfinjury
FirstSigns VO :: Guidance for Others
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Are you at a loss as to how to try and do the right thing by them. Is it ok to talk about it, or should you stay quiet? Is it ok to ask to see cuts, burns or scars?
Check these 6 photos of our brand new swirly wristbands and key rings: http://tumblr.lifesigns.org.uk/post/15880546571/
Our new wristband and key rings will be available... - LifeSIGNS (aka FirstSigns )
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Our new wristband and key rings will be available online in a few days. You will be able to see them on the home page of www.lifesigns.org.uk Click a pic to view it bigger.
We're looking forward to taking delivery of our funky new wristbands and keyrings! :)
Happy New Year to you all!! What are you looking forward to in the coming year?
We have had a number of new members join us recently on our Support Forum - if you are struggling right now and could use some extra support maybe you could check it out?
FirstSigns VO :: Message Board
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Our community is diverse, and includes men and women of all ages and backgrounds. We offer support and guidance for people who are currently struggling with self-injury, people who are in recovery, and for the friends and family of people who are hurting themselves.
Best wishes for the new, fresh year
Whatever the holiday season has meant to you, we wish you the very best in 2012. January brings a fantastic opportunity to review your life goals and consider new ways to seek health and happiness. It is a shiny, bright new year....
Poll results – your fave social networks | FirstSigns
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Thank you to everyone who took part in our social networks poll. Wedge created this poll to discover which are your favourite social networks, which ones you don’t care much about and which ones you think you’ll be using more over the coming year.
How have the holidays been for you so far? Have you managed to take time to care for yourself?
The 15 minute rule can be useful when you are struggling. Why not give it a go?
FirstSigns VO :: 15 Minute Rule
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When the urge to self injure comes upon you, check the time, and tell yourself that you have felt the urge, but you are going to choose to hold off on any self harming behaviour for 15 minutes; if after this period of 15 minutes, you still feel like self injuring, th...
FirstSigns VO :: Male Self Injury
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“I have always suspected that self-injury affects males as much as females,” says Wedge, “and I've always been suspicious of the media when it portrays self-injury as only a teenage girl thing. I know from my experience that it is not. I started hurting myself before I was a teen, and I hurt myself ...
Say 'no' to negative thoughts - I think. A lot. We all do; in fact it takes many years of dedicated practice... http://tmblr.co/ZVGHcxDCBFFh
Say 'no' to negative thoughts - FirstSigns (aka LifeSIGNS)
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Say 'no' to negative thoughts I think. A lot. We all do; in fact it takes many years of dedicated practice to be able to clear one’s mind of *all* thought. Most of us can’t do this on a daily basis,...
New SI related article: "You kept me from seriously harming myself tonight" - http://blog.firstsigns.org.uk/FW
“You kept me from seriously harming myself tonight” | FirstSigns
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We know what it feels like to be desperate to stop the pain, to seek relief by any method. We know what it’s like to struggle with people, with our emotions and our self-injury.
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Hibernation - LifeSIGNS is currently in hibernation while we redevelop our website. Redevelopment was... http://t.co/MBCE271F
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Anonymous asked: you have no idea how much you’ve helped me tonight… http://t.co/nXZ1XGUJ
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@dennis234 Great pic, thank you very much :)
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@star_shine101 I'm sorry but our website has been hacked. If you email info@lifesigns.org.uk we'll email you fact sheets. Thank you.
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@ghostlife582 Great stuff, hope you like it :)
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@nickycallaby Thank you and no, I'm afraid we're still having problems with hacking.
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@amyelizcaine I'm sorry, no, we're not aware of any groups in that area. Perhaps google can help you.
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@dennis234 We hope your wristband arrived safely and that you liked it.
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@sepiasunrise Thank you, yes, I'm afraid we're still having problems with hacking.
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@talkingscars That's fantastic, all the best with it.
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@kronic125 Great stuff, thank you for sharing :)
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@deadadrenaline Thanks ever so for your support; I hope you like it :)
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We'd love to hear your plans for SIAD. Drop us a tweet!3 months ago from web | Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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@Kronic125 Awesome photo :) Thanks for sharing. Hope domo likes his new belt!3 months ago from web | Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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@chloequeen Great pic - glad it arrived safely. Thanks ever so for your support :)
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saveyourcrookedteeth asked: I just received the new new keyring this morning - it’s so lovely! Going to... http://t.co/Cushf1Ex
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Clean and clear of virus attack, but the war goes on - As we’ve said, our server has been under attack by... http://t.co/Uwbvs9gY
