1.
How long have you been self harming? Discuss why you started.
2. What part of your body is most affected by it?
3. What is your motivation to recover?
4. Do you consider yourself “addicted”? why or why not?
5. What part of self harm do you dislike the most? 6. What about it do you enjoy?
7. list 10 activities that help you calm down.
8. What the most supportive thing anyone has said to you about self
harm? 9. Have you ever taken pictures of your wounds?
Discuss.
10. How do you feel about your scars?
11. Strangest place (school, park, etc) you’ve ever injured
yourself?
12. Where do you keep your ‘tools’? (Your room, in a
box, disposed of them?)
13. What is the biggest realization about self harm you’ve
had?
14. Is there anyone you consider to be an inspiration in your
recovery?
15. Do you visit any websites about self harm? If so, what are
they?
16. What advice would you give to someone about self harm?
17. Do you know anyone else who injures themselves?
18. Write a letter to the future (recovered) you.
19. List 3 reasons that recovery is worth it.
20. What is the most vivid memory you have of self harm.
21. Have you tried to stop in the past? What are you doing
differently this time?
22. Where do you feel the most calm?
23. What is your favorite inspirational quote?
24. What are some of your main triggers? Why?
25. Do you know any statistics about self harm?
26. What is something that makes you the most happy?
27. Discuss any and all progress you have made.
28. What short-term goals do you have?
29. Do you follow any self-harm blogs?
30. Post your favorite picture of yourself and write a positive
message to look back on.
theyre there i guess. im not in recovery, so its not the worst
trigger, but if my shorts slip up or something i crave the blade. i
can cover them with makeup easily, theyre really not hard once the
scabbing heals. but like i said. theyre there. for a while. for
forever. always going to be a part of me, so i might as well get
used to em now.
