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Learn DBT Skills In A Group
Weekly sessions are available. Grouport offers therapist-led dialectical behavior therapy skills groups online. The first 12 weeks covers fundamental DBT skills.
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Self-harm, also known as self-injury, is a concerning yet often misunderstood psychological phenomenon. This harmful behavior often represents a coping mechanism to deal with emotional pain or distress. This exploration aims to provide insight into self-harm, its underlying triggers, and the psychological mechanisms behind it, as well as offering guidance on potential help avenues.
Self-harm typically involves deliberate acts of hurting one's own body, such as cutting, burning, or hitting oneself. It is often not intended as a suicide attempt. Rather, it is an unhealthy way to cope with emotional pain, intense anger, or frustration.
Individuals resort to self-harm as a means to cope with or express emotional distress that they find hard to verbalize or deal with otherwise. Some might do it to feel a sense of control over their bodies when they can't control their emotional pain or their life circumstances. Others might self-harm to punish themselves for perceived faults or wrongdoings.
While self-harm might provide temporary relief from emotional pain, it doesn't resolve the underlying issues and can lead to more harm than good. It creates a vicious cycle, where the individual continues to harm themselves to cope with the ongoing distress, leading to feelings of guilt and shame, which further perpetuates the cycle.
The physical damage due to self-harm can be severe, leading to significant injuries and health complications. These might include infection, scarring, and in severe cases, life-threatening harm.
Reaching out for professional help is crucial for anyone engaging in self-harm. Mental health professionals, such as psychologists and psychiatrists, can provide the necessary treatment, which may include various forms of therapy to help understand and manage the emotions that lead to self-harm. Self-help strategies, like finding healthier coping mechanisms and building a support network, can also be beneficial.
Understanding self-harm is the first step towards breaking its cycle. With professional help and a solid support system, individuals who self-harm can find healthier ways to cope with their emotional pain and pave the way towards recovery.
Grouport Therapy provides online group therapy for anger management, anxiety, borderline personality, chronic illness, depression, dialectical behavior therapy, grief and loss, obsessive compulsive disorder, relationship issues and trauma and PTSD. Our licensed therapist leads weekly group sessions conducted remotely in the comfort of members' homes. According to participant feedback, 70% experienced significant improvements within 8 weeks.
You don't have to face these challenges alone. Join our community and work together towards a brighter future. Sign up for one of our courses today and begin your journey towards meaningful, lasting change and renewed hope.
Due to licensing restrictions, our online group therapy sessions are for Florida, New York, and New Jersey residents. If you are not a resident of either state, consider our dialectical behavior therapy skills group. It is a therapist-instructor-led online group that will teach you strategic new skills to replace behaviors and emotions causing friction in your daily life and relationships. It is excellent for interpersonal connections and building social skills concerning relationship issues.
We offer online group therapy, & each group has a personalized program of guidance, support, skills, and advice developed by our therapists.
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