Emotional suffering
Emotional overload
Shame/grief
Temporary relief
Panic
Self-harm
can follow, which continue the cycle. Without help, this can become a young person’s routine way of coping. The cycle of self-harm graphic is based on a model developed by the Mental Health Foundation . Associated crises Suicide thoughts or behaviour , traumatic events . Young people who self-harm have a considerable risk of future suicide, especially boys and young men, older adolescents, and those who engage in repeated self-harm. Self-harm is also associated with risk of death from accidental poisoning, particularly when involving the abuse of drugs, especially in boys and young men (277). Young people who self-harm can have a history of trauma. Respond appropriately if the young person reveals a traumatic event.
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