Self-Injury Support Group
Whether you or someone you know or love struggles with self-injury, this is the community to discuss your experience, find support, meet others going through the same, and get advice on how to stop. Working together, we can help find alternative coping skills to reduce the urge to self-harm.
Hello, In my previous post I wrote how my daughter has started cutting and has had thoughts of suicide.She is diagnosed with PTSD. After being in a partial program she will be returning to school next week.I have a meeting with the school on Monday to put some things in place to help her.She is in 6th grade.I am wondering if anyone has any suggestions or experiences they would like to share. School is a stressful place for her anyway and I want to make sure she feels and stays safe. I appreciate you all sharing your stories/experiences, it is so helpful for us parents to try to understand what our children are going through.
I never went to anyone when I was cutting, so I don't have much experience in having any acomodations. But if I had told, I'm not sure I would even have wanted/gotten special accommodations.
But in your daughters case, I would maybe suggest that her teachers pay more attention to her in class and be a friendly face for her. I'm not sure how much a school can do to help her, but perhaps meeting with the counselor there every once and a while would help her adjust to school again?
Sorry I don't have much advise on this one, but perhaps others will have more insight.