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Re: Silent Epidemic Episode on SBS TV

k2hsharpe
k2hsharpe
this program aired on Australian SBS network TV last Monday 13/12/2010 (Aussie time) - i thinik it is available online for 1 week after original broadcast, but am not sure - so should be able to be accessed on the link below for another 3 days. It's approximately an hour in length.

In part it deals with a young woman who spends 8 weeks doing a Mindfulness meditation program. The changes in her brain function as verified by before and after scans indicate this may be a worthwhile approach for people struggling with self harm

http://www.sbs.com.au/shows/secretsofthehumanbody/episodes/detail/episode/3662/play/auto/
deleted_user
deleted_user
i saw this the other night my freidn passed the link onto me. i found it helpful... to understand it all. meditation isnt for me tho. i am curious to how long i could hold my arm in ice cold water tho. i shared this link on another post thru a comment i really recommend people to watch it. its not gunna make u want to stop but it is helpful in ways. and every self harmer will be able to relate to the interveiws. its just interesting
k2hsharpe
k2hsharpe
ty for commenting lexy24, and the recommend. Meditation isn't for everyone. I've never been drawn to it, so have never tried. But i loved Tai Chi Chuan. I suspect there may be more than one way to change the way our brain functions.

I don't think of that meditaion technique as an answer in and of itself, but it would seem to at least offer the possibility to some of reducing their vulneability to the need to self harm. An important first step perhaps?

Another reason i thought this episode important is that here in Australia i doubt there are many (if any?) coherent or comprehensive programs for those of you that self harm. I would like to think this TV show might raise awareness enough to start to change this? I really would like for this to be so ...
: -)