Self-Harm
Books on a wide range of self-harming behaviours, from cutting yourself to mis-using drink and drugs.
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Allen
Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking
by
Allen Carr
This
excellent book is
unique in that it helps you cure your addiction to nicotine before you
actually
stop smoking. In a recent BBC Real Story documentary, it was the only
method of
those tried that
enabled staff at an NHS
hospital to stop smoking completely.
£8.99
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A Bright
Red Scream : Self-Mutilation and the Language of Pain
Edited
by Marilee
Strong
Based on interviews with over fifty
self-injurers, combined with up-to-date research, to provide a
compassionate insight into many of the reasons why people
cut themselves. £10.50
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Counselling
The Person Beyond The Alcohol Problem
by
Richard
Bryant-Jeffries
"I hope that it will help
all health and social care professionals to look beyond the
alcohol problem to the person who, more than anything else,
needs another human being to... listen to his unique story and
help him face up to difficulties that previously only alcohol
eased." £18.99
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Cutting
: Understanding and Overcoming Self-Mutilation
by
Steven
Levenkron
"Each of these self-harming
people has a different history, a different motive, a
different state of mind before, during, and after harming themselves.
As their helpers, we will have to overcome our own feelings of
discomfort. This book proposes to take the mystery out of
the frightening phenomenon known as
'self-mutilation'." £10.99
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Deliberate
Self-Harm In Adolescence
by
C. Fox & K.
Hawton
"The aim of this book is to provide
a summary of information... It is hoped that the book will
assist not only child and
adolescent mental health professionals, but will also be of
interest to parents and carers of children and
adolescents who deliberately self-harm."
£15.95
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Drinking
: A Love Story
by
Caroline Knapp
"I loved the way drink made me feel, and I loved its special
power of
deflection, its ability to shift my focus away from my own
awareness of self and onto something
else, something less painful than my own feelings. When you
love somebody, or something, it's
amazing how willing you are to overlook the
flaws." £7.00
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The Effective
Way to Stop Drinking
by
Beauchamp
Colclough
"I hope that through this book I
can pass on to you some knowledge and information to help you
too to gain happiness and freedom from the abuse of alcohol that
you deserve... You won't believe me now, but I want you to
know that "stop" really means the start of something better
than you'd believe possible at present."
£7.99
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Getting It
Right : A Guide to Creating A Self-Harm Policy
by
Lois Arnold
& Anne
Magill
Another valuable title from The
Basement Project, one of the UK's leaders in self-harm
training. Designed to help organisations create a
self-harm policy that will be workable and useful to
them. £10.00
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Healing
the Hurt Within : Understand Self-Injury and Self-Harm and
Heal the Emotional
Wounds
by
Jan Sutton
Long-awaited New Edition Now Available!
"...blends statistical data on self-injury with personal
experiences of this perplexing behaviour. It reveals the
truth about why people hurt themselves, highlights the
struggles involved in breaking free from self-injury, and
demonstrates that the battle can be won. In addition, it provides
insight into two frequent companions of self-harm: food and
alcohol
misuse." £16.99
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Journey
Toward Complete
Recovery: Reclaiming Our Emotional , Spiritual & Sexual
Wholeness
by
Michael
Picucci
Written
for survivors of
childhood trauma, addicts and others, this book offers ways to heal the
hidden
pain underlying most addictive or compulsive behaviours. Inclusive of
different
sexual orientations. Techniques include bodywork, emotional release
therapies,
Buddhist meditation and visualisation.
£14.99
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The Language
Of Injury : Comprehending Self-Mutilation
by
Lois Arnold & Gloria
Babiker
A sourcebook for all those who work
with people who self-injure. Examines the origins and
functional nature of self-injury, and provides
practical guidelines for work in various settings. Stresses
the importance of supervision and support for
workers. £21.99
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Making
Sense of Self-Harm
by
Lois Arnold &
Anne
Magill
An informative book for friends,
relatives and workers. "It will help you to:
understand why people self-harm; know how to respond helpfully; support
someone who self- harms."
£3.95
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Overcoming
Compulsive Gambling : A Self-Help Guide Using Cognitive Behavioural
Techniques
by Alex
Blaszczynski
"The
guide to recovery in Part Two of this book offers gamblers step-by-step
instruction in how to regain control over their behaviour and beat the
gambling
bug. We know the process works; all that is required on the part of the
gambler
is the genuine commitment to change.”
Part One gives an overview of problem gambling. £9.99
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The Scarred
Soul : Understanding & Ending Self-Inflicted
Violence
by
Tracy Alderman,
PhD
"...self-inflicted violence (SIV), or
deliberate self-injury, is a behaviour that helps people cope
and survive. It is not a form of craziness or insanity". Aims
to give a better understanding of SIV, show ways to decrease it
when ready, and has a section to help friends, family and
counsellors explore their own feelings and
roles. £12.99
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The Self-Harm
Help Book
by
Lois Arnold &
Anne Magill
"The idea for this book came from people who self-harm, and
who wanted something they could use to help them to understand
themselves better and to have more choices about how they cope with
their lives and feelings... we would like to hold out the hope
of easing the terrible pain that leads to
self-harm." £5.95
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What's the
Harm : A Book For Young People Who Self-Harm or Self-Injure
by
Lis Arnold &
Anne Magill
A down-to-earth, sympathetic and non-judgemental booklet.
Talks about the many reasons people hurt themselves, how to
make sure you don't go further than you meant to, and where to
get help when you need it and are ready for
it. £3.95
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Working
with Self-Injury : A Practical Guide
by
Lois Arnold &
Anne
Magil
This unique handbook provides much
needed information, support and practical guidance for those
working with the difficult issue of self-injury. Placing it in the
broader context of self-harm, the authors provide advice about
ways to help,
while protecting staff. £5.95
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