Lived Experience Forum

[EternalFlower]

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Self harm

I have lived experience of SH , although not so much. I have harmed myself a few times and sometimes on the psych ward.

My Dr and I made an agreement that i could still stay on the ward if i self harm as long as i dont do it in a certain way...i asked what that means and he showed me another way.

Idk this felt a bit off as he was making guidelines for sh. A nurse raised their eyebrows when i shared this.

Could my dr be out of line? It hurts me when professionals cant talk safely about SH, especially psychiatrists. I feel he was trying to be the cool dr and make it permissible which bordered on being unsafe behaviour from a mh professional 

[outlander]

hi @EternalFlower i am quite surprised that your GP has suggested other ways to SH! that doesnt quite seem right to me
i understand that some ways are lesser then others but in the long term SH is still SH no matter what method is used

[EternalFlower]

Thanks @outlander i think it was a breach of trust but dont know how to raise it to him. Doesnt feel right to me. Thank u for replying.

[outlander]

it is quite tricky @EternalFlower perhaps at your next appointment you could say something like 'something you said has been bothering me and that is that you suggested a new way to self-harm to me and i dont feel that is appropriate to be encouraging patients to self harm'