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Re: How do teachers react to self harm? -
October 21st 2016, 08:25 PM
Hello! 
In all honestly I have not read the other posts on this thread. Because I wanted to give you advice on my experience and thoughts.
My school helped me so much from the age of 14-18. First my English teacher was the one who I opened up to but then I started talking to my pastoral support officer who I literally went to a few days every week for the four years and then when I hit 16-18 and went into sixth form, I spoke to my head of sixth form too. And they were all so supportive. At first when I told them about the self harming they contacted my mum to come in for a meeting with quite a few people. But from then unless I have overdosed or tried to kill myself in someway, they didn't really pass on much information apart from when social services got involved when I was living on my own with my sister because we were under eighteen.
But I don't think they looked at my differently. They certainly didn't treat me differently in lessons but they were just there for me to talk to when I needed someone. My head of sixth form even took me to A&E once because I had overdosed but she didn't call home or anything. She sat with me for an hour or so while I got settled and then left me and phoned me later and I saw her the following week when I was back at school where we had a catch up.
And from the age of 15 I was in and out of psych units and school were so supportive. They came to all the meetings at my child and adolescent unit and they offered for me to drop one of my GCSE subjects so I dropped business because to be honest I didn't understand, never went to the lessons anyway and hated it. Which then gave me three free hours a week to catch up in other lessons. They were so supportive and I am so thankful for it all.
Honestly, try talking to them. I believe teachers are there for more than just giving an education. They do it because they care about the children and teenagers they teach.
Hang on in there, try to talk and get help and also remember you are never alone, we're always here!
Hope and wishes,
Jessie
’Happiness can be found in the darkest of times, if only one remembers to turn on the light.’
Big sis, always and forever, 15/04/2018
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