How To Help Someone Who Self Harms?

Shanice J. Douglas-Samuels
6 min readSep 7, 2021

Your friend tells you something very personal. They confide in you that they’re depressed and that they self-harm sometimes when they’re feeling overwhelmed. They’ve been doing this for years, and you’re the only person who knows. What do you do?

Supporting a friend through something like this can be scary. Witted Roots has your back: here’s everything you need to know about self-harm and how to help…

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