{"id":194,"date":"2022-06-30T22:30:09","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T21:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/?page_id=194"},"modified":"2022-07-14T08:45:51","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T07:45:51","slug":"suicide-and-self-harm","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/counselling-and-psychotherapy-treatments\/suicide-and-self-harm\/","title":{"rendered":"Suicide and Self Harm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" src=\"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/suicide-self-harm-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-852\" srcset=\"http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/suicide-self-harm-2.jpg 600w, http:\/\/katierichardson.ie\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/suicide-self-harm-2-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Self-harm is a very common problem, and many people struggle to deal with it. Perhaps you feel or have felt the need to harm yourself. Perhaps you have been self-harming for some time. Or maybe you have a friend, or family member who is self-harming and you want to learn more to help them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Counselling and\/or psychotherapy can help you better understand self-harm \u2013 why it happens, how to deal with it, and how to recover from what can become a very painful and destructive cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you identify as at risk of suicide and you want to address self-destructive behaviour, your therapist will carry out a suicide risk assessment to determine whether your suicide risk is low, moderate or high. They will advise whether further treatment and consultation with another healthcare provider is necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Risk factors are:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Social Stress<\/li><li>Personal losses<\/li><li>Helplessness and loss of control<\/li><li>Alcohol and substance abuse<\/li><li>Feelings of worthlessness and hopelessness<\/li><li>Exploration around sexual orientation and gender identity<\/li><li>Exposure to the suicide of other people<\/li><li>Trauma, such as physical and sexual abuse<\/li><li>Problems with social interaction, family relationships, work-place stress<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Self-harm is a very common problem, and many people struggle to deal with it. Perhaps you feel or have felt the need to harm yourself. Perhaps you have been self-harming for some time. Or maybe you have a friend, or family member who is self-harming and you want to learn more to help them. 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