Cutting It Out: A Journey Through Psychotherapy and Self-Harm

Cutting it Out is a largely autobiographical account of a young woman's battle with self-harm. Carolyn's story documents her own challenging journey, offering unique insights into her feelings about self-harming and also her attitudes towards the therapy sessions commonly employed to help people who self-harm. It explores the complex nature of her relationship with the therapist, her initial resistance to recovery and her eventual progression towards self-knowledge and taking responsibility for her own actions. The first-person narrative offers a vividly honest voice to the feelings and compulsions that drive someone to harm themselves and explores the conflict between the desire to self-harm and the struggle to control and overcome this addictive, self-destructive behaviour. This timely book breaks the silence surrounding a difficult subject. It will provide valuable insights for therapists, counsellors, people who self-harm and their families and friends.

• | Author: Carolyn Smith
• | Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Ltd
• | Publication Date: Mar 01, 2006
• | Number of Pages: 128 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 1843102668
• | ISBN-13: 9781843102663