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Not a healthy one but it is a comfort.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Self harm\/ injury is not limited to physical injury such as cutting, it can include alcohol and drug abuse, purposefully starving oneself or binge eating and exercising too much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Felicity believes not many people understand harm that results in wounds, in the same way they understand an alcoholism as self harm, for example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;it&#8217;s not as gory I guess,&#8221; she says. &#8220;It doesn&#8217;t usually cross someone&#8217;s mind to cut themselves.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Harmless CIC, sufferers will experience a cycle: emotional distress then experiencing the physical sensation of self-harm, a release of endorphins (body&#8217;s natural painkiller and mood improver) which results in temporary relief. This is often followed by a sense of guilt or shame, furthering the cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Felicity&#8217;s recovery during her time at sixth form when she began having weekly talking therapy sessions through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.servicesix.co.uk\/\">Service 6<\/a>, a charity  which provides mental health and well-being support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I was asked to write down a list of qualities I would want in a friend,&#8221; she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Felicity wrote things like, kind, friendly, funny, and when she had finished the counsellor asked what was the difference between herself and the attributes she had given to the friend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I hadn&#8217;t realised those things about myself,&#8221; she says. &#8220;It was then it occurred to me I am nice, I am friendly, and funny.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But it was only when Felicity started university that she began to understand herself better, aiding her recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It wasn&#8217;t a straight forward path, though,&#8221; she says. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Desperate to fit in, Felicity would attempt to replicate her peers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I bought a bracelet like the girls I was living with wore, thinking we would just be friends, almost as proof that I&#8217;m healed,&#8221; she says. &#8220;It took me a little while to realise it wasn&#8217;t that simple.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Harmless CIC says recovery can come from a process called neuroplasticity, which disrupts the self harm loop through adapting, and changing behaviours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This includes healthier coping strategies such as practising mindfulness, deep breathing, social support, journaling, exercise\/movement, creativity and therapy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Felicity did find therapy incredibly helpful but stresses the importance of &#8216;what effort you put in is what you&#8217;ll get out of it&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;it&#8217;s a journey, a chapter in your life where you have to learn things about yourself and it can be intimidating,&#8221; she says. &#8220;There&#8217;s a stigma that it&#8217;s (self-harming) attention seeking, because people don&#8217;t understand it. 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