These blogs are written by people who have personal experience of self-harming. By writing about the issue they aim to help breakdown the stereotypes and stigmatising ideas that can be associated with self harm.
If you are self-harming you should talk to you GP for help or call the Samaritans on 08457 90 90 90. You can find more information about what self harm is from Rethink Mental Illness, Mind and the NHS.
When I was younger I did have my fair share of arguments and door-slamming matches with my father and stepmother, but things began to change when I was about 14. 
I had been working for my current employer a few years when one day my depression spilled over into a breakdown right there in the office in front of everyone. No one really knew what to do but they calmed me as best they could and got me home safely. 
I wanted to write and talk about my experiences of depression and discrimination as a young adult. I started self harming when I was 16 and had recently started Sixth Form College. My parents were told and they were shocked and disgusted. I was punished for this and had my MP3 and my television taken off me.