If you're cutting or hurting yourself you're not alone. Thousands of teens across the country think that hurting themselves is the only way they can feel better, even though they continue to feel alone and out of control.
There are a lot of reasons why teens hurt themselves. None of them are your fault. You can't change your past, but there is a lot you can do, right now, to make your future a place you'd like to spend some time, a place free from the pain, loneliness and isolation of cutting. This workbook offers a great way for you to make it happen.
The exercises in Stopping the Pain will help you explore why you self-injure and give you lots of ideas how you can stop. The book will help you learn new skills for dealing with issues in your life, reduce your stress, and reach out to others when you need to. Work through the book, or just check out the sections that speak to you the most. This is your own personal and private road map to regaining control of your life.
The Resilience Game Plan: The Teen Playbook for Developing Cognitive, Communication, and Mindfulness Skills Training provides a 15-week curriculum for high schools (advisory, health, or home room classes) to help students instill resiliency and learn tools to provide their brains a barrier of protection as they encounter difficulties throughout their lifetime. By implementing the intervention techniques in The Resilience Game Plan, school and medical professionals are providing teenagers an opportunity to improve their short- and long-term mental and physical health outcomes.
Powerful mindfulness tools to help you move beyond self-harming thoughts and behaviors, so you can get back to living your life.
Being a teen in today's world isn't easy. Maybe you've been bullied. Maybe you feel like your family or friends just don't get you. Or maybe you feel like you don't have control of your life, or you're just tired of trying to be perfect all the time. You aren't alone. Many teens struggle with difficult feelings and thoughts--and sometimes, when these thoughts feel overwhelming, you just want to feel something else. This is where self-harming behaviors, such as cutting, come in. But there are better ways to manage your pain. This book will help guide you.
In this workbook, you'll learn about the power of mindfulness, and how it can help you create your own special space for simply being with your thoughts. When you're dealing with difficult emotions, you'll have this safe space to go to again and again--no matter where you are or what you're doing. You'll learn how to be mindful of your senses, techniques for managing difficult feelings before they escalate, and move past self-judgment to embrace self-compassion and self-awareness.
Pain is a normal part of life--it's how you react to this pain that really matters. Let this workbook guide you toward better strategies for dealing with stress and emotional pain, so you can be safe, happy, and in control of your life.
Put an end to self-harming behaviors--once and for all.
Do you cut or self-harm? Do you feel like it gives you a sense of control in a world where you so often feel helpless and powerless? Do you do it to distract from emotional pain, or just feel something other than total numbness? There's a long list of reasons why you may self-harm. But regardless of the reason or the method, the truth is that self-harm is a destructive--and potentially deadly--way to deal with emotional pain. Fortunately, there are healthier and safer ways to manage your emotions.
In The DBT Skills Workbook for Teen Self-Harm, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) expert Sheri Van Dijk offers powerful skills to help you manage your emotions, so you won't have to rely on self-destructive behaviors. Whether you're actively engaging in self-harm by injuring your body, or participating in other self-destructive behaviors such as substance abuse or disordered eating, this workbook will help you create your own action plan for change.
This workbook will guide you through four essential DBT skills:
Life can be painful, but you don't need to face this pain all on your own. With support, and the skills outlined in this workbook, you'll gain the tools you need to manage difficult thoughts and feelings in safer, healthier ways.
In a world where screens dominate every moment, The Silent Grip: Breaking Free from Digital Addiction tells the powerful and emotional journey of a family struggling to reconnect with one another. Orpa, a teenager lost in the virtual world, becomes distant, her behavior sharp and her heart closed off. Her little brother, Ezaan, reaches out, but his efforts fall on deaf ears. Her parents, Zini and Erada, watch helplessly as their daughter drifts further away.
But this is not just a loss story. It's a story of hope, healing, and rediscovery. With the support of her family, Orpa begins to understand the silent grip of digital addiction that's taken hold of her. As they find new ways to spend time together-through music, laughter, and simple moments-Orpa begins to reconnect with the world around her, rediscovering the joy she once knew.
This heartwarming and thought-provoking novel offers a deep dive into the struggles of today's youth and the impact of technology on family bonds. It's a call to action for parents, urging them to take control and create healthier, more meaningful connections with their children. The Silent Grip is more than just a story; it's a guide for families seeking to overcome the growing problem of screen addiction and reconnect in a world that's becoming increasingly digital.
An emotional, relatable read, this book will resonate with anyone who has ever felt the pull of technology and wondered how to find balance. The Silent Grip is not just a tale of recovery-it's a reminder that healing begins when we turn away from the screen and look to the people who matter most.
This book is Keeley's story-a reflection of the battles fought in silence, the strength it takes to keep moving forward, and the resilience that grows in even the darkest moments. It's not just about pain; it's about survival and the small, quiet victories that come from refusing to give up, even when it feels like the world is too much.
Keeley wrote this for anyone who has ever felt alone, misunderstood, or invisible. If you've ever questioned your worth or struggled to find a reason to keep going, this book is for you. It's a reminder that your pain is real, your experiences matter, and you are not alone in what you're going through. Healing is not easy, and it doesn't happen overnight, but it is possible. Sometimes, it starts with knowing that someone else understands-even if it's just through words on a page.