With hospital admissions increasing due to self harming by teenagers schools have said they are struggling to deal with rising numbers, according to two major teaching unions say. 
The number of pupils hurting themselves is said to be at a high, a BBC report also states.
NHS figures obtained by the BBC show a 20% rise in the number of children aged 10-19 admitted to hospital because of self-harm injuries across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The NHS figures show the number of hospital admissions rose from 22,978 in 2012-13 to 28,730 in the following year.
According to the National Association of Head Teachers and the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, spending cuts to local services have left schools without as much expert medical help as in the past. But the government says it has asked experts to examine how to tackle self-harming and related issues in schools.
Dr Max Davie, a spokesperson for the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH), says feeling pressured at school, or by friends, family and the media can all play their part in why young people self-harm.
He said: “We have to remember that people self-harm because they’re in psychological distress that’s so severe that they prefer physical harm or physical pain to their psychological state. So the real question is: why are more young people experiencing unbearable psychological distress?”
According to the NHS, many children self harm because of social factors, trauma or mental health conditions. These categories can include bullying, sexual abuse, depression and low self esteem.
However, while the medical profession might be hard pushed to help due to spending cuts, hypnotherapy help is readily available and not too expensive.
The National Council for Hypnotherapy has around 1800 qualified and fully trained therapists on its directory and you can find one hear you by simply clicking here.
Whatever the underlying problem is for self harming, the hypnotherapist will use hypnosis to access those parts of the unconscious or sub conscious mind which are responsible for the self harming behaviour. The therapist will then help those parts of the client’s mind to express themselves in more positive ways than self-harming.
People who self harm, it has been found, often feel ashamed and isolated by their actions and the symptoms. The effects of this can have a dramatic impact on their lives from day to day.
Whatever the problem feeling, hypnotherapy can deal with it more specifically than can a drug – and without harmful side effects. By using hypnotic techniques, the therapist can help the client remove the habit or behaviour and regain total freedom.
Hypnotherapy allows the therapist to access those parts of the unconscious mind which are responsible for the self harming behaviour. Therapists will then help those parts learn to express themselves in more positive ways than self-harming.
People who self harm, it has been found, often feel ashamed and isolated by their actions and the symptoms. The effects of this can have a dramatic impact on their lives from day to day.
Whatever the problem feeling, hypnotherapy can deal with it more specifically than can a drug – and without harmful side effects. By using hypnotic techniques, the therapist can help the client remove the habit or behaviour and regain total freedom.
Most young people who self harm have been through bad experiences in life like bullying, abuse or bad family relationships. It leaves people feeling bad about themselves, and as pressure builds up, self-harm can feel like the only way of dealing with it.
Sometimes a physical pain provides relief to emotional feelings. Some people may want to punish themselves because they feel guilty or worthless.
But this can be remedied with hypnotherapy.
