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🛡️ Teen Suicide Series
Course overview
Lesson Overview

1.59 – Coping With Urges to Self-Harm: When the urge to self-harm hits, it can feel like the only way to release what’s inside, but there are safer ways to let the pain out. The urge often comes from wanting control or relief, not from truly wanting to be hurt. Try replacing the action with something that gives a similar physical release — holding ice, snapping a rubber band, scribbling hard on paper, or squeezing a stress ball. You can also distract your brain by counting backward, blasting music, or calling a friend until the wave passes. Tell a trusted person or therapist about the urges so they can help you build a safety plan. Keeping sharp or harmful objects out of reach when you’re triggered can reduce risk. It’s okay to be honest about the temptation; it means you’re aware and want to stay alive. Over time, as you learn healthier coping tools, the urge loses power. Every time you resist, you’re teaching your brain that there are other ways to survive pain.

About this course

A powerful, compassionate series that helps teens recognize warning signs, speak up, and find hope—even in their darkest moments.

This course includes:
  • A full library of guided lessons on suicide awareness, survival, and prevention
  • Candid conversations about emotional pain, isolation, and mental illness
  • Scripts for how to talk to a trusted adult, counselor, or friend about suicidal thoughts
  • Techniques like grounding, emotional regulation, and crisis de-escalation
  • Case studies of teens who survived suicide attempts and turned their lives around

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