Ben Gordon Center Announces a New Program Dedicated to Recovery and Improved Self Care.

Do you ever feel overwhelmed with your thoughts, feelings, and emotions? It is estimated that 14% of our population engage in some type of self-injury behavior.

Self-harm is a way of expressing and dealing with deep distress and emotional pain. As counterintuitive as it may sound to those on the outside, hurting yourself makes you feel better. In fact, you may feel like you have no choice. Injuring yourself is the only way you know how to cope with feelings like sadness, self-loathing, emptiness, guilt, and rage.

The problem is that the relief that comes from self-harming doesn’t last very long. It’s like slapping on a Band-Aid when what you really need are stitches. It may temporarily stop the bleeding, but it doesn’t fix the underlying injury. And it also creates its own problems.

If you’re like most people who self-injure, you try to keep what you’re doing secret. Maybe you feel ashamed or maybe you just think that no one would understand. But hiding who you are and what you feel is a heavy burden.  Ultimately, the secrecy and guilt affects your relationships with your friends and family members and the way you feel about yourself. It can make you feel even more lonely, worthless, and trapped.

We offer specialized individual and group therapy.  If you or someone you know would like to learn more about our special program at Ben Gordon Center, please call 815.756.4875 and ask for Fran Tierney.

Treatment works, and recovery is possible.