recoveryisbeautiful:

• LifeSIGNS: Self-Injury Guidance and Network Support
• S.A.F.E. Alternatives: Self Abuse Finally Ends
• Mental Health America: Self-Injury

• The Cornell Research Program on Self-Injury and Recovery
  –  How Does Self-Injury Change Feelings?

• Why Self-Harm Feels Good in the Brain

• Alternative Posts on Recovery Is Beautiful
• Alternatives to Self-Harm and Distraction Techniques
• Choose Recovery’s Alternatives and Distractions
• Sirius Project Distractions and Alternatives

• Self-Harm: Limiting the Damage 

• Caring for Cuts
• Caring for Second Degree Burns
• Minor Burns – Aftercare
• Wound Infection Signs & Symptoms

• Motivation for Change Chart
• Recovery Resources (worksheets and links)
• Relapse Plan

• When I Recover

Scars (TW for Images)

• How Long Does It Take for a Scar to Heal
• Reducing Scars
• Why Do Some Scars Look Different?

Fading

• Topical Care
• Bio-Oil / Kelo-Cote / Merderma
• Aloe Vera / Cocoa Butter / Cortisone / Lavender Oil
• Fitness Magazine: Best Scar Treatments
• Vitamin E Oil

Massage

• How to Massage Scars to Heal Them
• Scar Tissue Massage and Management

Nutrition

• Can Specific Foods Help Heal Scars and Cuts?

–Protein: rebuild skin, collagen, and blood vessels

–Vitamin C: allows protein to rebuild collagen

–Vitamin A: boosts the initial inflammatory response (to prevent infection)

–Zinc and Iron: produce and bring oxygen to protein and collagen 

Professional

• American Academy of  Dermatology: Find A Dermatologist
• Laser Scar Removal