Comments on: Self-injurious behavior http://hallmonitor.lohudblogs.com/2007/05/21/self-injurious-behavior/ Keeping an eye on education Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:45:47 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Diana Costello http://hallmonitor.lohudblogs.com/2007/05/21/self-injurious-behavior/comment-page-1/#comment-18222 Diana Costello Mon, 21 May 2007 22:05:09 +0000 http://hallmonitor.lohudblogs.com/2007/05/21/self-injurious-behavior/#comment-18222 Vanesa, Thank you so much for your reply. I hope your book inspires others to better understand and address self-injury. Vanesa,

Thank you so much for your reply. I hope your book inspires others to better understand and address self-injury.

]]> By: Vanesa http://hallmonitor.lohudblogs.com/2007/05/21/self-injurious-behavior/comment-page-1/#comment-18221 Vanesa Mon, 21 May 2007 22:01:46 +0000 http://hallmonitor.lohudblogs.com/2007/05/21/self-injurious-behavior/#comment-18221 This topic is very important and personal to me. As a ten year veteran of the classroom I am very familiar with how prevalent this issue is among my students. What few of my students know about me however, is that I too have struggled with self-injury for more than 30 years. Everytime I have come to school "hurt", I have had a reasonable explaination for it. Unfortuantely, it was never the truth. Through many months of intensive therapy, I have come to understand some of the motivating factors behind my behavior. As a result, I have just celebrated my first year of being injury free! I have shared my story in the hopes that it will inspire others who are struggling to seek help for themselves. In addition, I hope that through me, others who are not as familiar with self-injury, will come to a greater understanding of the disorder and therefore be in a better position to help the kids they serve. Information about my story can be found at: www.vanessa-vega.com This topic is very important and personal to me. As a ten year veteran of the classroom I am very familiar with how prevalent this issue is among my students. What few of my students know about me however, is that I too have struggled with self-injury for more than 30 years. Everytime I have come to school “hurt”, I have had a reasonable explaination for it. Unfortuantely, it was never the truth.
Through many months of intensive therapy, I have come to understand some of the motivating factors behind my behavior. As a result, I have just celebrated my first year of being injury free!
I have shared my story in the hopes that it will inspire others who are struggling to seek help for themselves. In addition, I hope that through me, others who are not as familiar with self-injury, will come to a greater understanding of the disorder and therefore be in a better position to help the kids they serve.
Information about my story can be found at:
http://www.vanessa-vega.com

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