Crying Scarlet Tears: My Journey Through Self-Harm

By Sophie Scott

Sophie was a nice Christian teenager, the much-loved daughter of decent hardworking parents. One night she came back from babysitting and, almost without conscious motive, hit her leg with a coathanger. Then she tried whipping herself with a belt. The following day she scratched her arm repeatedly with the point of a compass. The sensation produced a warm sense of wellbeing, a release of tension.

Thus began an eight-year struggle to conceal what was happening from her parents and friends; to reconcile this addiction with her faith; to find a stronger sense of self-worth; to find healing.

Slowly, with lapses, she learned to identify the triggers and to realise that Jesus does not reject the self-harmer. Today Sophie works with teenagers and has considerable insight into how this very common problem can be tackled.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1854248189
• ISBN13: 9781854248183
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: Monarch Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.1" x 7.8"