Understanding Your Urge to Self-Harm: Christian Journal Prompts for Healing

Understanding Your Urge to Self-Harm is a compassionate, faith-based journaling guide crafted to help readers overcome urges to self-harm through biblical wisdom and reflective practice. Authored by Angela W. Startz, MAHSC, CMCLC, this book draws on Christian principles to uncover the root causes of self-harming behaviors, addressing misbeliefs such as fear of failure, rejection, guilt, and shame. Through eight structured steps, readers explore triggers, habits, and rewards, learning to replace destructive coping mechanisms with healthier, God-honoring strategies. Inspired by stories like Tiffany’s and Nick’s, the journal emphasizes that God’s unconditional love offers freedom from shame and hope for renewal.
 
This resource empowers readers to renew their minds, meet inherent needs like love and validation, and embrace God’s truths of justification, reconciliation, propitiation, and regeneration. Ideal for personal reflection or group study, Understanding Your Urge to Self-Harm is a vital tool for those seeking emotional and spiritual healing, while underscoring the importance of professional mental health support.