CalmHarmprovidestaskstohelpyouresistormanagetheurgetoself-harm.Getstartedbysettingyourpasswordsothatit'scompletelyprivate.
Youcanpersonaliseitifyouwish,bychoosingthebackgroundcolourthemeanddecidingonwhetheryouwouldlikesomecompanyusingavarietyoffriendlycharacters.
Theappthenprovidesyouwithfourcategoriesoftaskstohelpyousurftheurge.‘Distract'helpsinlearningself-control;‘Comfort'helpsyoucareratherthanharm;'Expressyourself'getsthosefeelingsoutinadifferentwayand‘Release'providessafealternativestoself-injury.
Thereisalsoa‘Breathe'categorytohelpcalmandgetbackincontrol.
Youcandotheactivitiesforeitherblocksoffiveminutesorfifteenminuteswithacountdownforeachminute.Youwillbeabletotrackyourprogressandnoticechange*.
CalmHarmhasbeendevelopedforstem4byDrKrause,ConsultantClinicalPsychologistusingthebasicprinciplesofanevidencebasedtreatmentcalledDialecticBehaviourTherapy(DBT)
(*Pleasenotetheappisanaidintreatmentbutdoesnotreplaceit.)