It was brought to my attention that TWLOHA --To Write Love On Her Arms-- seems to exclude men. The organization is a non-profit that helps and brings attention to self injury, namely in females. But this is inaccurate. Half the self harmers I know are male, making them feel isolated. I sent an email to them in hopes that they add men and boys to the site as a focus.
About a quarter of the population injure, that group is about fifty-fifty between the genders. Self harm used to be a female coping mechanism, but then men started to open up more and show that self injury effects everyone.
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