Self Harm


Girl in Pieces
Cut
Scars
A Little Life
Sharp Objects
Willow
God of Fury (Legacy of Gods, #5)
Impulse (Impulse, #1)
Wintergirls
Skin Game
Suicide Notes
A Bright Red Scream: Self-Mutilation and the Language of Pain
Break
Cutting: Understanding and Overcoming Self-Mutilation
Kaylee: The "What If?" Game
Sharp Objects by Gillian FlynnSpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonGirl, Interrupted by Susanna KaysenCarve the Mark by Veronica RothA Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
Content Warning—Self-Harm
41 books — 13 voters
おやすみプンプン 1 [Oyasumi Punpun 1] by Inio AsanoSeparate Things by Ashley Marie BerryIf the Cardinal Flies Home by Corrine DaltonThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyA Silent Voice, Vol. 1 by Yoshitoki Oima
Depression, anxiety and other spells
46 books — 13 voters

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyAll the Bright Places by Jennifer NivenIt's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned VizziniLooking for Alaska by John  GreenA Walk Between Raindrops by Amalie Jahn
Best Mental Illness and Self-Harm Books
170 books — 166 voters
Secrets & Lies by Nicky JamesGilded Cages by R. PhoenixStranded by Cara DeeAntidote by Jack L. PykeLove of the Egoist by Nero Seal
M/M Dark|Edgy Books 2019
19 books — 24 voters

The Room on the Right by Lawrence MieczkowskiThere Once was a Girl by Bobbie TeaThe Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der KolkAdult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay C. GibsonSadie's Favorite by Sarah                    Rose
CPTSD books
20 books — 25 voters
Girl in Pieces by Kathleen GlasgowCut by Patricia McCormickScars by Cheryl RainfieldWintergirls by Laurie Halse AndersonSublime Karma by Peyton Garver
YA Self-Harm and Cutting Fiction
34 books — 56 voters

Amy Efaw
“ In case you didn't know, dead people don't bleed. If you can bleed-see it, feel it-then you know you're alive. It's irrefutable, undeniable proof. Sometimes I just need a little reminder. ...more ”
― Amy Efaw, After

Bessel van der Kolk
“ When you have a persistent sense of heartbreak and gutwrench, the physical sensations become intolerable and we will do anything to make those feelings disappear. And that is really the origin of what happens in human pathology. People take drugs to make it disappear, and they cut themselves to make it disappear, and they starve themselves to make it disappear, and they have sex with anyone who comes along to make it disappear and once you have these horrible sensations in your body, you’ll do a ...more ”
― Bessel A. van der Kolk

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