
                              Most Recent Updates
                                       
29 July 01

   Added site search function
   
26 July 01

   Edited first-aid page; added information on treating cuts and
   determining whether you need stitches.
   
25 July 01

   Rewrote and updated the bus list page; added information about
   busmail.org free email.
   
17 July 01

   Rewrote introduction on front page, rearranged elements and redesigned
   page. Began implementation of new page design.
   
27 May 01

   Updated scar care and concealment info on living with SI page. Added
   new sections to that page (on answering questions and on medical
   concerns).
   
1998-2001

   Many changes to site made, but not logged.
   
26 October 98

   Reorganized "what self-injury is," adding extensive material; added
   lots of new stuff to "therapeutic approaches"; rewrote parts of who
   and why and causes pages; some material added to diagnoses page; minor
   additions to "living with SI," resources, and pharmacology; added
   links to family/friends page; updated references. Wrote new page on
   what is being done by activists, nurses, and therapists in the U.K. to
   get better emergency treatment for self-inflicted injuries.
   
25 September 98

   Quick primer on self-injury. Linked resource list to front page and
   references page.
   
22 September 98

   Reorganized quotes page; added 100+ quotes. Made some technical
   changes to speed page loading.
   
24 August 98

   Did some work on self-help page; greatly expanded resources listing.
   Created new zip of site text files.
   
15 August 98

   Rewrote diagnoses page, adding several new subheadings and making it
   more inclusive.
   
19 June 98

   Updated list of DBT therapists. Added a little to self-help page.
   Wrote important prefatory material on therapeutic approaches page.
   
12 June 98

   Rewrote Etiology/demographics, separating it into two pages -- "who"
   and "causes." Added much material to both.
   
5 June 98

   Expanded and revised What/why, separating it into two pages. Added
   many concrete suggestions to self-help section. Added report of
   Washington meeting. Mailing list for updates.
   
6 February 98

   Psychopharmacology. HealthyWay best of web badge.
   
7 January 98

   How to get on IRC. Cleaned up intro page, added links in non-frames
   version. Extensive info on wound care on first aid page.
   
1 January 98

   Online self-assessment of current need to self-injure. New "Am I ready
   to stop?" and "If nothing is working" sections in self-help. Frames
   adjustments.
   
28 December 97

   Added section on living with the effects of SI and site news page.
   Rewrote self-injury questionnaire.
   
20 December 97

   Converted site to frames, with a narrow navigational frame on left.
   Put up site map for easier reference.
   
18 December 97

   Added page of organizations and therapists who treat self-injury.
   
8 December 97

   Reorganized/rewrote the introduction. Added exposure/habituation
   techniques to self-help; updated references. Finished the page on
   Herman's therapy model for CPTSD.
   
20 November 97

   Completely reworked section 1, "what and why." Changed, expanded, and
   reorganized section 5, "self-help": replaced DBT worksheets with
   summaries to correct copyright violations, added paragraph on BCSW,
   moved hypnosis to section 4, made page easier to navigate.
   
8 November 97

   New section for friends and family of people who SI. Standardized
   backgrounds throughout.
   
24 October 97

   Added to quotes section, and added system to mark which quotes have
   been added to make finding new ones easier.
   
27 June 97

   Chain of behavior worksheet on DBT and self-help pages.
   
Early June 97

   Added section on fake pain to self-help and info on OCD.
   
21 May 97

   Added rationales for stopping to self-help section.
   
15 May 97

   Reorganized etiology section and added info on SI in those who were
   not abused or traumatized as children.
   
10 May 97

   Hacked a mailform cgi to create an auto-sub to bus form on the bus FAQ
   page. Added DBT worksheet on letting go of emotional suffering and
   list of North American BPD research/treatment programs.
   
2 May 97

   Reorganized the "diagnoses" section and added info on OCD and
   dissociation. More to come.
   
21 April 97

   Added DBT worksheet on radical acceptance of reality. Added links to
   juno.com free email and to Pittsburgh Action Against Rape. Softened
   all backgrounds.
   
17 April 97

   Softened background on main page; made minor cosmetic changes to some
   pages.
   
12 April 97

   Added list of tips for families of abuse victims.
   
11 April 97

   Added DBT worksheet on reducing vulnerability. Brought links page
   up-to-date. Added link to hotmail.com for those who want to subscribe
   to bus but haven't private email.
   
6 April 97

   Cleaned up some code. Added more personal stories. Put UW in the list
   of other resources.
   
5 April 97

   Added Kharre's SI coping tips. Added list of pages that link to this
   page. Put a birthday cake on the bus FAQ page.
   
19 March 97

   Finished BPD subpage (though more may be added when I get the book I'm
   trying to find). Added SI-specific example to RET page. Expanded DBT
   page. Updated references.
   
10 March 97

   Added several DBT worksheets; reorganized sections so that self-help
   became its own section; added info on the bus list FAQ and on the irc
   channel. Rewrote and expanded DBT subpage. Still working on BPD page
   (I'm waiting for a new book).
   
September-October 96

   Added extensive material on treatment modalities; added the mental
   health net award; greatly enlarged the personal stories section. Also
   added two lists of crisis survival strategies and added to anon's list
   of things to do to get through bad times.
   
27 April 96

   Extensive rewrites and cleanups of the page; added new material
   throughout, including sections on hypnosis, things to keep in mind
   when choosing a therapist, and a list of twelve things you might do to
   get out of a small pit.
   
14 April 96

   Rewrote much of BPD page; added Wakefield and Underwager (1994) on
   therapists' cognitive fallacies in making diagnoses (at the end of the
   BPD portion of section #3). Added my filled-out questionnaire.
   
22 March 96

   Added data from van der Kolk, Perry, and Herman about the relationship
   between childhood abuse, neglect, and trauma and self-destructive
   behavior. Added data from Winchel and Stanley about the biology of
   self-mutilation.
   
21 March 96

   Added data from Greenspan and Samuel regarding self-cutting after
   rape, and from Rusch, Guastello, and Mason about BPD.
   
13 March 96

   Added extensively to etiology and diagnoses sections, including large
   section on behavioral considerations.
   
3 March 96

   Added PTSD/Trauma info.
   
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