Self Harming - ASSETS / WORK IN PROGRESS

Another powerful photograph which I have taken is a photo of my individual with her make up and her feeling tired, sad and worthless and written help on her phone and placed it by her mouth, the reason behind why I have done this is because a lot of the time Self Harming individuals do not know how to ask for help they are too scared to ask for help and they worry about what the outcome may be if they do ask for help, they may seem weak and powerless and they would make them feel worse about themselves.

When I was taking this photograph I asked my friend could she ask for help and her responses was what I thought it would be and it was No! I was not actually surprised when she responded  that because throughout this research I have found that individuals do not tell anyone what is happening to them and they do not go and ask for help when they need it mostly. Not only do they need the help but the help is out their to help them and to listen to them but also to gain understanding of what is going on with them.

I feel that this photograph is a really powerful image because she is asking for help even though she is not actually speaking those words she is trying to shout them out and her way to ask for help is to write it down, but not only that but the make up is another thing which is making the photograph powerful, her eyes are all red and she is crying, she looks tired and feels worthless and I feel that her make up is expressing how she feels and that she does want help she just does not know how to ask or how to look for it.