IMPLEMENTATION OF WRITING THERAPY IN OVERCOMINGSELF-HARM BEHAVIOR

Abstract

Self-harm is an action taken by someone to harm or injure themselves. Usually, self-harm is carried out by someone
using sharp or blunt objects around them. This self-harm behavior is carried out intentionally with the sufferer's
awareness and aims to obtain personal satisfaction. The therapy method that will be used in this case is Writing
Therapy. The aim of this research is to see the effectiveness of writing therapy in reducing the frequency of self-harm
that occurs in individuals. This research uses a qualitative research design with a descriptive narrative approach as a
data analysis technique and data collection techniques in the form of interviews and documentation. The participant in
this research was a teenage girl who had engaged in self-harm behavior with one significant other. The results of this
research reveal three discussion topics, namely the description of self-harm behavior, the factors that cause self-harm
behavior - and efforts to reduce self-harm behavior through writing therapy. Writing itself has its own power because
writing is a form of exploration and expression of areas of thought, emotion and spirituality which can be used as a
means to communicate with oneself and develop thoughts and awareness of an event.