It has been referred to as Choking Game, Scarf Game, Pass-out Game, Space Monkey, Suffocation Roulette, Fainting Game, Flat Liner and The American Dream. But regardless of the tag, it is dangerous and sometimes deadly. It is not a new game but statistics show that it has had resurgence in popularity in the last few years. Statistics are difficult to…
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Guest post by Betsi Phillips Calhoun Why is Self-Injurious Behavior (SIB) so prominent among students today? Why would they resort to cutting (using a sharp instrument to inflict pain and induce bleeding), imbedding (cutting themselves, placing objects in the incision and gluing or sewing them in) or burning (inflicting pain to the skin tissue with something hot or flaming)? We…
The Silent Suffering... If the statistics are right then within the walls of our churches… sitting in our youth ministries … there is a group I call “the silent suffering.” They are the ones whose pain, self-image, peer pressure or perspective has camouflaged the truth. They are deceived and have believed a lie. The narratives of their lives are written…