Navigating Self-Injury During Routine Doctor Visits, with Brittany Tinsley

<p>If you’ve never engaged in self-injury or self-harm, then you may have never considered the anxieties related to something as seemingly simple as a routine doctor visit. In this episode, Brittany Tinsley explains what questions she asks herself prior to attending routine doctor visits in order to ease her anxiety about medical providers seeing her self-injury wounds and scars.  We take a unique peek into what doctor visits can be like for those who self-injure or have self-injured, as well as discuss tips on navigating those visits, whether as a treatment provider or someone with lived experience. </p><p>Follow Brittany on Instagram at <a href="https://instagram.com/brittanytinsleywrites" target="_blank">@brittanytinsleywrites</a> and read her blog at <a href="https://brittanytinsley.com/" target="_blank">https://brittanytinsley.com/</a>. </p><p>Follow <a href="https://profiles.utsouthwestern.edu/profile/145428/nicholas-westers.html" target="_blank"><strong>Dr. Westers</strong></a> on Instagram and Twitter (@DocWesters). To join ISSS, visit <a href="https://itriples.org/"><strong>itriples.org</strong></a> and follow ISSS on Facebook and Twitter (@ITripleS).</p><p><i>The Psychology of Self-Injury</i> podcast has been rated #5 by <i>Feedspot</i> in their <strong>"</strong><a href="https://blog.feedspot.com/clinical_psychology_podcasts/" target="_blank"><strong>Top 15 Clinical Psychology Podcasts You Must Follow in 2021</strong></a>" and by <i>Welp Magazine </i>in their "<a href="https://welpmagazine.com/20-best-injury-podcasts-of-2021/" target="_blank">20 Best Injury Podcasts of 2021</a>."</p>