- Sep 30, 2022
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So I'm restarting coaching now after we've moved and the xcel season is over. I've hit my first speed bump. Bit of a trigger warning here because this deals with pretty severe mental health issues. So there's this girl, I'd estimate around 10 years old, who has pretty obvious and fresh self harm wounds. I spoke with my supervisor, and she said that since I personally have experience with self harm, I should be the one to deal with it. So I spoke with the girl's mother, and the girl, and she's safe and getting treatment. I made sure to state that if there's anything I can do differently, all I need is to be told and I will do it. If anything from the gym is exacerbating it, I'm here to help with it. However, the piece I can't figure out, is the family has asked me if there's any good way to hide the wounds and scars. Makeup is not an option, I mean, she's not even in middle school, so I get it. Long sleeved leotards cause her to overheat easily at our 3hr practices, so that's not feasible either. Does anyone know of a good solution? I was thinking possible compression sleeves for forearms but I've got no idea what brands or where to buy them. Not super helpful. Any help would be amazing. Apparently this gym doesn't often deal with this stuff. One of my old gyms always had stuff on hand to help with it, because they had a lot of teenagers and several parents had requested it. I've made sure to tell this family that I"m here to walk along side them, and I'm someone that's safe to talk to. I'm also fully aware that if anything is said regarding active self-harm or suicidal thoughts, I do have to report that to her parents. Anyways, this got really long unintentionally. My point is, has anyone dealt with this in the past and does anyone have good suggestions or solutions? TIA!