Daughter struggling with with self harm triggers in 6th form

[VeryOverwhelmedMum]

Hello everyone.
My daughter is 18 and struggles with severe anxiety and self harming. She is currently studying art in 6th form and is really struggling. She finds lessons using tools really triggering and it usually leads to self harm. Because of this she is starting to skip lessons which involve them. Unfortunately this is leading to her falling way behind and at risk of failing.
The school is really supportive of her, but we need to come up with some way of dealing with the triggers other than avoidance.
I feel so out of my depth and am hoping someone maybe able to understand and perhaps share some strategies we could try.
Thank you for reading.

Sending hugs.
A great big chocolate teapot I know.

If she is so unwell that art tools trigger her, she may be better taking a year out, accessing treatment then returning when she feels stronger. She’s not a failure, she’s unwell and will get well with the right support. Tell her it’s ok to take time out x

I was your daughter and tbh when you are in that frame of mind I could tell you everything in any room I was in that could be used to hurt myself even if there wasn't some thing. It's good that she has the forethought to protect herself by not going to the lessons. I stayed in school when I should have taken a break. Have you had any conversations with the school and your daughter? I struggled to stay in lessons so I was allowed to go to the start of lessons, get the work for the lesson and then do it elsewhere out of the classroom. Does she need to use the tools as part of her class, could there be a safe corner for her in the classroom without things on show? Is there anywhere else she could do the lesson?

If you would like some hope. It's been 15+ years since self harm was a problem for me. I got just about got the grades to go to uni from there I got my undergraduate degree, a PhD, I have a partner and daughter, a good job although only 4 days a week, friends and I can engage with the world in a way that was impossible at 16-18. Even though mental illness is still part of my life (I'm bipolar) but my life isn't ruled by my moods like I was when I was 18.