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Post by Amy on Mar 2, 2006 22:55:57 GMT
1. Self injury is the deliberate harm of oneself.
2. Self injury can be cutting, burning, scratching, biting, head-banging, hair-pulling and many more.
3. Self injury is also referred to as self mutilation, self harm, self abuse, para-suicide, self-inflicted violence and more.
4. Self injury is rarely an attempted suicide gone wrong, it is usually done as an attempt to PREVENT suicide. It is a survival mechanism.
5. It is not usually attention seeking behaviour, although it can be a cry for help.
6. Not everyone who self-injures has been abused when they were younger.
Some reasons for Self-Injury may include:
To distract themselves from emotional pain by causing physical pain To punish themselves To relieve tension To feel real by feeling pain or seeing evidence of injury To feel numb, zoned out, calm, or at peace To experience euphoric feelings (associated with release of endorphins) To communicate their pain, anger, or other emotions to others To nurture themselves (through the process of healing the wounds)
[Reasons taken from SIARI]
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