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Self punishment or self-hate may be involved. Some people who self-injure have a childhood history of physical, sexual and emotional abuse. They may erroneously blame themselves for having been abused, they may feel that ... Replace the act of self-harm with learning how to express anger, sadness, and fear in healthy ways...
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helpguide.org/mental/self_injury.htm
helpguide.org/mental/self_injury.htm
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As a teenager it was an escape from the numbness many of those who self-injure say they do it in order to feel something, to know that they're still alive. You obtain a certain feeling of euphoria. Continuing abusive patterns later in life became more force of habit an adrenal rush on stage rather then a cry for help."
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self-injury.net/media/famous-self-injurers
self-injury.net/media/famous-self-injurers
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Why Self-Injure; When it isn't Self-Injurous Behaviour; When it's Gone too Far; The Ways in Which we Self-Injure; The Ways in Which the Average Person Self-Injures; Some Scary Suggestions I've heard and read...;
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www.angelfire.com/or/kharreshome/page3.html
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You'll hear it called many things -- self-inflicted violence, self-injury, self-harm, parasuicide, delicate cutting, self-abuse, self-mutilation (this last particularly seems to annoy people who self-injure). ... Burning, breaking bones, head banging, bruising, hitting, scratching, and biting are other ways people self-injure.
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www.angelfire.com/on/CryingEyes/selfinjury.html
www.angelfire.com/on/CryingEyes/selfinjury.html
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Whatever form of self-injury is used, the person is usually left with a peaceful and calm feeling afterwards. Since those feelings are only temporary, the person will probably continue to self-injure until they deal with the underlying issues and finds healthier ways to cope.
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www.mirror-mirror.org/selfinj.htm
www.mirror-mirror.org/selfinj.htm
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People who self-injure tend not to be able to regulate their emotions well, and there seems to be a biologically-based impulsivity. ... This is in agreement with patients' reports, where they often regard their self-mutilative acts as ways of relieving intolerable tension resulting from interpersonal stressors. (p. 70).
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www.palace.net/~llama/psych/who.html
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For many people who self-injure, though, there comes a breakthrough moment when they realize that change is possible, that they can escape, that things can be different. They begin to believe that other tools do exist and begin figuring out which of these non-self-destructive ways of coping work for them.
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www.palace.net/llama/psych/injury.html
www.palace.net/llama/psych/injury.html
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As many as 20% of adolescents and young adults are believed to intentionally injure themselves, usually by cutting, as a response to emotional pain or trauma. But the number of ways people self-injure seems to be growing, perhaps spurred by... ... Self-injury often takes the form of cutting, burning, biting or hair...
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latimesblogs.latimes.com/booster_shots/2008/12/instead-...
latimesblogs.latimes.com/booster_shots/2008/12/instead-of-cutt.html
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Providing education, clinical care, research, and health care information for adolescent girls and young women ... Most people who self-injure haven't yet learned healthier ways to cope with negative feelings. Although you might feel stuck in a pattern of injuring yourself, there is definitely a way out.
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www.youngwomenshealth.org/si.html
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