Self harm...?!
Question: cutting
self mutiation
burning
poisoning
over dosing
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what are you views and oppinions on this issue in teenagers?
Answers: cutting
self mutiation
burning
poisoning
over dosing
..............
what are you views and oppinions on this issue in teenagers?
I think its a problem that a lot of us go through its not a healthy coping mechanism but for some of us its actually the only thing keeping us alive.
Here are some links to that..
Self-Mutilation (cutting, etc) Disorder Help
http://www.nshn.co.uk/resources.html
http://www.thecalmzone.net/whats_doing_y...
http://www.mind.org.uk/Information/Bookl...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self_mutila...
http://www.teenline.ws/self_mutilation.h...
http://wso.williams.edu/~atimofey/self_m... (definition)
http://wso.williams.edu/~atimofey/self_m... (motivation)
http://wso.williams.edu/~atimofey/self_m... (treatment)
http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Ato...
http://www.focusas.com/SelfInjury.html
http://www.athealth.com/Consumer/disorde...
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/a...
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/ment... (2 page article)
http://www.palace.net/~llama/psych/injur...
http://www.mirror-mirror.org/selfinj.htm
It's either the symptom of a mental illness, or they're doing it for attention. It varies. Most of the people who self-harm because they're ill hide their injuries. The ones who flaunt them are doing it for attention and making a mockery out of a serious illness.
My view is that it is different for any self-mutilating individual. People do this for different reasons.
It's a sad thing mainly. There are self-mutilating teenagers in Africa which do this as a form of art..but that is not so common in America. People have a lot of stress these days and what makes it worse it that few know how to cope with it.
i'm the guy with the depression and i do cutting