When and why did cutting of the skin to relieve emotional tension originate?!
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When and why did cutting of the skin to relieve emotional tension originate?
When and why did cutting of the skin to relieve emotional tension originate?
This only exists in the United States. Some teenagers cut themselves for whatever emotional problems they have. I started cutting when I was in high school and it has become addictive. I may stop for two years, see a psychologist, but it always comes back. Where did the idea of cutting come from? Are there any websites talking about the history.
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Does this happen in other countries also? Did the pressures of our society create this problem?
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This does NOT only happen in the US (not sure where you got that info). I read about primitive tribes cutting on themselves when someone would die, it was their way of mourning. Plus there is a story in the Bible of a guy who cut on himself, and they thought he was possessed. Some good books that have some background info on this would be A Bright Red Scream by Marilee Strong and Bodies Under Siege by Armando Favazza.