Self-harm can be a range of things but the most common forms of self-harm is cutting then burning or scolding.
Other things include:
Bumping into things on purpose
Falling off things,
Banging, hands, fists,and heads off walls
Taking drugs
Drinking
Bing eating
Not eating
Hanging themselves then letting themselves down
Hair pulling
Bruising thier bodies
scrubbing and scratching
Self-harm is anything that causes you harm or pain to you.
The list could go on. If you do any of these things or any other forms of self-harm there is no shame in it. There is a reason for it even if you don't know what the reason is yourself.
Asking yourself why do i harm myself?
The reason people harm themselves is because something in the past or present has caused them great pain. This could be because they have been sexually, mentally, physicaly or verbaly abused or because someone they love has left them, or because they have not been loved, listened to or been cared for enough. Stress and presure or having to much expected of them or just being ill and run down can cause damage and therefore can lead to harming. Circumstances could also be a reason such as being homeless, unemployed, being pregnant or just having no money. There is many reason why you might self-harm and its your own
personal experiance that matters.
People self-harm because its a way for them to cope at that time. Some people only harm once and thats enough but more often than not they continue to harm.
Self-harming can become very addicted and should be treating (this is only what i think) that way. It is possible for people to get over the act of self-harm,
So don't give up hope.
People also self-harm because they feel awful and there is so much hurt inside that they just can't cope. So they use self-harm as a way of dealing and coping with these feelings.
People bottle things up and when its time to deal with these problems and feelings its to difficult to do. Often its hard to show and tell people thier emotions so it come out in harming themselves and it could be a way of showing themselves that they are hurt or it's a way of taking thier mind of thier problems and think about thier physical pain.
Here are some of the ways we might feel before we self-harm:
Sad
Confused
upset
hurt
powerless
Desperate
Hopeless
Broken-hearted
Numb
Wound up
Frustrated
angry
frightened
Sometimes we feel all of these feelings and other times we feel only one or two. It depends on the person.
Is there a connection between suicide and self-harm?
People who take an overdose as a way to self-harm normally don't want to
kill themselves. Its just another way to feel pain and could also be a cry for help. There is not normally a connection there. There is a differance between self-harm and suicide. Most people who self-harm are
not suicidal and they we are not a danger to anyone but ourselves.
The anger and frustration is directed to our own body.
What can trigger of self-harmers?
There is lots of things that can trigger of feelings of anger, powerless, fear and lose. Such as:
films: Normally true life movies
music: Music from the heart and stuff like Sheryl Crow, angry stuff
Places: Places that bring back bad memories
Smells: Smells " "
A person: Seeing someone that has hurt you
Dates: A year or date that something has happened.
Differant situations: This could be some one confronting you about something or someone blaming you.
Again the list could go on.
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