Self Injury is prevalent among college students. I can tell
             you many stories about self injury, about the people who self
             injure. I know a girl, who doesn't know how to handle her emotional
             pain so she turns it into physical pain. She says that it makes it
             real to her. She has taken many trips to the hospital for stitches,
             she has been to many therapists, and she also has been in an
             impatient treatment facility to help her stop doing it. None of this
             has helped her, she still hurts herself. She told me recently that
             people look at her like she is a freak when they find out what she
             does to herself. My friend is not alone, not by a long shot.
             • The deliberate harming of ones body
             • Ultimately a self destructive coping mechanism
             • An attempt to turn inner pain and turmoil into exterior pain
             • Escape from depression or emptiness
             • Providing relief from anger, sadness or fear.
             • To keep themselves from committing suicide.
             • As punishment for "being bad"
             • Diversion from painful issues
             • Communicating a need for support of help
             • Hide feelings ( pressure cooker method)
             • Are depressed and may also be suicidal
             • Do not have healthy coping mechanisms
             • Up to 1% of the American population
             • The typical Self injurer is in her 20's , who's been harming
             herself since her teens. She is may be from a middle class family,
             and an smart person. Often she was abused, or one of her parents
             • Cutting with a razor blade or other sharp object
             • Burning, with fire or hot water (scalding)
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