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Self-Injury (of any type)?

I'm bored so I'm deciding to see just how many self injurers are on yahoo answers...

Do you self-injury?

How and why(triggers)?

When did you start?

Do you have plans for stopping?

I've been cutting for about one and a half years now and I like to understand people so help me on my search for the physiology behind my behavior

Update:

Sorry meant psychology and the little spell checker didn't catch it...

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    Do you self-injury?

    Yes

    How and why(triggers)?

    A series of things. Either complete apathy for the world, or just lonliness or pain.

    When did you start?

    Many years ago.

    Do you have plans for stopping?

    Yes. I had been trying and I hardley ever do now.

    And basically, listining to other people worn't necisarilly help you. In order to help yourself find out why you need to look at you. Is there anything that has changes scince you started? Do you ever have panic attacks or spells of deprssion? Is there a large ammount of stress in your life? Is there anybody in your life who you really care about? Do you know anybody who self harms besides yourself? Do you feel neglected or unimportaint? If you'd like more help, email me at my new email adress, Michael_James_Way@ymail.com

  • 5 years ago

    Cutting Snapping Biting Scratching Burning Digging into the skin with your nails Banging your head Stabbing Whipping yourself Erasing Rubbing Pulling out hair Self sexual Self emotional isolation

  • 1 decade ago

    Alot of Borderline Personality Disorder people cut/self-injur themselves. Are you also very angry? Were you abandoned time and again? Do you love then hate people in your life? Do you have outbursts of inappropriate behavior? Are your relationships unstable? Do alot of soul-searching and dig deep into your own unconsciousness..THAT is where you will find many answers. Peace..

    Source(s): I self-injured myself by abusing alcohol, hating myself, feeling so empty, crashing my cars..
  • 1 decade ago

    Well I know you don't know me but I have a few questions for you myself. Are you bi-polar or do you think you might be?

    Also, have you been physically abused in the past?

    Those two things can lead to self-harm, other than it can just be a problem in itself, but if you say yes to either those questions, those could be the source. But also, google "self harm" you can get alot of info on why you sometimes do that. Good luck and please try not to do that to yourself, your a beautiful human being that deserves to live fully without out those negative things.

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  • 1 decade ago

    I'm the last person I would want to hurt. I have a healthy respect and love for myself and the thoughts of harming myself appall me.

    I hope you get the help you need so you can quit wanting to cut yourself. You are precious and I can't imagine why you would want to harm a precious human being.

  • 1 decade ago

    i fall and hurt myself on purpose. i starve myself. i gave myself an eating disorder more then once.

    depression. nobody cares, i'm useless, if i died it wouldn't matter

    started...last year.

    it happens on and off, i was fine over the summer and was great from september till january when i was in a relationship with the love of my life. he dumped me. i was fine for a while and it just keeps getting worse now. i don't want to stop but eventually i know i will

  • 1 decade ago

    I don't but a friend of mine does. She usually uses glass and only does it when someone is around. She just wants attention but another one of my friends found a way to stop her and its just to tell her to cut them instead and she won't.

  • 1 decade ago

    I don't cut. I'm just wondering if you meant "psychology" instead of "physiology?" :)

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I only cut once and that was along time ago...

    (My moms ex bf was depressing me by calling me a peice of **** and beating my mummy.)

  • 1 decade ago

    I self injure by reading these questions. Ohhhh. the pain!

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