Self Harming

Self-harm or self-injury means hurting yourself on purpose. One common method is cutting yourself with a knife. But any time someone deliberately hurts herself is classified as self-harm. Some people feel an impulse to burn themselves, pull out hair or pick at wounds to prevent healing. Extreme injuries can result in broken bones.

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Symptoms Self Harming

• Scars from cuts or burns
  
• Claiming to have frequent accidents
  
• Fresh cuts, scratches, or injurys
  
• Broken bones
  
• Keeping sharp objects on hand
  
• Spending a great deal of time alone
  
• Wearing long sleeves and pants even in hot weather
  
• Difficulties with interpersonal relationships
  
• Emotional instability
  
• Impulsiveness and unpredictability
  
• Depressed mood
  
• Irritability
  
• Frequent thoughts of helplessness, hopelessness, or worthlessness

Symptoms Self Harming

• Cutting
• Burning
• Poisoning
• Overdosing
• Carving words or symbols on the skin
• Breaking bones
• Hitting or punching
• Piercing the skin with sharp objects
• Head banging
• Pinching
• Biting
• Pulling out hair
• Interfering with wound healing

"Pain is real but so is hope."

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Helpful Resources For Self Harming

Helpguide.org. Trusted guide to mental, emotional & social health by focusing on the understanding, symptoms, treatment and resources for self harming disorder.
Harmless.org.uk. Self Harm Support at Harmless providing a range of services about self harm including support, information, training and consultancy to people who self harm
Self Injury Outreach & Support. As part of a collaboration between the University of Guelph and McGill University, we are a non-profit outreach initiative providing information and resources about self-injury to those who self-injure, those who have recovered, and those who want to help.