Recover from Self Injury

How to Recover from Self Injury

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The MASTERS Way to Recover from Self Injury,

Although self injury is frequently seen as a risk factor for suicidal ideations and/or behavior many teens and youngengage in self harm out of a need to cope with painful or confusing emotions rather than a desire to take their own lives. Self injury is a serious and potentially life threatening issue. Studies suggest as much as 13 to 23 percent of adolescents in the United States engage in such behaviors. 1 X Trustworthy Source PubMed Central Journal archive from the U.S. National Institutes of Health Go to source Fortunately when you work with doctors andproviders to figure out the underlying function of the behavior recovery is possible. Accept that you are not alone. Estimates point to nearly two million teens and youngin America who purposely injure themselves in some way. Statistics show that young women are more likely to self injure than young men. So know that if you are a young person who has been hurting yourself you are not alone. There are many others out there who know what you are going through and you can get help.

Recognize what self harm is. Self injury basically means causing harm to oneself on purpose. A common example of self injury is cutting using a knife razor or other sharp object. Other methods may include biting pinching burning hitting pulling out hair or picking at wounds. Extreme cases may even result in broken bones.

Look for triggers. Oftentimes self injury is a release for emotional pain. You may not have role models for dealing with feelings like anger sadness disappointment or frustration or you may have been raised to hide these emotions. The harmful behavior serves as an outlet. In some cases teens might hurt themselves because they feel numb. they just want to feel something. However self harm is generally followed by shame or guilt that leads to more self injurious behavior a dangerous and endless cycle.

Know that self injury can be a symptom of a bigger issue. Research has connect self jury to psychiatric disorders like eating disorders borderline personality disorder depression anxiety substance abuse disorder and developmental disabilities to name a few.

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