Her solution to assuaging her emotional pain is to distract herself from it by inflicting physical pain. Physical pain is something she can control; it is straightforward; it is easy to understand; it demands attention NOW. Ironically (and effectively), it helps her to numb out, to forget.
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Self destructive behaviors are very common among teens today and are not to be taken lightly. I have written about them before in my blog but they seem to be a reoccurring theme these days. Sometimes they may be the first sign of a problem. Self destructive behaviors are not going to go away without [...]
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I am posting a Dear Abby letter on teen cutting that was in the newspaper last week. This young girl is a “cutter” and she is very insightful as to why she is cutting. Cutting was new to me and I have learned that many of our teens today have become cutters to cope with stressful [...]
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Teens that harm themselves are performing repetitive injurious behaviors. For the parent or guardian they can be hard to discover and when found very alarming. The self harm activities performed by a teen are usually hidden with clothing, are in areas of the body that are not seen and are done in isolated situations, secretly [...]
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