Self-Harm

Self-harm has become a rampant epidemic that is affecting many people today – including our youth.  The act of self-harm, sometimes referred to as self-injuring or cutting, is a deliberate, repetitive, impulsive harming of the body – mainly done in secret and can sometimes be hard to detect.

You may know someone that is engaging in these behaviors – perhaps you are inflicting physical harm on yourself.  Although you may think it is not that big of a deal, the reality is inflicting any harm on yourself is a huge deal.

SELF-HARM – SELF-INJURING – CUTTING: An outward expression of pain and hurt deep within.  Some of the signs and symptoms of self-harming behaviors look like this:

• -Inflicting cuts with any type of sharp object, usually on an area of the body not normally exposed

• -Constant scratching as a response to pressure or unexpected circumstances

• -Picking at scabs and preventing the healing process from taking place

• -Burning the skin on a regular basis with erasers, fire, or small heat-conducting appliances or metals

• -Punching the body – including beating the head against walls or other inanimate objects

• -Biting the inside of the mouth or skin of the arms, hands, or legs

• -Pulling out hair – including eyelashes and eyebrows

• -Breaking bones or severely bruising the body

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