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[quote=Anonymous]Like someone mentioned, cutting is a physical manifestation of emotional distress. Trying to stop the behavior, hide blades etc will be ineffective. There is also the element of teens who feel a sense of belonging to the "cutting community" found on social media. You can take away the social media but that will not change the reaffirming message they have already received that cutting gives them an identity.

Usually what is behind the behavior is anxiety/anger/depression. The treatment takes multiple steps. 1) Identify the cause of the distress (Situational/family dynamics/biology/social anxiety/trauma etc..) 2) Learning how to better identify and communicate feelings so it doesn't manifest into dysfunctional behavior and 3) Identify triggers to the behavior and learn coping skills to implement when the urge arises.

This is a topic I have become very experienced in as a former middle school counselor and now a adolescent DBT therapist. If anyone has any questions you can email me at kim@ccmtherapy.com
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