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[quote=Anonymous]I am moved by the compassion and good suggestions on this thread. Unusual for DCUM. I am a therapist who works with adolescents and young adults and think that you got really good advice. I often think about cutting as falling into one of the following categories: 1. Because the emotional pain is overwhelming and cutting lets some out physically--distracts or calms 2. To feel something at all (when emotionally numb) 3. As a form of self-punishment 4. To feel the endorphin and adrenyline rush following the injury as a way to feel better I find it is helpful to find out which of these is the reason why someone cuts. It can be more than one, but it usually falls into one bucket or maybe two. It helps give us a language to talk about the self-injury as well as figure out ways to replace the cuting, hitting their head, pinching, etc [/quote]
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