What is Self-Injury

Self-harm is also known as self-injury (SI), self-inflicted violence (SIV), self-injurious behavior (SIB), and self-mutilation, although this last term has connotations that some p...

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i noticed that most people here cut themselves. does anyone harm themselves in other ways? i punch myself in the head and slap myself - not just the frustrated hits to the head, i PUNCH myself and SLAP myself really hard. anyone else?
Posted on 11/06/09, 11:11 am
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Reply #1 - 11/06/09  12:25pm
" I punch myself with brass knuckles so youre not alone. I also burn and cut... "
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Reply #2 - 11/06/09  12:51pm
" I've quite frequently scratched myself to the point of bleeding. "
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Reply #3 - 11/06/09  1:50pm
" i cut, i scratch, i pull ono my joints until they're about to break. i bite my tongue, bite my lips and fingers and arms. you aren't alone in less common forms of self injury. "
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Reply #4 - 11/06/09  2:41pm
" i bang my head agains walls, punch walls, punch myself, hit myself with a hammer and cut. "
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Reply #5 - 11/06/09  11:58pm
" i have hit myself a few times. not my cup of tea tho. i was scratching myself for a while too but i didnt much care for that either. "
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Reply #6 - 11/07/09  12:08am
" i used to bang myself against walls, hit myself in the head, hold my fists so tight my nails would dig into my palms, that sort of thing. "
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Reply #7 - 11/07/09  3:42am
" I hit myself sometimes also. I've busted my own mouth so many times! I also pull my hair out, slap my legs hard, slap my face and scratch myself. "

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