Understanding self harm
INTRODUCTION You might have heard of someone trying to harm himself or attempting suicide or maybe you have self harm or heard self harming thoughts before but what you might not know is more people are self harming than you know, one study says 17percent of people will self iharm during their lifetime. If you want a detailed understanding of self harming and want to know what to do when or someone else is having this challenge then read on WHAT IS SELF HARMING Self harming is a deliberate act made by people to hurt their bodies usually as a way to cope with emotional pains caused by distressing thoughts, it is mostly done through cutting of skins but not limited to that it can also be done by burning, drug abuse and driving carelessly. WHY DO PEOPLE SELF HARM People have different reasons for engaging in self harming behaviors but the main reason is emotional pains caused by overwhelming difficulties, we have to understand that people are different and have different ways ...