Self-mutilation?

Question

I don't understand why people do this. Why do some people list it as an addiction?

Answer 1

Because it is an addiction, Hi right now your reading the answer of a Self Injurer! Surprise! I have been doing it for 7 long god forsaken years. I have been hospitalized for it several times, to many times to count on my hands and feet. Believe it or not. For me, and many others, it is a way to see if they are still alive for the lack of emotion that they have, to help them cope with emotional pain by feeling real pain. It is a very difficult thing to deal with. And many people put extremely bad stereotypes on it, like the first guy that answered your question first. People sometimes do it for the same reasons people smoke, drink or do drugs.

Answer 2

Because some people use Self-mutilation as a way to aviod mental pain.. Some people see mental pain as worse then pyhsical pain, so then Self-mutilate themselves so that they can ignore the mental pain.. hoping to cause enough pyhsical pain to just totaly forget that they ever had mental pain.. Why people call it an addiction, is if you really hate mental pain so much that you would mutilate yourself just to aviod it.. the odds are your probably going to do it again and again and again, just so you can avoid the mental pain...

Answer 3

Self-mutilation is a general term for a variety of forms of intentional self-harm without the wish to die. Cutting one's skin with razors or knives is the most common pattern of self-mutilation. Others include biting, hitting, or bruising oneself; picking or pulling at skin or hair; burning oneself with lighted cigarettes, or amputating parts of the body.

Causes and symptoms
there are psychological reasons..

Several different theories have been proposed to explain self-mutilation:


self-mutilation is an outlet for strong negative emotions, especially anger or shame, that the person is afraid to express in words or discuss with others.


self-mutilation represents anger at someone else directed against the self.


self-mutilation relieves unbearable tension or anxiety Many self-mutilators do report feeling relief after an episode of self-cutting or other injury.


self-mutilation is a technique for triggering the body's biochemical responses to pain. Stress and trauma release endorphins, which are the body's natural pain-killing substances


self-mutilation is a way of stopping a dissociative episode. Dissociation is a process in which the mind splits off, or dissociates, certain memories and thoughts that are too painful to keep in conscious awareness. Some people report that they feel "numb" or "dead" when they dissociate, and self-injury allows them to feel "alive."


self-mutilation is a symbolic acting-out of the larger culture's mistreatment of women. This theory is sometimes offered to explain why the great majority (about 75%) of self-mutilators are girls and women

The symptoms of self-mutilation typically include wearing long-sleeved or baggy clothing, even in hot weather; and an unusual need for privacy. Self-mutilators are often hesitant to change their clothes or undress around others. In most cases the person has also shown signs of depression.

Answer 4

someone people think they deserve the pain, others think that it will help and it a way to distract them from whats happening in reality. it can become an addiction. it also could be a way of trying to get attention. it is also a way to take your angry out. there is no set answer as it is different for everyone.

Answer 5

Because it is.

Answer 6

because they r emo's and like dying ....................grant there wish