As a school counselor, I am very concerned about the growing trend I am seeing in cutting, self-injury and self-mutalation. The largest number of readers posting on ScottCounseling come here as cutters, parents of cutters and former self-mutilators seeking to help current cutters. The act of cutting involves an individual intentionally making cuts, scratches or...
This is the fifth ScottCounseling article on cutting and self-injury. This article focuses on some step-by-step approaches parents and cutters can use as strategies to put an end to the behavior of cutting. Other cutting articles by ScottCounseling include: Cutting: Self Injury Facts & Statistics What is Cutting & Self Injury? Why Do People Cut or Self...
How to Help a Friend or Family Member Who Cuts or Practices Self-Injury It is often very hard to come to terms with the fact that someone you care about is physically hurting themselves. There are, however, things that you can do and steps to take. Below are some helpful tips to help someone who self-injures:...
The act of “cutting” or making scratches on arms, legs or other body parts is not a halfhearted attempt at suicide. In fact, it’s an effort by the self-injury individual to feel alive. Individuals who cut or self-injure often perform this act as a way to handle life, not to die, or end the life. ...
Statistics on teen cutting are hard to come by because so few studies have been done on the subject. In 2002, the British Medical Journal published an article that found 13 percent of British 15- and 16-year-olds purposely injured themselves. In the United States, best estimates indicate that one in every 200 girls between 13 and 19...
Self-Injury Behavior Over the past year, one in five females and one in seven males have engaged in some form of self-injury type behavior. The growing concern of “cutting” is now on the forefront of many mental health agencies, schools and youth leaders concerns for young adults today. This article provides the reader with some...
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