Warning signs that someone may be injuring themselves include: Unexplained frequent injuries including cuts and burns, Low self-esteem, Difficulty handling feelings, Relationship problems or avoidance of relationships, and Poor functioning at work, school or home.
Self-Injury and Suicide. Medication is often useful in the management of depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive behaviors, and the racing thoughts that may accompany self-injury.
Contracts, journals, and behavior logs are useful tools for regaining self-control. Interpersonal therapy assists individuals in gaining insight and skills for the development and maintenance of relationships. Successful courses of treatment are marked by: An individual's active involvement and committment to their treatment, Aftercare plans with support for the individual's new self-management skills and behaviors, and Collaboration between all involved professionals medical and otherwise.
Other Resources. Eating Disorders Eating disorders are real, complex medical and psychiatric illnesses that can have serious consequences for health, productivity and relationships. Helpful vs Harmful: Ways to Manage Emotions With practice, everyone can do a better job of dealing with their negative emotions in healthy ways. Web Development: Waye Design Group, llc. There are many possible causes of emotional distress.
It's often a build-up of many smaller things that leads people to think about self-harm. There is evidence of a clear link between suicide or suicidal thoughts and people who have previously self-harmed. However, not everyone who self-harms wants to end their life. Some people describe their self-harm as a way of staying alive by responding to or coping with severe emotional distress. It's important to find the right support or treatment to help deal with the underlying cause in a less harmful way.
Here are some ways to help. If you've injured yourself severely or believe your injury may be life-threatening, or if you think you may hurt yourself or attempt suicide, call or your local emergency number immediately. There's no one single or simple cause that leads someone to self-injure.
In general, self-injury may result from:. Most people who self-injure are teenagers and young adults, although those in other age groups also self-injure. Self-injury often starts in the preteen or early teen years, when emotions are more volatile and teens face increasing peer pressure, loneliness, and conflicts with parents or other authority figures. Although self-injury is not usually a suicide attempt, it can increase the risk of suicide because of the emotional problems that trigger self-injury.
And the pattern of damaging the body in times of distress can make suicide more likely. There is no sure way to prevent your loved one's self-injuring behavior. But reducing the risk of self-injury includes strategies that involve both individuals and communities.
Parents, family members, teachers, school nurses, coaches or friends can help. Mayo Clinic does not endorse companies or products. Advertising revenue supports our not-for-profit mission. This content does not have an English version. This content does not have an Arabic version. Overview Nonsuicidal self-injury, often simply called self-injury, is the act of deliberately harming your own body, such as cutting or burning yourself.
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