The Effects Of Self-Injury On Women

I used to be a cutter… but shh, don’t tell. Society didn't allow me to express my pain that way…Today’s society refuses to acknowledge many problems that teens deal with. People would rather believe in ‘happily ever after’ than face the truth, children are suffering. While it may seem to others that the problems are made up, its very real to the one dealing with them everyday. This suffering can leave permanent scars, and damage (if not ruin) their future. By remaining ignorant, self harm becomes more and more common, but at what cost? If educators and medical personnel were to be more educated on self harm and how to deal with it, teens and young adults would be more comfortable asking for help. Getttig rid of the stereotypes that

Teens and young adults resort to various outlets with hopes of coping with the pressures they face. Some stress-relieving activities involve eating comforting food or watching TV. For some, however, these activities do not provide adequate stress relief, so they attempt to escape their anxieties through a recently recognized self-mutilating disorder called “cutting.” While gaining more attention in recent years, cutting is still not a well-known practice, yet an estimated 700 out of every 100,000 individuals self-mutilate (Froeschle). Even celebrities like Angelina Jolie have admitted to cutting (Mann). The best way to discourage the practice of cutting is to learn more about

Some of these disorders are eating disorders, depression, anxiety and addiction. We often shun people who have these disorders, but in reality they are the people who need to most support. If we checked in on these people the chances of them self harming would in my opinion decrease. Like I mentioned before in paragraph 3 most people will not self harm with the intention of suicide when they start, but some people get addicted to the minor pain and the endorphins that are released from the pain that makes people relaxed and happy. We can compare this to a runners high when you have the most energy. At this point if they are addicted for this reason this is the perfect time to start a treatment

Whilst self-harm rates in the United Kingdom are amongst the highest in Europe at 4 incidents per every 1,000 individuals (Horrocks & House, 2002), recent statistics demonstrate that rates of self-injury are significantly greater within the incarcerated population, at 278 incidents per every 1,000 inmates for 2014 (Ministry of Justice, 2014). It is consistently acknowledged that incarcerated individuals have an elevated risk of self-injurious behaviour, which has been increasing in the UK; the rates of deliberate self-harm (DSH) by male prisoners have risen by 45% between 2004 and 2010, despite the prison population only increasing by 14.6% (Slade et al, 2012), and DSH amongst female inmates increased by 48% between 2003 and 2007 (Kenning et

Self-inflicted injuries and unusual deaths are common, more now than ever. Texting while driving alone kills about 6,000 annually. About 600 people die each year due to asphyxiation, the act of suffocation, whether for sexual arousal or suicide. Bizarrely, about 450 people die from falling out of bed each year. Falling out of bed, accounts for about 1.8 million emergency room visits and over 400, 000 hospital admissions annually. Not really unusual but the most common death are due to cardiovascular disease. The most common self-inflicted injury is the burning, cutting and bruising of the skin. Close to 70% of teens engage in this type of self-injury and have tried to commit suicide at least once. About 55% of people have tried to commit suicide multiple times. Each one of these yearly rates has continued to grow since the early 1990’s and have yet to decrease.

Self-Injury is a common theme when it comes to the undertakings teens involve themselves in. I wanted to write about a meaningful, informative topic, so not only I could get information from it, so you, the reader, would be able to find some appeal to the data I am presenting to you. To begin, the DSM-IV has classified self-injury as, “a new disorder in need of further study.” (Zetterqvist, DSM-IV) Meaning, Non-Suicidal self-injury has been classified as a disorder, yet it needs to be studied further for more clarification.

Introduction/Argument: My argument is that people shouldn’t be cutting themselves because first of all it harms you a lot. Second of all you can cut a vain if u cut to deep. And third of all It leaves really bad scars. I think that no one should cut themselves. If you do it i get it but cutting does not help in not one way.Claim 1: My claim is that if you cut it will harm you a lot. My reason is that a lot of my friends cut and it harms them a lot. They cry and complain a lot and that is why you shouldn’t cut.My evidence is that self harm is a way of helping with most of your problems and i got my evidence from https://www.helpguide.org/articles/anxiety/cutting-and-self-harm.htm

“According to a study published in the journal Pediatrics, an average of 1 in every 5 people has engaged in some form of non¬-suicidal self¬-injury, including but not limited to cutting, burning, hair pulling and punching” (Domanick). Apparently self-harm isn’t as uncommon we had originally been lead to be, if even 1 in every 5 people can self-harm, that just means society hasn’t been as observant as we like to believe. Anyone can self-harm, from distinguished politician, to a humble beggar on the streets,

People get so worked up with stress, anger, words that are said, things that happen, and more that make them upset and/or mad so they decide to take it out on THEMSELVES, and decide to think ‘I should just cut myself’ and you know what… They listen to their mind and they do it. They do it because they probably feel like something that happened is their fault even if it wasn’t. There are so many other ways to express your feelings besides cutting/self-harm, they may not be easy, but tell you what… They are way better than self-harm. Self-harm should be the very last thing that comes to your mind. It’s not worth it. You are loved. Even if you don’t feel like you are. I promise, you

Self-harm is a very serious subject no matter who is talking about it. It is also a hard issue in society today. I want to explain and see why self-harm is much more apparent in teenagers than other age groups. I want to clarify what the causes of self-harm, the different types, and what self-harm can lead to if not treated.

The question of a century has been why do men commit suicide so much more than women. There are a lot of answers to this question, one of them is the argument that men are more impulsive, and in the moment with the decision. This contrasts to women who are thought to be plan more, and think about family and friends, this also generally affects their method of choice. This is considered an older method of thought though, more of today’s research is that suicide prevention isn’t directed or built for men. It is focused more on women because society thinks they need more emotional support when in truth men and women need equality. From studies, men also seem to be much more stubborn, and wait longer, if ever to seek help from friends, family, or medical professionals. It seems that men have an unrealistic standard put upon them to uphold, and this puts a significant hardship on them when it comes to them seeking out help when they need it. Then there is also a team of researchers in the US that have been studying a set of specific traits. The traits are a lack of fear of death, a high pain tolerance, being very emotionally closed off, and adrenaline/feeling seeking. These traits tend to be found more often in men than women, and are thought to be linked to a greater risk of suicide. Overall both genders face great difficulty, and strife

After self-harm has been afflicted there are certain ways others can keep an eye out to see if someone you know is hurting themselves. According to Mental Health America, warning sighs to look for include frequent scraps, burns or cuts around the body. These areas of focus are wrists, arms, legs or arms. The Young Youth Self-Report states between the ages of eleven through eighteen, 67.2% report on the upper arms (Laukkanen 2013). Out of this group the total number was 296 students on who answered where their self-injuries were performed. This study provided the cuts that are found on forearms are at lower risk for suicide and are feeding to this addiction for emotional pain. The cuts that were found on other parts of the body suggested these children were in need of mental help, which could form to suicide thoughts (Laukkanen 2013).

Self-harm is a growing and troubling trend. It's a frightening disorder, most common among women, where hurt and alienation are expressed by injuring oneself. There are several kinds of self-harm. Self-mutilation and various eating disorders are among the most common forms of self-destruction. These forms of self-harm often lead to suicide. There are three types of self-mutilation. The rarest and most extreme form is Major self-mutilation. This form usually results in permanent disfigurement, such as castration or limb amputation. Another form is Stereo-typical self-mutilation. This usually consists of head banging, eyeball pressing, and biting. The third and most common form is Superficial self-mutilation. This involves cutting, burning,

Depressed teens harm themselves sometimes because they feel numb and want to feel something, self harm is relief in a depressed person's eyes and cutting makes them feel that they have some emotion at all. Almost every day there are an average of over 3,470 attempts of suicidal deaths grades 9-12. These thoughts may vary from bullying, problems at home or any horrific event going on. The U.S have results that show that at least 90% of teens who kill themselves have some type of mental health problem, such as depression, anxiety (etc.). “ 58% of kids admit someone has said mean or hurtful things to them online, more than 4 out 10 say it has happened more than once.”

The outcome of the research was to determine the prevalence of deliberate self-harm in adolescents throughout schools in England and what factors were associated with those acts They reached out to schools in Oxford shire, Northampton shire, and Birmingham (Jennifer J. Muehlenkamp, Saunders, & C O’Conner,& J.