Self-harm

Self-harm (SH) is injury to one's own body, whether conscious or unconscious. Some scholars use more technical definitions related to specific aspects of behavior. This injury may be aimed at relieving otherwise unbearable emotions, sensations of unreality and numbness, or for other reasons. Self-harm is generally a social taboo. It is sometimes associated with mental illnesses such as Borderline Personality Disorder, with a history of trauma and abuse, with eating disorders, or with mental traits such as perfectionism.

External links

Alphabetical

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• American Self-Harm Information Clearinghouse
• Self-Mutilation on EricDigests
• Helpguide: Self-Injury: Types, Causes and Treatment
• LifeSIGNS: Self Injury Guidance & Network Support
• Lysamena Project: A Christian Viewpoint on SI
• Psyke: Self-Injury Information and support
• Recover Your Life (formerly Ruin Your Life): A Self Harm Support Community
• SAFE
• Samaritans
• Self-Injury Abuse/Trauma Directory
• Self Injury; a Struggle: Self-Injury Support Site
• Sirius Project: Self-Help for Self-Harm
• Showing Our Scars