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Bill of Rights for People Who Self-Harm
I found this Bill of Rights for People Who Self-Harm on the Internet. Copyright is as follows: © 1998-2001 Deb Martinson. Reprint permission granted with proper credit to author. So, it is rather old, but I think it still applies… Bill of Rights for People Who Self-Harm Preamble An estimated one percent of Americans use physical self-harm as a way of coping with stress; the rate of self-injury in other industrial nations is probably similar. Still, self-injury remains a taboo subject, a behavior that is considered freakish or outlandish and is highly stigmatized by medical professionals and the lay public alike. There are a lot of options for people who…
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My take on Self-Injury
Self-injury can come in many forms and includes cutting oneself with razors or knives, burning oneself with cigarettes or matches, pulling out clumps of hair and picking at oneself (especially the nails and/or cheek) until blood is produced. Self-injury is one of the most difficult behaviors for the loved one to understand. In the case of BPD, self-injury is done for the purpose of pain relief, not to “get attention” or to manipulate the loved one. Most self-injury is done in private and done without the knowledge of the loved one. Occasionally, the self-injury cannot be covered-up (i.e. the blood and/or scars are apparent) and others notice the activities. If…
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Self harm on the increase in UK
An article about self-harm increasing in Britain: Self harm by children on increase The number of children admitted to hospital due to self harm has risen by a third in five years, according to National Health Service figures. There were 11,891 in 2002/3, and 15,955 in 2006/7. In both periods, there were more than three times as many admissions of girls than boys. Liberal Democrat health spokesman Norman Lamb, who requested the figures, said they were “shocking”. He blamed a lack of specialist mental health treatment for children. Gender differences Admissions of children aged 10 to 18 following some kind of self harm rose by 34% between 2002 and 2007.…
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Anger, Borderline Personality Disorder, Celebrities, Impulsiveness, Self-Injury, Shame, Substance Abuse, Suicide
Why Pete Doherty has jumped to the front of the line for BPD celebs
OK, well, the other day I posted on how Pete Doherty has jumped to the top of my Celebrities with Borderline Personality Disorder (possibly, but not for sure) list. Why? Well, he just released a series of paintings done in his own blood. Let’s examine the other “evidence” of possible BPD…. (For those of you who don’t know who Pete Doherty is: he’s the lead singer of two British bands: Babyshambles and the Libertines. He dated Kate Moss and he is a regular in the tabloids in London for his erratic and criminal behavior.) Self-Harm Painting in one’s own blood seems to indicate self-harm. Here’s another article about Doherty’s self-harm.…
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Amy Winehouse Crops Up Again
This morning I read an article about Amy Winehouse supposedly putting a cigarette out on her cheek. Of course Winehouse is the #1 candidate on my list of possible celebrity Borderline Personality Sufferers. Here is a copy of the article and a link to one version on the Internet: Singer reported to have self-harmed in restaurant Amy Winehouse reportedly stubbed a cigarette out on her own cheek in a restaurant. The troubled singer was apparently having a crafty fag as she sat with pals in a London eatery last week. But when a waitress asked her to stop smoking, it’s claimed she pushed the burning ciggie into her own skin.…
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NIU Shooter and Self-Injury
From MSNBC story about NIU Shooter: Troubled mind The discoveries added to the puzzle surrounding Kazmierczak. While friends, family, educators and investigators remain baffled and shocked at the gunman’s acts, a closer look reveals that Kazmierczak’s friendly exterior masked a troubled mind. University Police Chief Donald Grady said, without giving details, that Kazmierczak, 27, had become erratic in the past two weeks after he had stopped taking his medication. A former employee at a Chicago psychiatric treatment center said Kazmierczak’s parents placed him there after high school. She said he used to cut himself, and had resisted taking his medications. No related posts.