Category: Facts

It is likely that people will self-harm repeatedly over the same issue as self-harm does not allow issues to be processed in a way which works through them. Read more →

Self-harm is surprisingly common in wild-animals that have been trapped in a domestic environment. Read more →

Although self-harm is often associated in popular culture with young people evidence suggests it is also distressingly common in assisted living homes for the elderly. Read more →

Not everyone who self-injures was or is abused as a child or adult. Often, self-injury is triggered by chronic invalidation, which means you’re constantly told by others and/or by yourself that your ideas, feelings, and concerns are wrong or bad. Read more →

A study from back in 2002 which was published in the British Medical Journal estimated that 13 percent of British 15- and 16-year-olds purposely injure themselves. Read more →

Self-harm does not even resolve the issues that trigger you to self-harm, while regular emotional processing may do so. Read more →

While there are several common groups for triggers for people who self-harm, it seems one of the biggest is a feeling of not being in the driver’s seat of your own life. Read more →

Emotions, while uncomfortable, are a natural part of the human experience. They both warn you about things and attempt to help your process them. Read more →

There is nothing known that definitely prevents someone from beating self-harm, but many things can make it harder to do so. Read more →

While self-harm seems to occur in most intelligent animals, it appears to be especially common in captive birds. Read more →