Why Do People Intentionally Injure Themselves?

Self mutilation is something that many people do not understand. People tend to look down on or think badly of people who do this. They may believe that these actions are simply to get attention or that it is a way of manipulating people. But, in reality these thoughts are very wrong. So many self mutilators will suffer in silence either unable to express these problems with others or often for the fear of being ridiculed or misunderstood by their peers. Self injury is also known as self abuse, deliberate self harm, self mutilation as well as parasuicidal behavior.
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