Causes
*a way  to temporarily relieve intense feelings, pressure, or anxiety.
*Intense pain can lead to the release of endorphines, causing pleasure (masochism)
*as a way to make others feel guilty , make them care or make them go away.
*as a way to draw attention to yourself, for help
*if followed by tending to the wounds is an expression of self care or self nurturing for someone
        who never learned to do that in another, safer way
*Self loathing, like an expression of emotions they couldnt express as children or a feeling that
        they are bad or undeserving of love or related feelings
*as a self soothing manuever for someone who never learned another way to expel intense
        emotions
*as a way to break away from emotional numbness
*as a way to manage and control pain unlike physical abuse or sexual abuse
*as a way of externally displaying internal emotions~ to feel the pain on the outside, not inside
*as a way to provide a sense of being real, being alive or able to feel
( i cut myself for # 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11)
Methods
cutting
punching
hitting
scratching
choking (constricting airway)
self-biting (limvs, tongue, lips, arms)
picking at or reopening wounds, ulcerations, or sutures
hair pulling
burning (including cigarrette burns and self incinderationism, eraser burns, chemical burns like salt
            or ice burns)
stabbing with a wire, pins,needles, nails, staples, pens, or hair accessories
pinching or clamping like with clothes pins or paper clips
ingesting corrosive chemicals, batteries, pins
cutting off circulation for extended time with a rubberband
self poisoning like overdoses without suicidal intent
Other
Okay if I remember anything about being on the outside, you're looking at my list and going oh my gosh! how could people do that to themselves? I can't speak for all people, but I can sopeak for myself. It's not hard. It's an adiction, like every other topic I've covered so far. For instance, cutting. It's really not all that hard to pick up a needle or razor and cut your wrist. Granted, the first time is the very worst. It does get better. and easier too. Pretty soon, you start carrying around really sharp objects just in case you get stressed out. it's a simple soultion that really seems to work. especially if the sight of blood thrils you. Everytime I see blood, my heart races and I feel so happy. Whether it's my blood or another person or an animal. It makes me happy. I don't know why. It just does. And what's even better, if no one else knows what it's like, no one else will know if you're doing it. You start wearing long sleeve shirts even in the middle of summer. but you can always blame it on something else. or you can just start injuring another place. its quite easy. I know it probably sounds like im trying to convince you to do this, im not, im just trying to get you to understand what its like. if you have ny questions, i am open to answer them. but i cant really speak for all self injurers. hope this blog helps.
Oh and by the way...
self injury awareness day is like march first. if you have time, swing by wikipedia.com and search self injury and find out what colors to wear and so on. its a pretty cool day!
Love in the Lord, Maseaela