is it true that if someone is wearing a bunch of bracelets in one place, cuts themselves?
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Well, I don't think so, unless the bracelets happen to be rigid, metal, and have angular sides.\n\nBut it's good to be safe.
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Culturally people re-act to pain in different ways.  So if you belong to one ethnic groups and have a small cut on your arm you might scream and cry and throw yourself around while some one from another ethnic group could have most of their arm cut off and say, 'I need a bit of help here.'  This is important to realise as a lot of the ways you check how much help a person needs is by seeing how they behave.  This is also true of age and gender but I think we are more aware of this and take it into account.
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People cut themselves because the pain from the cut does not even compare to the pain they feel on the inside.  The physical pain they inflict on themselves helps relieve the emotional pain they live with every day.\n\nIt is unhealthy, but anyone who hurts that bad is probably not healthy anyway.
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What your dealing with is a "Rite of Passage", don't do anything against those who are participating unless they start talking about cutting themselves to be equal.  (Only a trained Plastic Surgeon should do such)  In such cases, the bonding established will last long after the original taunting is forgotten, so if you want your friends to not carry the scar and develop werid internal responses, remind the taunted of things they excell in so they do not internalize the pain of being made fun of.
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If you have a problem with cutting yourself, I would reccomend seeing a tharipist or shrink.  There may be some in your area.  Look under Mental Health in your phone book.
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Yes, I cut myself to release stress, frustration, and other things I can't deal with any other way.  Whatever people say, it works.  But it also has some unfortunate consequences.  For example, I'm working in New York this summer, where it's currently close to 90˚F (or it was during the day anyway), so the whole wearing long sleeves every day thing isn't so much fun.  And I'll be in real trouble when I'm in Mexico later this summer and want to be able to go swimming with my family, who don't know I cut (and aren't going to).  There's also the potential for infection and the likelyhood of scars.  That, and bandaids are really f***ing expensive.  But probably the biggest problem is that it's addictive.  When I first started cutting, I could have stopped any time I wanted to (or at least, I felt like I could).  Three years later, I've tried to stop and failed.  I can sometimes even go a couple months without cutting.  So the bottom line is don't start, and if you already have, get out while you can.\n\nInstead of hurting yourself, try taking whatever it is you'd use to hurt yourself (especially if you cut yourself), and apply it to cardboard instead.  If your particular form of self-harm involves bleeding, try drawing on your skin in red pen or marker.  I've also heard that snapping a rubber band against your wrist can help, but I found I just wanted it to hurt worse and I just made me want to cut more.\n\nYou're right that you need someone to help you.  You should talk to a doctor (personally, I've thought about going to the campus health center several times, but have yet to work up the nerve to actually do it), or if you're in your teens, a parent, teacher or other trusted adult, or if you're older, a close friend.  I know it's hard to ask for help (believe me, I've spend three years not being able to make myself do it), and if you want someone to talk to in the mean time you're welcome to email me at emilyrose1986@yahoo.com.
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That depends. Is this a relative, a friend, someone your dating, a child, teen. adult...? Not to be nosy but it really does effect how to do this. If it's a child or teen, tell one of there parents (assuming the parents aren't the reason this kid is cutting themselves) If its someone you go to school with then talk to a counselor. \nI am assuming that this person told you what they are doing and your not just guessing that this is going on. Have you tried talking to this person about seeking professional help. You would be shocked to know how many people hurt themselves and to what extent the damage they cause can go so it is important that in the end they see someone about this. If you are close to this person offer to go to therapy with them if that makes them more comfortable. Do some outside research on the reasons why people do this and ask your friend why they do. A little more info would be handy if you want more precise answers.
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fake blood packets, and sometimes self inflicted cuts using a razor... seen it on an interview
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http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/mental_health/cutting.html\n\nCheck this link out.\n\nCalling someone who cuts "emo" or "stupid" doesn't help the situation. Self Cutting is a very serious and real mental illness and not a joke or matter of intelligence. You aren't a LOSER if you are self cutting, you simply need some help and counseling. You need to discover or talk about WHY you are cutting so you can learn ways to avoid the emotions that make you do this to yourself.  When you see someone talking about doing something to themselves, try to be a little more understanding. People with this and other conditions, often cannot help themselves.\n\nExample: There is a woman who has a PHD and is highly intelligent, but also as Asperbers syndrome (high function autism). If she is not watched carefully, she will eat glass. She can't help it. She can't stop it. It is something in her brain that makes her do what she does. Treatment helps with control, but people with these ailments cannot be held at fault for their conditions.\n\nThink of this, what ever has made this young woman cut herself, would you like to go through it? For all you know she survived a traumatic event that would have killed you outright. You just don't know.\n\nI hope that the link helps with the asker of this question and those of you reading it.
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no....its just us and a 4 inch piece of wood!! haha. although some people wear wrist guards, or other braces to protect themselves from further injury
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Usually someone who cuts herself is doing it to block out other pain in her life.  The pain from the cut is easier to bear than the emotional pain the young person is suffering.  It is hard to understand, but often the cutting actually makes them feel better.  It is an unhealthy way of coping with life.  It is mostly young females who cut themselves.  It is a cry for help, and sometimes a cry for attention.  Dramatic reaction to the cutting can lead to more cutting to get the reaction.  It can be habit forming.  Believe it or not, there are groups among young people who consider it "cool" to cut.\n\nCheck out http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/feeling_sad/cutting.html which may give you some ideas.  \n\nAn Internet search about it will give you lots of websites to check out.  YOu may need help to deal with this.  Can you contact a high school guidance counselor for example?  He or she may have lots of information on this topic.\n\nI hope this helps.  Good luck with your work, and God bless.
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No!!!  They could get infected, and lead to more serious problems.  I know of cases where people had to have extremities amputated because of this!\n\nCheck www.webmd.com for some ideas on how to treat this, and if it's that serious, you might want to schedule a visit with your doctor.
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I would suppose that it's in case the needle acidentally stabs someone else.
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I think it disturbs people to see someone harm themselves (cutting).  It is a sign of mental illness.  Even then though, people should not be mean about it.\n\nAs far as the gay, lesbian and bi... that is very different.  I agree with you this is a lifestyle choice and not a mental illness or a sign of something wrong.
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http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/self-injury/DS00775\nSelf-injury/cutting\nIntroduction\n\nFor people who can't fathom deliberately hurting themselves, self-injury may seem shocking and frightening. But for people who do injure themselves by cutting or other means, self-injury offers a momentary sense of calm and a release of tension. Unfortunately, that's usually quickly followed by guilt and shame and the return of other painful emotions. And with self-injury comes the very real possibility of inflicting serious and even fatal injuries.\n\nSelf-injury isn't a specific disease or condition. Rather, it's a type of abnormal behavior. It may accompany a variety of mental disorders, such as depression and borderline personality disorder. Because self-injury is often done on impulse, it's sometimes considered an impulse-control behavior problem. Self-injury is also known as self-harm, self-injurious behavior and self-mutilation.\n\nhttp://health.discovery.com/centers/teen/cutters/cutters.html\nhttp://www.kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/mental_health/cutting.html\nhttp://www.kidzworld.com/site/p4217.htm\nhttp://www.thehelpline.net/selfinjury.html\nhttp://teenadvice.about.com/od/cuttingbranding/\nhttp://www.webmd.com/content/article/53/61375.htm
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self harmers are very unlikely to hurt someone else - by stopping them from travelling you are infringing their human rights as they are unlikely to be a threat.\nSelf harmers hurth themselves by feeling alienated by society, by publicically alienating them you are making them worse, not treating the root problem.
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No.  I don't think they've found the exact mechanism that causes schizophrenia, but it does seem to be genetic in nature. \n\nHowever, schizophrenia could cause self-harm by creating delusions where the sufferer believed that self-harm was necessary to accomplish something that the delusion led that person to think was necessary.