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Huh? Cutting and burning yourself is NOT abuse? I don't know about you, but it sure isn't NORMAL for me and dare I say ANYONE else!

often it isn't. when i was in school kids were having their "manly" contests. aside from schoolground fights, there were the friendly games. most were constests to see who could take the most pain, and ended in bloody knuckles one way or another. some of them resulted in burning or cutting tho. if my friends were asked in high school if they'd ever injured themselves intentionally, (had we told the truth) most of us would have answered yes.
those games now involve razors. big deal, most of the cutters i know don't truly enjoy it, but they either like the attention, or do it to prove themselves to their friends.
also, the "affliction" can be a benefit. i know one "burner" who's chosen his carreer based on his "affliction." he's a cook. doesn't ever have to burn himself intentionally anymore, he does it enough accidentally. but where other people would whine and want to go home, he just smiles, treats it, and keeps working.

Yeah some kids did that for club membership to prove their "manliness" or to be "blood brothers". It was a one time ritual. Of course that was stupid but kids today are doing it for self hatred reasons. There's a difference.