Posted on 03/03/2009 5:05:09 AM PST by Kaslin
Bingo! It’s a way for a girl (or boy) to have control. Second aspect is that it is a way to distract from emotional pain by creating physical pain.
A sports friend of my son’s was a cutter in high school. He eventually committed suicide. I am beyond words.
I’m amazed at what he DID accomplish!
Reminds me of a joke:
A girl goes to her mother and tells her she's pregnant.
The mother asks "are you sure it's yours?"
That is not uncommon.
If we all eliminated or cut back on the amount of entertainment we consume each day, we’d all be amazed at what we could accomplish.
The trick with these guys, is they accomplished difficult tasks extraordinarily well.
>>It has been there a while, but the increase is very disturbing, considering what psychological indicators there are for cutting behavior. <<
I would bet that it is not increasing, it’s just being brought to light or if it is increasing, it’s copycats.
This disorder has been around forever. In the past we hid it and got the person quiet help. NOW, there is a huge fuss for any disorder. Coddle and care. It’s a mistake. That makes it a badge of courage and other kids want to do it for the attention.
We had two women when I worked Psych. Both were controlled Paranoid Schiz. The family of the first woman coddled her and gave in to her every whim because she was “sick”. She would steal credit cards and take off on a plane then call a family member to get her. (and they would)
The second lady had an Irish mother who didn’t believe in making her child “sick”. This one held a job, was in school and made something of herself. The amount of positive attention given to bad behavior can make or break a disorder.
Funniest post all morning!
Agreed. A psychiatrist friend of mine says, “The Borderlines hate me!” because she doesn’t give in to them. They either stop seeing her (she does some therapy, too), or they stick with her...and she has a good success rate.
But I really do think it’s on the rise...and some copycatting is because of the mindset transference, not that they are just cutting to have the wounds. Just like bisexuality is “cool,” there are girls who really convince themselves they like it.
I still speak to this woman on occasion. She got over the multi-personalty thing with drugs, but she's a Democrat. So it apparently caused permanent brain damage.
LOL!
Is that from a button?
Agreed. A psychiatrist friend of mine says, “The Borderlines hate me!” because she doesn’t give in to them.
...and yet they remain obsessed with her!
” Some school counselors estimate that the majority of middle and high school aged girls have engaged in such self-mutilation.”
At this point the author loses credibility. There is a minority of kids/girls who do this. But let’s just create an epidemic...kinda like the factoid women are beaten more during the superbowl lol
Cutting in some cases can be to FEEL something, if a person is emotionally numb.
It can be disconcerting to be close to someone who truly dissociates like that.
lol
>>Just like bisexuality is “cool,” there are girls who really convince themselves they like it.<<
You pegged it!
My daughter has a friend — a very pretty, cute little 16 year-old girl — who has lately started doing this.
They went to the movues the other night and my daughter noticed the cuts on her arm and asked her about it.
I just don’t get it.
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