tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489980026578008309.post7344335023395345589..comments2023-05-20T04:27:43.174-05:00Comments on A Bumpy Path: Understanding Self-HarmAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04897998579496410028noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489980026578008309.post-36504757665381021942009-02-16T12:59:00.000-06:002009-02-16T12:59:00.000-06:00I would guess that it is the fact that a "true" se...I would guess that it is the fact that a "true" self-harm practitioner would not advertise as the research reveals. Still, both are worth keeping an eye on. The same type of thing could be said to have started the bulimia and anorexia disorders. It may have started as a fad, but both became quite deadly.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04897998579496410028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489980026578008309.post-26592164849712564902009-02-16T11:40:00.000-06:002009-02-16T11:40:00.000-06:00I dont believe there is probably a genuine rise in...I dont believe there is probably a genuine rise in the true mental illness associated with with self mutilation. Myself having 3 teens in the public school system I cant tell you the times my kids have walked in and mentioned another teen they know having become a "cutter" yeah its such the fad these days that the #1 dont hide it, #2 brag about doing it. There is even a very popular teen pop culture best selling author with a book titled "cutter" From what Im getting this is the latest ploy in shock factor behavior. What else do you do when green spiked hair, faces that look like they fell in a tackle box, your underwear shared with the world, and ear lobes permanantly disfigured with nickle sized ear plugs gets nothing from the older generation than a snore? Why become a "cutter" of coarse! That can still net a rebellious teen a pet counselor(so far) and to think that you, and I thought "a cutter" was a western horse that worked cows! lol!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489980026578008309.post-35186832175067599172009-02-15T23:53:00.000-06:002009-02-15T23:53:00.000-06:00I'd say you were probably correct in thinking it h...I'd say you were probably correct in thinking it had to do with a traumatic family life, and likely gave her the support and acceptance she needed, knowingly or not. It's good that you were there for her.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04897998579496410028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489980026578008309.post-56548352550048781922009-02-15T23:38:00.000-06:002009-02-15T23:38:00.000-06:00Interesting post Theresa, I once had a student who...Interesting post Theresa, I once had a student who did this (cutting)and she would hide the wounds.<BR/>At the time we (the staff) associated it with her difficult family circumstances. I might add that we were not sure how to deal with the girls problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com