Self-MutilationSelf-Mutilation

By: Grace, Riva, Tasnim, Nathaly 708By: Grace, Riva, Tasnim, Nathaly 708

What is self-mutilation?What is self-mutilation?

Self-Mutilation is Self-Mutilation is when people abuse when people abuse themselves during themselves during times when they are times when they are feeling depressedfeeling depressed

What kind of self-mutilation is What kind of self-mutilation is there?there?

CuttingCutting BurningBurning PoisoningPoisoning OverdosingOverdosing Carving words or symbols on the skinCarving words or symbols on the skin Breaking bonesBreaking bones Hitting or punchingHitting or punching Piercing the skin with sharp objectsPiercing the skin with sharp objects Head bangingHead banging PinchingPinching BitingBiting Pulling out hairPulling out hair Interfering with wound healingInterfering with wound healing

Age Began Self-Injuring PoolAge Began Self-Injuring Pool

Treatment Of Self Mutilation Treatment Of Self Mutilation AddictionAddiction

By the way of deep By the way of deep breathingbreathing

Several relaxation Several relaxation techniquestechniques

Listen to musicListen to music Guidance of a therapistGuidance of a therapist Visit friends and try not to Visit friends and try not to

be alonebe alone Be creative in a way of Be creative in a way of

paintingpainting In case of anger count till In case of anger count till

1-10 avoid temptation1-10 avoid temptation

Why do people hurt themselves?Why do people hurt themselves?

We know that children, or teens often hurt We know that children, or teens often hurt themselves because they are depressed.themselves because they are depressed.

They feel that bad things happen to them They feel that bad things happen to them because it is all their fault.because it is all their fault.

The most common way of cutting The most common way of cutting themselves is cutting their skin in several themselves is cutting their skin in several places multiple times.places multiple times.

Recognizing Self-MutilationRecognizing Self-Mutilation

Most people don’t call this Most people don’t call this self-mutilation, they call it self-mutilation, they call it “emo”.“emo”.

Some ways you may Some ways you may recognize self-mutilation recognize self-mutilation is when people wear long is when people wear long clothes, covering up most clothes, covering up most of their body.of their body.

They may look They may look depressed, and usually depressed, and usually cover up their faces.cover up their faces.

Self Mutilation Over the Years…Self Mutilation Over the Years… This graph shows that This graph shows that

self-injury has been self-injury has been committed about from 20-committed about from 20-25 times and no injury 25 times and no injury has been committed from has been committed from 15-20 times in 15-20 times in overactivity.overactivity.

This graph also shows This graph also shows that self-injury has been that self-injury has been committed from 15-20 committed from 15-20 times and no injury has times and no injury has been committed from 15-been committed from 15-20 times in impulsivity. 20 times in impulsivity.

Self-Injury reasonsSelf-Injury reasons Self-injurySelf-injury    is when a person physically hurts himself or herself on is when a person physically hurts himself or herself on

purpose. When someone who is clinically depressed does this, purpose. When someone who is clinically depressed does this, it might be because:it might be because:

      He's trying to change the way he's feeling.He's trying to change the way he's feeling. She's desperately trying to get attention she needs.She's desperately trying to get attention she needs. He wants to express how hopeless and worthless he feels.He wants to express how hopeless and worthless he feels. She is having suicidal thoughts. Self-injury can be just as She is having suicidal thoughts. Self-injury can be just as

dangerous as suicidal talk and thoughts, so don't hesitate to dangerous as suicidal talk and thoughts, so don't hesitate to seek help if you or someone you know is experiencing this.seek help if you or someone you know is experiencing this.

Teen depression or anxiety can trigger this response toTeen depression or anxiety can trigger this response to stressstress

Do girls hurt themselves more than Do girls hurt themselves more than boys? Do children hurt themselves boys? Do children hurt themselves

more than adults?more than adults? We think that girls are more likely to hurt We think that girls are more likely to hurt

themselves than boys, because girls get themselves than boys, because girls get more emotional.more emotional.

We also think that children are likely to hurt We also think that children are likely to hurt themselves more than adults will, because themselves more than adults will, because adults know how to straighten out their adults know how to straighten out their problems and take matters into their hands. problems and take matters into their hands. Children will most likely do think wrong Children will most likely do think wrong thoughts and might eventually think about thoughts and might eventually think about suicide.suicide.

Conclusion to Self-MutilationConclusion to Self-Mutilation

Overall, we know that people have Overall, we know that people have suffered from self-mutilation because they suffered from self-mutilation because they are depressed.are depressed.

Basically, the treatment for it is to talk to a Basically, the treatment for it is to talk to a friend and try to work out your problems.friend and try to work out your problems.

We thought that this topic was a good one We thought that this topic was a good one and we chose it because we have friends and we chose it because we have friends who harm themselves and we would like who harm themselves and we would like to help them stop.to help them stop.