If you have physical scars what do they mean to you? Perhaps they are a reminder of a childhood fall or accident, or maybe they are an imprint from surgery.
For people who self-harm scars signify long-term pain and suffering; the wounds self-inflicted as a result of emotional turmoil out of their control.
People who self-harm may feel that this is a way to cope with problems that seem to have no solution or are dramatically life-changing and cause them to feel depressed. Episodes of harming maybe triggered by events such as parents getting a divorce, death of a friend or family member, bullying, pressure from exams or parents, low self-esteem and trying to live up to other people's standards.
Cutting and wounding the skin is often associated with self-harm but there are other methods which are not so obvious such as burning, pulling out hair and poisoning.
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