All different kinds of people, with all different backgrounds, in all different social classes. There are not many unifying factors among people that self injure. Most of them are women, but not all, and most of them begin to self-injure in their early teenage years, but not all. Chances are that more men self injure than we know about, but are less likely to seek medical and emotional support.
People who SH generally share these characteristics:
strongly dislike/invalidate themselves- are hypersensitive to rejection
- are chronically angry, usually at themselves
- tend to suppress their anger
- have high levels of aggressive feelings, which they disapprove of strongly and often suppress or direct inward
- are more impulsive and more lacking in impulse control
- tend to act in accordance with their mood of the moment
- tend not to plan for the future
- are depressed and suicidal / self-destructive
- suffer chronic anxiety
- tend toward irritability
- do not see themselves as skilled at coping
- do not have a flexible repertoire of coping skills
- do not think they have much control over how/whether they cope with life
- tend to be avoidant
- do not see themselves as empowered (R1)
- Do not regulate their emotions well, and there seems to be a biologically based impulsivity.
[Taken from: Face The Issue]
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