Morning Edition, June 10, 2005 · An estimated 2 million Americans practice some form of self-injury, and there is a common misperception that -- like anorexia -- the problem afflicts mostly young women. But self-mutilation isn't exclusively a modern adolescent issue. The disorder is an ancient one, and it is best understood as an attempt to relieve rather than inflict pain.A reader commented that SH is a societal problem, so I looked around the net and came across this 5min radio exert that has a small part at the start on self harm from a historical context, then goes on to interview a young woman and talks of disassociation experienced with SH. It is 3yrs old but still relevant, I feel.
I couldn't embed it but the link to the interview is here. I found the sentence used...
' it is best understood as an attempt to relieve rather than inflict pain.'....
one of the simplist explanations to explain to those who don't know, what one is experiencing.
Let me know what you think....
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2 comments:
hey hun,
of course you can use the poem and the song.
love the new blog, will add more of my thoughts later
xx
Hey there H-F-L.... ta for that and thank you for the positive feedback...it means alot....x
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