Self-injury, such as cutting, used to be seen rarely, and only among girls (and
Self-injury, such as cutting, used to be seen rarely, and only among girls (and a few boys) who had been sexually abused. Now, however, girls will cut for some of the same reasons that others engage in eating disorders. Many say that the physical pain helps them suppress emotional pain. [For anyone who is deaf or hard of hearing, the only audio is music.]
Imagine this: one day your daughter comes home from school and tells you about a girl who was cutting in the bathroom. What do you tell her? What else do you do?
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