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Transcript of Self Harm
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Presented by Shannon E. Fyfe, MS, CADC
6.30.16
Non-suicidal Self Harm
History Oedipus Rex (500 B.C.)
Vincent van Gogh (1888)
Boston Corbett (1858)
Many well known poets in the 1960’s & 1970’s
Princess Diana
Christina Ricci
Courtney Love
Johnny Depp
Angelina Jolie
Colin Ferrall
Demi Lovato
Lindsey Lohan
PAST PRESENT
Definitions Non-suicidal self injury with four distinct criteria
Deliberateness Tissue damage without intent to die Social unacceptability Typical repetitiveness
Also referred to as:
Self injurious behavior
Self harm
Deliberate self harm
Self cutting
Non-suicidal self-harm (NSSI)
Intentional injury
Common forms Ingesting poisons Scratching Squeezing Picking Interfering with wound healing Hair pulling Jumping from high distances
Cutting Burning Carving Breaking of bones Punching Needle sticking
What to look for Scars, such as from burns or cuts Fresh cuts, scratches or other wounds Bruises Broken bones Keeping sharp objects on hand Spending a great deal of time alone Embedded objects (like staples or tacks, not fashion jewelry) Wearing long sleeves or long pants in hot weather Claiming to have frequent accidents or mishaps Ingestion of strange chemicals or medications
Who Participate in other high risk behaviors. Previous mental health diagnosis. Cognitive and emotional problem
solving deficits. Childhood abuse or mistreatment. Lack of positive and supportive adults.
Not a cry for attention. Not an attempt to fit in with a
group.
S.A.F.E. Alternatives suggest that a significant amount of their admissions are adults and aging Americans
Theory of Self Mutilation
Affect Regulation Model Self mutilation is used to regulate feelings such as
tension, anxiety, anger at self or others, feelings of lacking an identity, pain, and hostility.
Most commonly endorsed by therapists
Farber, 2007
Self Mutilation as an Addiction
“Just as addicts self medicate to regulate difficult affect states, self harm can be
understood as the attempt of desperate people to interrupt or terminate
intolerable affect states or states of consciousness.”
Community Resources
To Write Love on Her Arms twloha.com Help Guide Helpguide.org/self_injury.htm The Butterfly Project recoveryourlife.com S.A.F.E. Alternatives 1-800-366-8288 Door of Hope for Teens
doorofhope4teens.org call or text 615-746-7319 or 914-393-1904
Focus Adolescent Services Focusas.com/selfinjury.html
Equillibrium Selfharmony.co.uk National Self Harm
Network Nshn.co.uk Secret Shame
Palace.net/~llama/psych.injury.html Lysamena Project Selfinjury.org
1-800-DON’T-CUT