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Re: I have a friend (shock horror) who cuts herself
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Originally Posted by Dante Hicks
Yes. The people I know who harm themselves do not do it so they are harmed, they do it for the relief/pleasure/sensation they gain from the sensation of pain. Obviously I cannot speak for every person who has harmed themselves in this fashion but I suspect that goes for a lot of people.
If people genuinely wanted to do (permanent) damage to themselves why not just chop off their fingers? Why do it in an area which heals reasonably well, where they can do it again and again?
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I thought it was a cry for help or whatever. I don't really understand in any sense how people derive pleasure from inflicting pain on themselves.
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