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Main Entry: self–mu•ti•la•tion
Pronunciation: -"myüt-&-'lA-sh&n
Function: noun
: injury or disfigurement of oneself
Psychological characteristics of self-injurers

Hate themselves, feel inadequate
Tend to suppress rage
Are usually angry , most of the time at themselves
Are very sensitive to rejection
Have aggressive feelings which usually get turned inward
Are anxious and irritable
Tend to be depressed suicidal and self destructive
Are bad at controlling impulses, and do things for how they feel at the time
Tend not to plan for the future, and do not put effort into excelling at work or school
Tend to be avoidant
Feel as if they have no control
97% are women
57% overdose on drugs along with the injuring
Self mutilation is a subject that we are all aware of, but don't usually try to learn more about. When you think of self mutilation you think of cutters and suicide attempts right? Well that is right to some extent; Yes Cutting......

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