My WebLike a spider, I have spun my web. All this pain,Inside my head.
The silver dagger,Stained with blood.But I wouldn't go back,And change it if I could.
The beautiful blood,Leaks out of my wrist.All the pain is released,As I tighten my fist.
My wonderful web,Is breaking apart.It's crumbling down,Just like my heart.
It's ruined now,The beautiful web.The wonderful thing,That kept me from death.
by AlyssiaThe above poem I wrote when I was struggling with self-injury, if only I had someone who was paying attention, the problem might have been solved a lot sooner.
Self-injury, self-abuse, self-harm, self-inflicted violence, self-mutilation, and cutting are just a few ways to label this self-destructive behavior in what Favazza (1993) defined as, "â¦the deliberate alteration or destruction of body tissue without conscious suicidal intent" (p. 5). These are people who deliberately hurt themselves in a way that causes tissue damage to the body.
Self Harm Scars I
Self Harm Scars II
Self Harm Scars IIISelf-injurers use their wrists, arms, legs, abdomen, genitals, ankles, chest, hips, or any part of their body that can be hidden from others. Self injury takes on many forms: cutting, burning, hitting, biting, scratching / digging / picking the skin, breaking bones, re-infecting wounds, head banging, and in extreme cases inserting objects into body cavities, or even amputating extremities, digits, or genitals. These are apparently a few ways that a person may self-injure. However, psychologists agree that the most common type of self-injurious act is cutting.
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