Reply To: Mutilation: Why?

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Dee
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I’ve wondered about this very question, the odd thing, I am one of those people who am prone to hurting myself. I understand that sometimes my desire comes from wanting to punish myself, but other times just being upset gives me the desire. The pain (I am too much of a wuss to inflict anything bad, usually digging my nails into my skin is more than enough) somehow is relieving. I don’t understand it. One theory I’ve heard is that physical pain is easier to deal with than emotional pain, so this conversion is somehow helpful to the person. Any other ideas?

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Name : Dee, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Christian, Age : 20, City : Denver, State : CO, Country : United States, Occupation : student, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Lower middle class,