June 25, 2005 at 12:00 am #23537
Dee
Participant
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?