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Self-Harm and Eating Disorders on Rise Among Under-10s

The apparent unhappiness of British children has been reflected in figures showing that hundreds of girls and boys under 10 are going into hospital with self-inflicted injuries and eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia.

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Getting Help for Self-Harm

The trauma that can lead to self-harm and how to recover from a lifetime of self-injury. A conference transcript with Dr. Sharon Farber , author of When The Body Is The Target: Self-Harm, Pain and Traumatic Attachments and therapist, who believes self-injury is addictive and counsels people on self-injurious behavior ranging from cutting, burning, and general self-mutilation to eating disorders, including bulimia (binging and purging).

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I just found out that I have a large exophytic uterine fibroid tumor. From what I have read more often than not a hysterectomy is recommended. I have not had any children and this means I might not be able to have any. I am freaking out and I just want to do something to make myself feel better. If I hurt myself I will be kicked out of where I am living, I really don't know how to handle this right now. I want to have children so bad.

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Stopping the Pain:
A Workbook for Teens Who Cut & Self-Injure

This comprehensive workbook helps teens who self-injure explore the reasons behind their need to hurt themselves and sets forth positive ways to deal with the issues of stress and control. The activities in this workbook provide teens with safe, effective alternatives to self-injury and help them develop a plan to stay healthy.

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What Causes Suicide?

Suicide is often dismissed as if it were a simple subject. In reality, however, the idea of suicide is very complex and needs first to be defined before it can be analyzed or, most importantly, understood. For the purposes of this paper, the discussion of suicide will not deal with euthanasia or the terminally ill. The act of suicide will be evaluated regarding physically healthy, mentally competent individuals.

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"Narcissism, Narcissistic Personality Disorder"

What is narcissism all about? What kind of life does the narcissist lead? How does a person become a narcissist in the first place? And what happens to people who fall victim to the narcissist? Dr. Sam Vaknin, author of "Malignant Self-Love: Narcissism Revisited" and an admitted narcissist, was our guest.

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