Detailed information about Self-Injury (Self-Harm, Self-Abuse, Self-Mutilation) including why people self-injure, warning signs of self-harm, treatment for self-injury and information for parents.

Welcome to the Self-Injury Center Homepage

Self-injury (SI) is known by many names, including self-harm, self-mutilation, and self-abuse. There are so many misconceptions about self-injury. Among them, people who self-injure are really trying to commit suicide. In reality, self-injury is the act of physically hurting yourself on purpose without the intent of committing suicide. It is a method of coping during an emotionally difficult time that helps some people temporarily feel better because they have a way to physically express and release the tension and the pain they hold inside. Research also shows that chemical changes in the bodies of people who self-harm make them feel happier and more relaxed.

In the HealthyPlace.com Self-Injury Center, we have authoritative, in-depth information on all aspects of self-harm; not only for people who self-injure but also for their parents and loved ones. We also have videos on self-injury.

And we invite you to join the HealthyPlace.com Self-Injury Support Network (our social network). Many times, communicating with others who have common experiences with self-injury, or who have faced similar problems, can be a great help as well as a source of comfort.

General Information About Self-Injury

• What is Self-Injury, Self-Harm, Self-Abuse
• Warning Signs of Self-Harm
• Why People Self-Harm
• How Do You Tell Someone You Self-Injure?
• Professional Help
• Self-help for Self-Injury
• What Can Parents and Teenagers Do About Self-injury?
• How to Help the Person Who Self-Injures: For Family Members and Significant Others
• Self-injury Not Limited to Teens
• Cutting Party Defies Self-Mutilation Trend, Experts Say

Self Injury Comorbidities

• Self Injury Along with Other Psychiatric Conditions
• Diagnosis Associated with Self Injury
  • Borderline Personality Disorder
  • Mood Disorders
  • Eating Disorders
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Dissociative Disorders
  • Anxiety and/or Panic
  • Impulse-control Disorder Not Otherwise Specified
• Self-injury As A Psychiatric Diagnosis
• Suicidal Self-Injurious Behavior in People With BPD
• Study of Patients Who Exhibited Cutting Behavior and Suicidality
• Depression: Suicide and Self Injury
• Depression is Common in People Who Self-Injure: Therapist's Comments
• Self Mutilation: Self-Injurers Often Suffered Sexual or Emotional Abuse
• Self Injury Within Other Mental Health Conditions

Self-Injury and Depression

• The Relationship Between Self-Injury and Depression
• Study of Patients Who Exhibited Cutting Behavior and Suicidality
• Depression: Suicide and Self Injury
• Psychological Characteristics Common in Self-Injurers
• Depression is Common in People Who Self-Injure: Therapist's Comments
• Cutting: Self Mutilating to Release Emotional Stress
• Self Mutilation: Self-Injurers Often Suffered Sexual or Emotional Abuse

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