I read this 2/3 months ago in a newspaper, but couldnt get it out of my head.
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Atleast 20.000 dutch women hurt/try to hurt themselves. They use knives, glass and other sharp utilities. Sigarette burning, and ripping off hair and more.
In the most severe case they even amputate limbs.
This is one of the most unknow deseases, and even scientists and docs dont know why, people do this.
A guess is that they were in their childhood mis-used, abused and neglected.
The biggest problem is that they carry it like a secret, and so no one can help them. They are afraid of the people and of how they would react.
From their stories, one can conclude that they mutilate them selves to forget the pain in their head.
But others say that that pain is like a drugs. The patients have had a trauma in their younger years and dont feel anyting, and so they want to feel the pain again.
Self mutilation is in most cases a way to stop psychosis or even suicide.
Hurting them selves brings them back to reality again.
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sometimes it could be just sheer boredome. or simple curiosity. you want to try something new, hey lets see what happens if i run a knife thru that vein. ooo interesting!
well have fun boyz...ii am getting out of here...........
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