Top 5 reasons for self harming behavior
Kristynsmama
April 15th
- These are the top 5 reasons that young adults practice in sept harming behaviors. Which of these rings true for you? It can be one of them or all of them. Understanding why we practice this behavior is a key in long term recovery.
- 1. To release emotional pressure (In one study, 85 percent of participants said this was their biggest reason for self-harming.)
- 2. In order to control how they’re feeling
- 3. To get away from intolerable emotions
- 4. As a way of punishing themselves or expressing anger at themselves
- 5. Being triggered by exposure to self-harm relapse in others or in the media.