Why doesn't it hurt when we self harm?
positiveWhisper24
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Apr 12, 2015
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Our bodies have natural pain killers, they're called endorphins. When we self harm, endorphins are released as the body's natural defense against the pain. Endorphins feel GREAT. In fact, the feeling of the endorphin release is often what we want to feel and part of the reason we continue to self harm.
HereForYou92
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Sep 22, 2015
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self harm is generally done to forget a bigger pain (pain that hurts our heart).. so physical pain is always less painful than the inner pain that we have..
Anonymous
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Nov 9, 2015
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It doesn't hurt, because all we think about is the craving for the sight of blood, and the sencation. When I used to cut, I could cut really deep and wouldn't feel a thing. Only the sencation.
ClaireyMarie
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Jul 21, 2015
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Because our mental pain is so intense that any physical pain we encounter just doesn't measure up and we barely feel it. Especially because it's self inflicted and we do it to feel better.
Mamawolfe02
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Jun 17, 2015
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Its not that self harm doesn't hurt its that it takes our minds off of our current pain we are having. We use it as an outlet.
Anonymous
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Jun 7, 2016
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Because when we see the blood dripping down, it reminds us that we are alive. It gives us satisfaction and makes us feel like all our problems are gone away.
HannahLGreen
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May 7, 2015
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It is because of the sensors in our brain, they are like "whoa wait our body is being harmed by itself", therefore it confuses our sensors into thinking we aren't in pain.
shadow8197
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Jun 22, 2015
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Some people don't feel physical pain from self harming so much. But others can't feel it from having an overwhelming amount of mental pain.
Anonymous
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Jul 6, 2015
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Because you are trying to drawn your emotional pain and it works, it is a way to release the feelings trapped inside you.
warriorElaine20
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Mar 24, 2015
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Because we did it on purpose, and the pain in our heart is much hurtful than physical pain...we release our pain from our heart to our body so that the stress and sadness would let go.
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