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Originally posted by Stropz
I always figured it was a control issue. In much the same way as anorexia.
It's not so much about the actual cutting, but more about the fact that this is the one thing in the person's life that they have full control over...
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Quite true. There's many reasons being SI. One of them being a control issue, they have control over one thing; and this is cutting/burning/many other things.
There's also the punishment factor. Many people do it as a way to teach themselves right from wrong. It can be linked with anorexia in the way that "if I eat more than.... then I will SI" and so many people get reinforced that it is a good thing by seeing the results of "better" behaviour