Self-harm is intentional conduct that is considered harmful to oneself. This is most commonly regarded as direct injury of one's own skin tissues usually...

Self-hatred is personal self-loathing (hatred of oneself) or low self-esteem which may lead to self-harm. The term "self-hatred" is used infrequently by...

top". Self-destructive behavior is often considered to be synonymous with self-harm, but this is not accurate. Self-harm is an extreme form of self-destructive...

instability, a distorted sense of self, and intense emotional responses. Individuals diagnosed with BPD frequently exhibit self-harming behaviours and engage in...

risk. Non-suicidal self-harm is common with 18% of people engaging in self-harm over the course of their life.: 1  Acts of self-harm are not usually suicide...

Self-abuse may refer to: Self-inflicted wound, harm to one's own body Self-harm, the intentional, direct injuring of one's own body without suicidal intentions...

particular, is the high number of incarcerated individuals who turn to self-harm. Self-harm in carceral settings can include, but is not limited to, cutting...

symbolic form of self-flagellation on the day before Yom Kippur as an enactment; it is strictly prohibited in Judaism to cause self-harm. Biblical passages...

16th and 17th century and demonstrates that bodily practices of self-harm, including self-immolation, were ritually performed not only by Buddhists but...

inflict self-harm. Some people inflict self-harm to punish themselves for feeling a certain way. Other psychological factors could be low self-esteem,...