Triggering (SH): Pyschological Profile Of Cutters:People Who Self Harm

[I Miss You]

Cutters are:

All different types of people...with all different backgrounds...in all different social classes.


There are not many unifying factors among people who self injure...most are women...but not all.And most of them begin to self injure in thier teenage years,but not all....

Chances are that more men self injure then we know about...but are less likely to seek medical and emotional support...

People who SI generally share these characteristics:

.strongly dislike/invalidate thenselves
.are hypersensitive to rejection
.are chronically angry usually at themselves
.tend to supress their anger
.have high levels of agressive feelings,which they dissaprove of strongly and often supress or direct inward
.are more impulsive and more lacking in impulse control
.tend to act in accordance to thier mood of the momment
.tend not to plan for the future
.are depressed and suicidal/self destructive
.suffer chronic anxiety
.tend towards irritability
.do not see themselves as skilled at coping
.do not have a flexible repertoire of coping skills
.do not think they have much control over how/wether they cope with life
.tend to be avoidant
.do not see themselves as empowered
.Abuse(sexual,pysch,emotional,mental,verbal)

Unfortunately people are ignorant about self injury...many of them think that self injury is about getting attention..However this is rarely the case.

People self injure to relieve tenison and unwanted emotions.If someone is committing self injury for attention..they are asking for help and need the attention..