Self-injury is generally defined as deliberate pain inflicted by one upon his or her own body which usually leaves scars or damages body tissue. For instance, cutting, burning, ''branding'' with hot objects, head-banging, scratching, hair-pulling, hitting and punching.

Is it merely because of the overwhelming of intense feelings or stress causes self-harm? What are other factors leading to this threatening practice? Can anyone please tell me?

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I FELT LIKE I WAS FLOATING ON AIR AND I FOR ONCE HAD CONTROL OF THE PAIN THAT I FELT.

I've never had the feeling of "floating on air," but yeah, I think a lot of times it's a control thing. People want to be in control of how they feel.

WHEN I USED TO CUT IT BROUGHT ME SECURITY AND COMFORT I FELT LIKE I WAS FLOATING ON AIR AND I FOR ONCE HAD CONTROL OF THE PAIN THAT I FELT. THERE ARE MANY REASONS WHY PEOPLE CUT. SOME CUT ECAUSE ITS THEIR ONLY WAY OUT, OTHERS CUT JUST TO GET ATTENTION, ME PERSONNALLY? I CUT BECAUSE I FELT IT WAS MY ONLY OPTION

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A razorblade is like a stuffed animal to me. It brings me comfort.

Yeah, I sort of feel that way too, although I never actually have put it that way before. It lets me feel a certain sort of comfort. Like everything's all bottled up inside and when I cut it just all seems to flow out. It probably sounds weird to some people, but it feels good.

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Means you're saying the intense feelings make you self-injure? Or is it because it provides you with satisfaction as you normally feel dead inside?

What I mean is that sometimes I feel a lot of pain inside that I don't really understand, and so when I turn it into physical pain it makes sense - I know why it hurts.

A razorblade is like a stuffed animal to me. It brings me comfort. Plus, bloodletting has about the same effect on me as drinking heavily. I just like that feeling.

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Originally posted by invisiblegirl:
For me it's a control thing, and also a way out. Sometimes the emotions I feel are really intense and hard to understand, but the physical pain I can inflict on myself makes sense to me. It is also the one thing in my life that I feel I have total control over.

Means you're saying the intense feelings make you self-injure? Or is it because it provides you with satisfaction as you normally feel dead inside?

For me it's a control thing, and also a way out. Sometimes the emotions I feel are really intense and hard to understand, but the physical pain I can inflict on myself makes sense to me. It is also the one thing in my life that I feel I have total control over.