Why Do People Cut Themselves?

Friday, December 20, 2013 - 16:00 in Psychology & Sociology

Cutting is one form of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) — also known as self-injurious behavior or non-suicidal self-directed violence — which is the deliberate, self-inflicted destruction of body tissue without suicidal intent.

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