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- verb intransitive To commit
self-injury .
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Examples
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Youth who self-injure are likely to continue harming themselves, and are at risk for interpersonal difficulties, elevated psychiatric symptoms, and, in some cases, attempted suicide and death by suicide, the researchers said.
Exercise Boosts Brain Power Ann Lukits 2011
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I used to self-injure, I struggled with depression, I dabbled with drugs and I lost friends to full blown serious addiction.
Archive 2010-03-01 Scotti Cohn 2010
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I used to self-injure, I struggled with depression, I dabbled with drugs and I lost friends to full blown serious addiction.
Meet Author Stephanie Kuehnert! Scotti Cohn 2010
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Rates of sexual, physical, and emotional trauma run high among those who self-injure, just as they do among those who abuse alcohol and drugs, and among those who struggle with eating and exercise disorders.
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In a series of six articles, leading researchers examine normal behavior in chat rooms and the use of message boards by adolescents who self-injure, uses of the Internet to improve academic achievement among low-income youth and ways to provide health information to youth living in developing countries.
Smart Mobs » Blog Archive » “Negative and positive effects on young people 2006
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Instead of resigning ourselves to being "realistic," we disagreed and found a doctor at Harvard, no less, who treated a genuine case of bowel pathology that he said is shared by many autistic children, who often scream with pain all day and self-injure as our son did--and no longer does.
Archive 2006-06-01 GreenFertility 2006
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Instead of resigning ourselves to being "realistic," we disagreed and found a doctor at Harvard, no less, who treated a genuine case of bowel pathology that he said is shared by many autistic children, who often scream with pain all day and self-injure as our son did--and no longer does.
Our Toxic Children -- The Epidemic of Autism, ADHD etc. GreenFertility 2006
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Some women deliberately self-injure, possibly in response to trauma as a child or an adult.
OUR BODIES, OURSELVES The Boston Women’s Health Book Collective 2005
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Cutting is more common among girls, but guys sometimes self-injure, too.
catpewk Diary Entry catpewk 2005
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Some people self-injure by burning their skin with the end of a cigarette or lighted match.
catpewk Diary Entry catpewk 2005
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