im only 16 and ive been self injuring for
quite some time. I noticed that typically
when parents (not just mine, but most that
i know) discover that their child is self
injuring, they often react with anger and
punishment.
examples: Severe grounding, no longer
being able to participate in
extra-curricular activities, unable to
vist friends, a change in schools, and a
lot of yelling.
ive seen all these reactions and many more
like it. Why is it parents deliver
punishment instead of help?
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Marianne0558
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In my opinion Posted: 05-14-08 09:02am
My opinion is that parents often don't
understand self injury. All they can think
about is their babies hurting themselves
on purpose. They don't think about why.
Maybe if the child goes to their parents
asking for help or therapy, it would be
handled appropriately.
These kinds of problems weren't as
prevalent in their generation, so they
just don't understand.
