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Understanding and Preventing Self-Harm

Self-harm tends to begin in early and mid-adolescence, and it’s become more common in the last decade. One in five girls self-harms by the age of 18. Self-harm has risen 188% since 2010. While it might be confusing to understand why someone would hurt themselves, it is a highly treatable mental health condition. In this article, we will consider why

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Self-Harm: Reasons, Symptoms, and Treatment

Everyone needs a way to cope with their emotions when we face very difficult feelings, painful memories, or overwhelming situations. Hopefully, we find healthy coping skills, but sometimes, we turn towards more destructive methods to manage our feelings, such as substance abuse, promiscuity, overeating, or other damaging behaviors. For some people, when their emotions feel out of control, they turn

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