They cut themselves with knives, bang their head against the wall, slap their own face, compulsively scratch at pimples and scabs until they bleed, or pull their hair until they’ve left a bald spot.ġ% of Americans (about 2 million people) injure themselves on purpose. Over the years I’ve talked with people self-injure.
Some people obsess about this (can’t stop thinking about it) and do it compulsively (like an addiction). It’s done as a way of coping with unpleasant or overwhelming emotions, thoughts, or situations. It’s deliberate attempt to cause physical pain to yourself. Self-injury is self-inflicted physical harm that is serious enough to cause bodily damage or to leave marks that last at least two hours. And they may be afraid that the cutter will attempt suicide. Family, friends, and even counselors may feel squeamish about the cutting and blood, bruising, or pain. Busy emergency room doctors and staff may get exasperated with those who need treatment for intentional wounds. Self-injury is one of those taboo subjects that we tend not to want to talk about. Thank you for the encouragement that you bought to me today though your devotion.” What is Self-Injury? And that I can be set free from this prison of self-hatred. “In closing, please pray that my pain doesn’t overtake my heart. And to be completely honest I wished I could have that peace in my family and in my soul that has been lacking for so long. “But a little while ago I was reading one of your devotions it was called ‘God cares about little birds and little people too!’ I really enjoyed reading it! It reminded me, that I will not be in this dark place in my life forever… And I thought while I was reading it, what a wonderful picture this paints, in my mind of a Christian family peacefully discussing God’s love and protection for us. This seems to be the only way I can cope with my pain. “The longest time I can stop cutting is two months.
I have recently been talking to a Christian therapist. I have been doing this for a little over two years now. The only time I feel alive is when I cut my arm. Like this reader of our “Soul Shepherding Devotional” who wrote to me: People who injure themselves are in pain. This articles is based on the notes for the class I taught in 2005. So I taught the lay counselors a class on self-injury, based on my experience with these clients in psychotherapy and the research I did. Some of the young people who called were struggling with cutting themselves. We were getting 150 calls a day from adults and teenagers who were in crisis, hurting in some other way, or needing prayer. Years ago I was responsible for training volunteer telephone counselors for an international Christian ministry.
0 kommentar(er)
