1. Why Do People Mutilate Themselves? Daniella Pierre Advisory: 114 SLC: Magnet Program

3. Why do people harm themselves?

4. Communication

5. Affect Regulation

6. Punishment/ Control

7. Stereotypes of cutters

8. Ways to stop cutting

11. Cutting is a way some people try to cope with the pain of strong emotions, intense pressure, or upsetting relationship problems. They may be dealing with feelings that seem too difficult to bear, or bad situations they think can't change( D’Arcy).

14. Communication, some people use self-harm as a way to express things they cannot speak(D’Arcy).

16. This is the act of calming the body down and reconnecting the mind and body.

19. Ways to confront a self harmer Tell someone Identify the trouble that's triggering the cutting Ask for help Work on it

20. ……Continued…… Steps explained….. Not really sure how to site a picture need some help with that plzzzzz

21. Citation Page 1.D'Arcy, Lyness. "Why Do People Cut Themselves?." Teen Health from Nemours (2009): n. pag. Web. 11 Feb 2011. <http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/mental_health/cutting.html#>. 2.Favazza, A.R. (1996). Bodies under siege: Self mutilation and body modification in culture and psychiatry (2 ed.). Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press. 3.Girija, Shinde. "Why Do People Cut Themselves?." Buzzle.com (2010): n. pag. Web. 14 Feb 2011. <http://www.buzzle.com/articles/why-do-people-cut-themselves.html>. 4.N/a, . "Cutting." Teen Health n. pag. Web. 1 Dec 2010. <http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/mental_health/cutting.html>.