{"id":3872,"date":"2021-05-20T16:09:33","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T09:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nhatamlyhoc.com\/?p=3872"},"modified":"2025-09-23T03:05:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T03:05:19","slug":"self-harm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psychologistvietnam.com\/en\/self-harm\/","title":{"rendered":"Self-Harm: Causes, Risks, and How to get help"},"content":{"rendered":"

Learn about self-harm, why people do it, the risks involved, and how to help yourself or others in a safe and supportive way.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is Self-Harm?<\/b><\/h3>\n

Self-harm or self-injury is when a person intentionally hurts themselves. Common methods include cutting with a sharp object, burning, hair-pulling, or preventing wounds from healing. Severe cases can even lead to broken bones.<\/span><\/p>\n

Self-harm is often a sign of emotional distress. While it may temporarily relieve painful emotions, it can lead to shame, permanent scars, and interfere with school, work, and relationships.<\/span><\/p>\n

Why Do People Self-Harm?<\/b><\/h3>\n

Self-harm is not a mental illness, but a behavior signaling difficulty coping with emotions. It is often associated with depression, borderline personality disorder, eating disorders, anxiety, or PTSD.<\/span><\/p>\n

It occurs most commonly in teens and young adults, especially those who have experienced trauma, neglect, or abuse. Triggers may include overwhelming anger, frustration, or emotional numbness. Sometimes, self-injury triggers endorphins, temporarily improving mood.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Recognizing Self-Harm in Others<\/b><\/h3>\n
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  • Frequent bruises, cuts, or bandages.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Wearing long sleeves and pants even in hot weather.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Exhibiting hopelessness, impulsivity, or difficulty relating to others.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    How to Help:<\/b><\/p>\n

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    • Listen without judgment.<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Encourage professional support.<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Avoid forcing them to stop immediately; quitting requires more than willpower.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Advice for Staying Safe<\/b><\/h3>\n
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      1. Take care of injuries to avoid infection.<\/span><\/li>\n
      2. Seek medical support if injuries are serious.<\/span><\/li>\n
      3. Create a <\/span>safe box<\/b> with calming activities: books, music, puzzles.<\/span><\/li>\n
      4. Avoid alcohol and drugs as they impair emotional control.<\/span><\/li>\n
      5. Engage in enjoyable activities and healthy ways to release emotions: sports, journaling, screaming into a pillow, meditation, deep breathing.<\/span><\/li>\n
      6. Be gentle with yourself; recovery is about progress, not perfection.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Learn about self-harm, why people do it, the risks involved, and how to help yourself or others in a safe and supportive way. What is Self-Harm? Self-harm or self-injury is when a person intentionally hurts themselves. Common methods include cutting with a sharp object, burning, hair-pulling, or preventing wounds from healing. Severe cases can even […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":17176,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_siteseo_robots_primary_cat":"17","footnotes":""},"categories":[186,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3872","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mentalemotional_health","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/psychologistvietnam.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3872","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/psychologistvietnam.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/psychologistvietnam.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/psychologistvietnam.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/psychologistvietnam.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3872"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/psychologistvietnam.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3872\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/psychologistvietnam.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/psychologistvietnam.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/psychologistvietnam.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3872"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/psychologistvietnam.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}