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What is a definition of self-harm?

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Depressing by Ian T. McFarland
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  • Post category:Mental health / Self-Harm
  • Post published:July 1, 2013

Self-harm is causing deliberate harm to your own body through physical abuse, for example cutting, burning, pulling hair, picking skin and deliberate bruising.

Source: What is self-harm? @ SelfHarm.co.uk

Further help

  • Harmless (www.harmless.org.uk)
  • National Self Harm Network (www.nshn.co.uk)

image: Depressing by Ian T. McFarland under Creative Commons license

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