self-amputation
Cutting oneself off
Self-amputation is the act of cutting off one's own limb or body part.
It may occur as a desperate survival measure when trapped: The hiker resorted to self-amputation after his arm was pinned by a boulder.
In psychiatric contexts, it describes a rare, severe form of self-harm associated with psychosis or body integrity disorder.
Compression band stopping hemorrhage
- gangreneTissue death from bloodlessness
- frostbiteFreezing of body tissue
- diabetesMetabolic disorder affecting glucose
- necrosisLocalized cell death
infection · limb · wound · emergency · survival · bleeding · tissue · extremity
Unable to escape
- boulderLarge weathered stone
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
- knifeSharp cutting utensil
- desperationUtter loss of hope
isolation · rescue · wilderness · accident · canyoneering · 127 Hours · courage · last resort
Four-legged scaled reptile
- tailRear animal appendage
- starfishFive-armed marine invertebrate
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
- crabPincer-bearing shellfish
gecko · predator · escape · defense · sacrifice · detachment · survival · claw
tourniquet
Compression band stopping hemorrhage
- gangreneTissue death from bloodlessness
- frostbiteFreezing of body tissue
- diabetesMetabolic disorder affecting glucose
necrosis · infection · limb · wound · emergency · survival · bleeding · tissue · extremity · desperation
trapped
Unable to escape
desperation · isolation · rescue · wilderness · accident · canyoneering · 127 Hours · courage · last resort · tourniquet
lizard
Four-legged scaled reptile
- tailRear animal appendage
- starfishFive-armed marine invertebrate
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
crab · gecko · predator · escape · defense · sacrifice · detachment · survival · claw · leg
compulsion
Irresistible urge to act
- dysphoriaProfound psychological discomfort
- identityWho someone is
- psychiatryMental health medicine
desire · voluntary · elective · disorder · distress · obsession · relief · wholeness · incongruence · suffering
self-amputationreattachment
Reconnecting something separated
replantation · self-preservation · reconstruction · reconstructive surgery · transplantation
self-amputationbodily integrity
Control over one's form
intactness · completeness · able-bodiedness · preservation · self-preservation
self, amputation, amputate, amputated, amputating, amputates, amputee, amputees, selves