self-violence
Inflicting personal injury
Self-violence is harm deliberately inflicted on one's own body—cutting, burning, hitting oneself, or other forms of self-injury.
The term covers a spectrum from self-harm without suicidal intent to suicide attempts.
It may appear in clinical or academic contexts: The study examined rates of self-violence among adolescents.
More clinical alternatives include self-harm and self-injury.
Dividing via sharp edge
- burningCombustion in progress
- scarificationIntentional shallow skin cuts
- overdosingExceeding safe dosage
- scratchingRaking with nails
biting · carving · bruising · hair-pulling · non-suicidal · deliberate · repetitive · compulsive
Painful awareness of failure
- guiltMoral self-reproach
- worthlessnessLack of any value
- hopelessnessState without hope
- ruminationProlonged, repetitive thinking
Cruel or violent treatment
- neglectFailure to provide care
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
- adverseHarmful or opposed
- PTSDChronic reaction to horrific events
flashbacks · dissociation · re-enactment · attachment · victimization · intergenerational · survival · hyperarousal
Inclined toward self-destruction
- ideationForming mental concepts
- attemptEffort to accomplish
- interventionPurposeful involvement to change course
- hotlineDirect emergency phone connection
prevention · hospitalization · emergency · acute · restriction · assessment · screening · survivor
Curative mental treatment
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- healingRestoration of health
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- DBTTherapy for emotional regulation
harm-reduction · alternatives · outpatient · inpatient · relapse · urges · triggers · grounding
cutting
Dividing via sharp edge
- burningCombustion in progress
- scarificationIntentional shallow skin cuts
- overdosingExceeding safe dosage
scratching · biting · carving · bruising · hair-pulling · non-suicidal · deliberate · repetitive · compulsive · secretive
shame
Painful awareness of failure
- guiltMoral self-reproach
- worthlessnessLack of any value
- hopelessnessState without hope
abuse
Cruel or violent treatment
PTSD · flashbacks · dissociation · re-enactment · attachment · victimization · intergenerational · survival · hyperarousal · numbing
suicidal
Inclined toward self-destruction
- ideationForming mental concepts
- attemptEffort to accomplish
- interventionPurposeful involvement to change course
hotline · prevention · hospitalization · emergency · acute · restriction · assessment · screening · survivor · bereaved
therapy
Curative mental treatment
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- healingRestoration of health
- treatmentCare for an ailment
DBT · harm-reduction · alternatives · outpatient · inpatient · relapse · urges · triggers · grounding · aftercare
self-violencedomestic violence
Abuse between household members
battery · assault · homicide · murder · aggravated assault
self-violenceself-care
Maintaining personal wellbeing
self-love · self-compassion · self-protection · self-preservation · self-kindness
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