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Posted by Dinah on December 3, 2003, at 8:56:36
In reply to Re: hurts us when you play suicide game » stjames, posted by ramsea on December 3, 2003, at 6:16:25
I have my own ideas on the situation, best summarized by the Secret Shame website http://selfharm.net/ and the book "Skin Game", since those best describe my own experiences. But I suppose I should move the post to Psychological Babble.
I think there are many different reasons, probably more reasons than there are people who do the behavior. Mainly I do it to stop the physical feeling of overarousal, because it works.
Posted by ramsea on December 3, 2003, at 13:36:55
In reply to Re: hurts us when you play suicide game » ramsea, posted by Dinah on December 3, 2003, at 8:56:36
This makes sense to me. I will check out your sites, thanks for posting them. You have hard won knowledge. About the physical aspect,what you said reminds me of a related fact. Autistic people can get sensory overwhelm, and this can lead to self-stimulation that can be injurious. In some basic way, perhaps, the pain kind of concentrates the mind, which might stave off chaos for a time. I appreciate your share.
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