http://www.businessthreadsonly.com/health/addiction-health/how-to-deal-with-self-mutilation-addiction/ How to deal with | How to deal with people Thu, 12 May 2011 09:04:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.businessthreadsonly.com/health/addiction-health/how-to-deal-with-self-mutilation-addiction//comment-page-1#comment-651 DrixProject Mon, 04 Apr 2011 12:28:19 +0000 http://www.businessthreadsonly.com/?p=508#comment-651 Self-mutilation was a way of honoring the Gods as done by certain tribes in Africa. (NAT GEO). These people believe that through their pain the Gods they worship will be happy and give them blessings. There is also a genetic disorder that has a specific characteristic of self-mutilation. Lesch Nyhan Syndrome is a genetic disorder causing mental retardation and its most distinctive characteristic in patients is self-mutilation. Some people self-mutilate to seek attention. Majority of these people are those who have attention deficits. Today, probably the most rampant cause of self-mutilation is a result of substance abuse like the CNS stimulants which decreases pain sensation and cause hallucinations. These people need professional help to deal with this problem. Self-mutilation is considered as an art for some people like those who are into body piercing. They feel beautiful when they have lots of needles pierced into different parts of their bodies such as the lips, eyebrows and nipples. Self-mutilation was a way of honoring the Gods as done by certain tribes in Africa. (NAT GEO). These people believe that through their pain the Gods they worship will be happy and give them blessings. There is also a genetic disorder that has a specific characteristic of self-mutilation. Lesch Nyhan Syndrome is a genetic disorder causing mental retardation and its most distinctive characteristic in patients is self-mutilation. Some people self-mutilate to seek attention. Majority of these people are those who have attention deficits.
Today, probably the most rampant cause of self-mutilation is a result of substance abuse like the CNS stimulants which decreases pain sensation and cause hallucinations. These people need professional help to deal with this problem. Self-mutilation is considered as an art for some people like those who are into body piercing. They feel beautiful when they have lots of needles pierced into different parts of their bodies such as the lips, eyebrows and nipples.

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