Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Research Paper

NSSI Everybody knows someone that is involved with this. Even if they don't know that they know. While many say it is more of a girl problem, it is actually about even for both genders to injure themselves. Girls are more likely to get help from a medical professional rather than guys, making it seem like girls are more likely to be involved with this (Serani). With almost every self-injury case there is a background of childhood traumas, coming from abuse or being bullied at school. Although, the higher rates of people who self-injure are adolescents, they can range from kids being as young as third-graders to others as grandparents. Many that self-injure do not want to die, they feel numb and in order to feel alive they need to injure themselves, others say it is because of depression and abuse that cause them to feel worthless around family or at school. Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is exactly that it states in the name. Harming themselves without the intention of dying. Many feel self-injuring is the only way to escape the …show more content…
Schools try and warn the students through assemblies but many don't listen and are distracted by their friends around them talking. NSSI is not for people seeking attention. These people actually hide their behaviors with clothing, jewelry, and bandages (Serani). As in the name itself, those who struggle with NSSI, do not want to die , they actually just want to stop the intense emotional pain or even to feel alive because they feel numb. Cutting sends an endorphin rush to the brain helping the person feel temporarily relieved from the numbness or emotional pain (Bender). By feeling this relief, some become addicted to the viscous cycle and if they can not get any professional help it can get worse. Sometimes, after an extremely bad day, when the person goes to harm them self, may accidentally take it too far and die