Who typically takes part in SI?
Gender Both men and women hurt themselves. More often women are seen with this behavior in a therapist’s office, a psychiatric hospital, etc. Wheras more men are seen with SI in prisons. Age SI behavior usually begins when a person is a teenager, escalates in a person’s twenties, and disappears by their thirties. Substance abuse Many people who SI have histories of drug and alcohol abuse. Often this is because drugs are another method of coping because they can temporarily ease internal pain. But rarely are people under the influence when they SI. Eating disorders Eating disorders, such as anorexia or bulimia, are common in people who hurt themselves. Like SI, eating disorders often have the same psychological effects. Sometimes SI and eating disorders occur simultaneously. History of abuse The majority of people who hurt themselves have suffered physical, sexual, or emotional abuse. But this doesn’t mean that everyone who SI’s has been abused. Or that everybody who has been abused wil
