What is play piercing?
Play piercing is temporary piercing (that is, piercing is done, but no jewelry is inserted) done (usually) for the feeling. Pain, sensation that we shy away from, is still a valid sensation and some people enjoy experimenting with it. Many people use these activities as a positive form of self discovery. In general play piercing is nothing more than that, but if you notice it’s happening regularly, especially if coupled with scarring and other self-abusive behavior, please be sure to read the section on scarification (“self cutting”) as well. “Extreme” Body Modification My child is expressing an interest in some very freaky things like people cutting fingers off! What should I do? Assuming your child is stable and you are confident that they are mature enough to understand what they read, then there’s probably no harm in them reading about what people do. These heavy mods aren’t generally done “lightly”, and odds are they’re just curious about an unusual act, which isn’t surprising goi
