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Self Harm Stats Quiz

March 1st, 2018

1) How many people self harm?

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March 1st, 2018

2) How many people attempt to get better?

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User Profile: EnergySensitive
EnergySensitive March 1st, 2018

@Butterflycat

5%

User Profile: givemecoffee
givemecoffee March 1st, 2018

@Butterflycat 25% i'd say. You mentioned "attempt to" and I think many do attempt, sometimes multiple times, but it's not easy doing it on their own.

User Profile: TaranWanderer
TaranWanderer March 1st, 2018

@Butterflycat for #2, I'll just be optimistic and say 90% smiley

March 3rd, 2018

@Butterflycat 200,000 million people report that they self harm a year

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March 1st, 2018

3) What country is the highest rate for self harm?

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User Profile: EnergySensitive
EnergySensitive March 1st, 2018

@Butterflycat

The UK

User Profile: TaranWanderer
TaranWanderer March 1st, 2018

@Butterflycat UK for Europe...not sure about entire world though, maybe USA?

March 3rd, 2018

@Butterflycat UK is correct :)

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March 1st, 2018

4) When do people start self harming?

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User Profile: EnergySensitive
EnergySensitive March 1st, 2018

@Butterflycat

Not always a reason. Just emotions

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User Profile: EnergySensitive
EnergySensitive March 1st, 2018

@EnergySensitive

Any age

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User Profile: TaranWanderer
TaranWanderer March 1st, 2018

@Butterflycat It's often started in the teens or early 20s (but really can start at any age), and usually when they're going through a difficult time?

User Profile: amiablelana
amiablelana March 1st, 2018

@Butterflycat mid teens. Bullying has reached its peak and there

March 3rd, 2018

@Butterflycat 14-20 years old is the time people start to self harm

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March 1st, 2018

5) What percentage of people self harm due to sexual abuse?

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User Profile: givemecoffee
givemecoffee March 1st, 2018

@Butterflycat 20-30%? I'm not sure. I heard once about the correlation and how it's often.. but don't remember any stastics numbers

User Profile: TaranWanderer
TaranWanderer March 1st, 2018

@Butterflycat I think it's like ~50%?

User Profile: amiablelana
amiablelana March 1st, 2018

@Butterflycat probably about in line with the % of people in the given demographic that suffer it.

User Profile: eclipse18
eclipse18 March 1st, 2018

@Butterflycat I know quite a few people who have been sexually abused in some way, all of different age. They have all either attempted or succeeded in self harm of some kind. I would say around 35%

March 3rd, 2018

@Butterflycat 50%

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March 1st, 2018

6) What disorders are sometimes associated with self harm?

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User Profile: EnergySensitive
EnergySensitive March 1st, 2018

@Butterflycat

Any and all

User Profile: rebecca947
rebecca947 March 1st, 2018

@Butterflycat

The ones most people talk about and that I've read online about are bipolar and anxiety from memory... and bipolar is the only one the DSM-V lists self-harm under as a possible consequence of having that disorder. I really hope that will change one day. But any disorder can result in someone self-harming, or no disorder at all. Self-harm just doesn't discriminate...

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User Profile: TaranWanderer
TaranWanderer March 1st, 2018

@rebecca947 I think you mean borderline personality disorder is the only one that lists self-harm in the DSM-V :) But I'm sure that bipolar has that association too! I hope things can change one day too heart

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rebecca947 March 1st, 2018

@TaranWanderer

Oops!! Thank you for that correction! :p yeah, hopefully... we just need more awareness and debunking stigma and myths... most important in my opinion!

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User Profile: givemecoffee
givemecoffee March 1st, 2018

@Butterflycat I know self-harm is usually associated to bpd as symptom, and there is a correlation between eating disorders and self-harm. If you mean "more common" to happen together, I'd say those two plus depression/mood disorders. but it can happen to any, as was said

User Profile: TaranWanderer
TaranWanderer March 1st, 2018

@Butterflycat I agree with what others have said: Mostly BPD, but also affect disorders (depression, anxiety, etc), EDs...I think those are the most commonly associated ones even though it can happen to anyone

March 3rd, 2018

@Butterflycat All correct :)

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rebecca947 March 1st, 2018

@Butterflycat

(Are we meant to answer here??? If not, where?? Hehe sorry!!)

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March 1st, 2018

@rebecca947 Yeah answer here. I'll post answers tomorrow :)

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rebecca947 March 1st, 2018

@Butterflycat

Hmm question 1, not too sure! There's heaps of people who do it in secret and never have to go to emergency or let the health sector even know... I'd say maybe 10% of the world's population that we know of?? Not sure if that's too high or low aha just a guess :p

User Profile: TaranWanderer
TaranWanderer March 1st, 2018

@Butterflycat for #1, hard to say, with all un-reported cases...I know it's a lot..like even in just the US it's millions :S so probably much more than that I guess...

User Profile: eclipse18
eclipse18 March 1st, 2018

@Butterflycat I would say at least 40% of the worlds population self harm in some form or another, during their lifetime.

User Profile: KatelynMStark1234
KatelynMStark1234 March 3rd, 2018

@Butterflycat

Me