Why do I have violent imagery of hurting myself when I'm mad?
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Last Updated: 02/13/2018 at 10:42am
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Lindsay Scheinerman, MA, LPC
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Anonymous
February 13th, 2018 10:42am
When people feel emotionally hurt or unwell, some tend to want to feel a different kind of hurt just to block out the previous. This is why people get the urge to hurt ones self when subjected to emotional distress. They yearn for physical pain instead so they can buff out the emotional.
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