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Every self-harm "session" I can't stop at one or two cuts... it always ends up being 15+ cuts (not deep and not long though). Why is this so?

1 Answers Moderated by Jill Kapil, PsyD Updated: Jun 19, 2018
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Anonymous on Feb 22, 2018
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Self harm is a release for some, and sometimes one or two cuts is not enough to get that release sometimes more is needed
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