The growing wave of teenage self-injury

 The New York Times has an article on the disturbing and hard-to-treat phenomenon of self-harming behaviour that experts say is increasing among adolescents and young adults. 

 

 

 
“It expresses emotional pain or feelings that I’m unable to put into words.”

“It’s a way to have control over my body because I can’t control anything else in my life.” 

 I feel relieved and less anxious after I cut. The emotional pain slowly slips away into the physical pain.”