These Adolescents Who Self-Harm

They have 13, 15, 17 years ... with a knife to lacerate or burn themselves with cigarettes. Why these deliberate injury? More frequent than we think they are always a sign outside a real pain. A call for help.

I am 14 years old. When I do not feel well, I take a knife and I try to do as much harm as possible. When I have no knife, I take a pen and I sunk into my skin, and if I really have nothing at hand, I scratch until he bled. I do not understand why you did that, I feel better. Is what I'm normal?

Psychologies.com on these distress calls tributary. Like those parents: "I am the mother of a 15-year voluntary self-inflicted injury the last two years. She refuses any dialogue and any proposed therapeutic help. I find myself totally helpless and I do not know what to do. "