The forms of injury are different for everyone yet still a form of self-abuse. There are many ways in which a person can inflict abuse on themselves and it may even be difficult for you to understand at times. Some people will inflict injury directly on their bodies causing harm and producing an injury. As demonstrated in the story above the individual self-inflicted injury by cutting her hands and arms. Others may use the form of alcohol abuse and drug abuse as forms of injury to their body.
Individuals often use food as way of self-abuse.
They may deprive themselves of food or eat too much. These behaviors can include bingeing, purging and vomiting and this behavior is very self-destructive and yet another form of self abuse. Some individuals verbally abuse themselves from within. They put themselves down and hurt themselves emotionally. It is also important to know that those who self abuse abuse themselves carry tremendous amounts of guilt and shame inside and by carrying these negative emotions around, this is also very self destructive to the individual.