When I was in treatment, I saw people pull clumps of hair out, cut their skin with whatever they could get hold of, and drink shampoo just to see if it would kill them. They hated their bodies so much that they would mutilate them every day. People feel as if they do not deserve to live or to have a good life, so they continue to harm themselves. P eople have many reasons why they do the insane things they do. No matter what the reason people hurt themselves or put themselves in harmful situations, it is all to fulfill an inner need.
People search for attention, danger, and a release for anger through harmful behavior.
It was written in Dr. Barbara Murray's fall 1999 semester ENGL 1101 class.