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. If something you do has a negative impact on your safety and and health, it is self abuse. If something you do hurts a relationship with someone who is very important to you, it is self abuse. If something you do stops you from being successful and makes you unable to function on your own, it is self abuse.