Cutting

Why Would You Want to Cut Yourself?

Melissa Gerstein | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Equinox, Cutting, Amanda Beard, In the Water They Can't See You Cry, Girls and Confidence, Self Confidence, Olympic Swimming, Self-Esteem, Women and Confidence, Parents News
Melissa Gerstein

Although she may have gold medals and more success than many of us will ever have, Amanda Beard is just like many girls who are fighting through pain while striving for self confidence.

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Demi Lovato, Under Construction and More Popular Than Ever

Sam Lansky | Posted 10.21.2011

Read More: Miley Cyrus, Pop Music, Demi Lovato, Cutting, Demi Lovato Skyscraper, Eating Disorders, Disney, Demi Lovato Rehab, Celebrities, Entertainment News
Sam Lansky

2011-08-22-Screenshot20110821at8.25.08PM.jpg Demi's relationship to scandal is an extraordinary case study in public relations legerdemain -- in how to maintain, and even build, popularity instead of notoriety.

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YouTube Cutters: What Parents Can Do About Kids Injuring Themselves on Camera

Dr. Harold Koplewicz | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Psychiatry, Mental Health, Cutting, Suicide, Youtube, Parenting, Anxiety, Teenagers, Youtube Cutting, Youtube Cutters, Healthy Living News
Dr. Harold Koplewicz

A study last month in the Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics highlighted graphic YouTube videos of adolescents engaging in what we as clinicians call "self-injury" and kids call "cutting" -- on camera.

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Cutting: Demi Lovato's Struggle With Self-Injury Is Raising Awareness

Sharon Chirban, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Teenage Cutting, Self-Injury, Demi Lovato Cutting, Self Injury, Cutting, Demi Lovato Rehab, Home News
Sharon Chirban, Ph.D.

Cutting is still something we have a low general awareness about -- the idea of inflicting self-injury on oneself in an attempt to feel better just doesn't add up. But it's a trend that is becoming more prevalent in young women.

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Can You Catch Cutting and Burning from Your Friends?

David Leibow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Purging, Romance, Prevention, Cutting, Addiction, Pop Culture, Self-Harm, Contagion, Burning, College News
David Leibow

Knowing that self-injurious behaviors are culturally determined and can quickly become habitual increases the importance of prevention.

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Cutting and Self-Injury is Never 'No Big Deal.'

Colleen Perry | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Pain, Self Worth, Trauma, Self Injury, Cutting, Teens, Addiction, Butning, Healthy Living News
Colleen Perry

The problem is that cutting yourself is not a good long term solution for managing emotional pain. Here's are a few things to keep in mind if you know someone who is self-injuring:

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Tiffany's Looks To Africa As Diamond Industry Shifts

Wall Street Journal | By VANESSA O'CONNELL | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Retailers, Strike, Diamonds, Cutting, Diamond Mining, Debeers, Manufacturing, Laurelton Factory, Diamond Polishing, Jwaneng Diamond Mine, Jwaneng Mine, Retail, Sourcing, Jewelry, Diamond Sourcing, South Africa, Tiffany's, Unions, Diamond Cutting, Mining, Africa, Botswana, Aids, Polishing, Sa, Mogoditshane, Business News

In a windowless factory in this African village, Tiffany is teaching more than 80 workers to transform raw diamonds into gems for Tiffany engagement r...

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Depression Alert: Reading This Post May Just Help Save a Life

Chloe Spencer | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Mental Illness, Depression, Cutting, Teens, Suicide, Parenting, Teenagers, Troubled Teens, Healthy Living News
Chloe Spencer

Be aware of all your friends and family, because they may be suffering from severe depression, and it's just bottled up inside them and invisible to others.

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Dina Lohan Talks About Lindsay's Cutting

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lindsay Lohan Voicemails, Lindsay Lohan, Michael Lohan, Lindsay Lohan Cutting, Cutting, Dina Lohan, Entertainment News

In his ongoing quest for truth by exposing the shameful inner workings of his troubled family, Michael Lohan has leaked yet another phone recording to...

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Why They Cut

Aimee Liu | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Addiction, Eating Disorders, Self-Injury, Recovery, Psychology, Children's Health, Cutting, Suicide, Teenagers, Healthy Living News
Aimee Liu

Frustratingly few media accounts of self-injury ever address the fundamental reason why people hurt themselves when they're distressed.

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Jewish Girls and Self-Destructive Behaviors: By The Numbers

Leslie Goldman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Destructive, Girls, Cutting, Sex, Alcohol, Body Image, Eating Disorders, Drugs, Think Tank, Technology, Jewish, Teen Loneliness, Jewish Girls, Low Self-Esteem, Jewish Girls Eating Disorders, Social Networking, Self-Esteem, Youth Body Image, Healthy Living News
Leslie Goldman

We must help undo the damage done by impossibly high academic standards, media portrayals of unrealistic bodies, and other factors that make young women feel like they don't measure up.

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