{"id":14236,"date":"2023-04-26T10:00:55","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T08:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/lowveld\/?p=14236"},"modified":"2023-04-25T12:06:10","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T10:06:10","slug":"self-harming-teenagers-reasons-triggers-and-signs-to-look-out-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/lowveld\/blog\/2023\/04\/26\/self-harming-teenagers-reasons-triggers-and-signs-to-look-out-for\/","title":{"rendered":"Self-harming teenagers: Reasons, triggers and signs to look out for"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Intentionally causing pain or damage to your body by means of cutting, burning, scratching, and self-poisoning through medication or substances in order to relieve emotional distress, is a growing concern among teenagers.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Self-harm is a common cry for help during teenage years that should never be ignored, or worse, downplayed as attention-seeking behaviour. And it\u2019s usually not a once-off act, as about 50% of teens who self-harm will do so repeatedly as it becomes a coping mechanism to deal with anxiety, depression or other mental health problems.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We asked Dr Terri Henderson, child psychiatrist and member of the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sasop.co.za\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> South African Society of Psychiatrists (SASOP)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to share the triggers, symptoms and signs of self-harm to better understand this growing problem:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Common triggers of self-harm include:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Puberty, as this is a neurodevelopmentally vulnerable time for teenagers, especially females, when there is an increase in emotional disorders and risk-taking behaviours.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Child and family adversity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Emotional neglect.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maladaptive parenting (little time or attention is given to children\/teens and families in which negative emotional displays by children are punished).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Disruptive, unsupportive home environments.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Exposure to negative life events such as parents separating or divorcing, loss of a parent, the experience of any form of abuse, past or current bullying and peer interpersonal challenges.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sexual abuse.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">High sensitivity to emotional stimuli or the tendency to have extreme reactions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Self-criticism and striving for perfectionism caused by the unrealistic pressures of social media.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Why do they do it?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Teens who self-harm have the need to show the emotional pain they feel on the inside by causing physical pain. Self-harm is often done to:<\/span><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Relieve anxiety, anger, unpleasant thoughts or feelings, tension or guilt, loneliness, alienation, self-hatred and depression.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Externalise or to provide an escape from emotional pain.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Provide a sense of security or control.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Self-punish.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stop racing thoughts.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stop flashbacks.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Facilitate relaxation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Signs to look out for<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Teens trying to hide scars by wearing long sleeves even on hot days or f<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">linching in pain if their arm is touched.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Other signs of mental distress are often present such as:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Depression.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Increasing isolation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Withdrawal from activities, friendships, schooling and sports.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Decreased focus on self-care behaviours such as bathing.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Changes in sleeping and eating patterns.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Irritability or markedly erratic moods.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you\u2019ve identified these signs, but the behaviour seems to minimal and limited to one or\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">two incidents, a short-term invention with a family doctor or psychologists should be sufficient. 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