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Secret Scars: Uncovering and Understanding the Addiction of Self-injury
 
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Secret Scars: Uncovering and Understanding the Addiction of Self-injury (Paperback)

by V.J. Turner (Author)
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  • Paperback: 284 pages
  • Publisher: Hazelden Information & Educational Services (15 Sep 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1568389140
  • ISBN-13: 978-1568389141
  • Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 13.5 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 395,513 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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What is self-injury? Why would people deliberately hurt themselves? Why can't they stop? These questions are addressed in this study, which looks at the addiction of self-injury. The personal case histories told in the book should validate the experiences and address the concerns of readers.

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1.0 out of 5 stars misleading, 16 Jul 2003
this is one of many books that i have bought on this topic and to be honest i wish i hadn't bothered as it just made me very confused and in the end i gave up and stopped trying to wade through it. it didn't answer any of my questions or give me any further understanding. it was too focused on trying to prove that self harm is linked with alcohol and drug addiction, this is a fairly logical step but it dosen't require a whole book to prove it especially when the title claims to be about self harm, yet less than a quater of the book actually directly relates to it. probably a very good book for detached professionals or students of mental health but of abloustly no use to any one who actually wants to understand their own or a loved one's self inflicted violence.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Addiction as an interesting Perspective, 19 April 2004
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I have read many books on Self Harm and i really enjoyed the perspective that this author gave on the addicitive nature of self harming and the cycle of such behaviours.

As a psychologist working with young people i think that it is crucial to consider how self harming can become an addictive act/process and that treatment / the road to recovery will need to assess the amount of addictiveness within each individual's experiences so that the addictive nature of the behaviour can be understood and addressed.

I really liked the way that the cycle of emotions, thoughts, feelings and behaviours were drawn into diagrams giving visual representations of what people experience.

I agree that the book is not an 'easy' read - i have found myself re-reading sections and looking back at previous diagrams as i have read more of the book. However, overall i have been impressed with the ideas contained in the book and have not encountered a book with such an emphasis on the addictive nature of self harming behaviour.

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