Earth Angel

Earth Angel
A Self-Mutilation Foundation

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Extrovert (Open)

Want To Be Noticed/Want Attention

Show Off Scars/Make No Sincere Attempt To Cover Them Up

Talk Open About Self-Injury

Want Intervention To Take Place


Introvert (Private)

Wear Long Sleeved or Baggy Clothing

Unusual Need For Privacy

Hesitant to Change or Undress Around Others

Signs of Depression

Suffer in Silent Shame and Isolation

Deep Shame

Attempts to Cover Up Evidence

Dress Unusually Conservatively Even In Summer

Acts Like The Marks Aren't There

Shrug and Say The Marks Are Nothing When Asked About Them

Defensive, Angry


Both

Anxious

Depressed

Overwhelmed

Perfectionists (Sometimes)

Good Students (Sometimes)


Who Does This?

An Estimated 1-3 Million People In the United States Have Sought Help For This

An Estimated 1% of The Entire World Population Are Cutters

The Average Age of Onset is Around The Beginning of Adolescence (10-16 years of age)

The Average Majority of People Are Between The Ages of 13 and 30

The Climatic Age Range is 18 to 24 Years of Age and The Cases Decrease Around the Age Range of 30 to 40 years

1 in 200 Girls Do This Every Year

About 20,000 Boys Do This Every Year

Also Common Among Celebrities and People of High Power

Patients With Borderline Personality Disorder, Dissociative Disorders, and Other Personality Disorders Are Vulnerable

Substance Abusers and People With a History of Abuse Have a High Risk of Becoming Self-Mutilators

Half of The Cutters Attempt Suicide at Least Once In Their Lifetime

Most Mutilators Are Women, But Some Men Do It Too

Reports For Elderly or Small Children Are Rare, But They Are Occuring

Most Reports of Mutilation Are In Teenagers or Middle Age Persons

There Has Been a Steep Increase In The Number of Young Cutters in Recent Years

SELF-MUTILATORS CAN BE ANY AGE, GENDER, AND ECONOMIC GROUP

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