0 present participle of self-harm --
1 to deliberately hurt yourself, for example by cutting yourself, because you have emotional problems or are mentally ill --
Genetics may contribute to the risk of developing other psychological conditions, such as anxiety or depression, which could in turn lead to self-harming behaviour.
He was kept in a segregation unit and forced to wear clothing meant for prisoners at risk of self-harming.
The result is a self-harming self-portrait, an effigy that has been prevented, inhibited, forced into silence.
There is no doubt that even at that stage he was a disturbed personality, with a history of significant self-harming.
The removal of objects used for self-harm from easy reach is also helpful for resisting self-harming urges.
Many self-harmers report feeling very little to no pain while self-harming and, for some, deliberate self-harm may become a means of seeking pleasure.
She began self-harming, and a lot of her subsequent behaviour has a psychiatric component, which is clearly a large element in the way in which she has approached life.
There were 17 reported incidents of deliberate self-harming among 15 and 16-year-olds during the same period.
