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Cover 1 Frontmatter 2 Contents 8 Acknowledgments 10 Introduction 12 Prologue: Home, Sweet Home 24 1. The Last Secret: Self-Injuring Women Speak 34 2. From Childhood Abuse to Adult Behavior 58 3. Meredith Tells Her Story 74 4. Self-Injuring Women at the Workplace 89 5. Life with Lovers, Families, and Friends 107 6. Helena's Struggle with Compulsion 134 7. Help for Women Who Self-Injure and Their Therapists 147 8. Sarah O.'s Past and Present 169 9. Recovery: Hopes and Achievements 187 Epilogue: Three Faces of Self-Injury 200 Resources 206 Notes 211 Index 222 Publisher:Temple University Press,Published:1999,ISBN:9781439905937,Language:English,OCLC:47010641 They cut their arms and legs with knives and razors; scratch at their skin; burn, bruise, or stick themselves with cigarettes, hammers, pins, and other objects; bang their heads and€ limbs; and break their own bones. Although women who live with self-injury have recently gained recognition in the media, they have, as a result, become even more stigmatized. In this book, author Jane Wegschneider sheds light on this misunderstood condition. Fifteen women talk about their battle with self-injury and explain how and why they repeatedly

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Author

Hyman, Jane Wegscheider

Publisher

Temple University Press

Published

1999

Language

EN

ISBN

9781439905937

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Health & Fitness, Medical