girls cutting

berurah
Sun, 17 Apr 2005 02:47:02 +0000

From my perspective working in a junior high - because there is so much media attention on cutting, we’re now seeing a lot of “copycat” cutters. In other words, these students are not cutting out of emotional disturbance, but out of curiosity/trying to do something that’s different.



fireflyscout~I couldn’t agree more. This is exactly the type of thing to which I was referring when I talked about the bloggers who seem to “revel” in this sort of faux teen angst, even calling it by name, as in, “I’m such an angsty teen.” <------Yes, I’ve seen this in one teen’s journal. There is a good side and a bad side to everything. The good side to the publicity about cutting and such behaviors is obvious. The bad side, though, to the publicity is the tendency for kids who are seeking attention to copycat.

DrDrewsmom~I just wanted to tell you how very much I appreciated your sympathy and your understanding of the situation I described. I felt like you really got the point! :)

~berurah