Self-damaging behavior - pathimimia
In our time, there is a huge number of situations in which people inflict self-harm. They are of different nature. Before a person harms himself, he must be sure of his usefulness to the body. That is, each person is motivated to action by any motive.
The basis of all this is psychopathology, the treatment of which requires a special differentiated approach. To appoint the right treatment the doctor should know the medical history, its causes, and also how this illness manifests itself.
The nature of the pathomia:
- causing yourself harm consciously, while thinking that there will be some benefit.(Sometimes people who are prone to suicide follow this method, they believe that for their misconduct, everyone will begin to feel pity for them, while doing something for them).
- is also causing self-harm in a conscious way, as a response to someone's delusional jokes or beliefs.
- itself damage, as a result of various actions. This can include such unconscious acts as ordinary rubbing.
- it happens that patients do not distinguish their problems and do themselves damage both consciously and unconsciously, and their goal is to solve psychological problems in this way.
- damage that a person does to another person, not realizing that he is harming, in order to meet his psychological needs and desires.
- hitting the head against a hard surface( often a person who experiences all the failures, considers this the most acceptable way to solve the problem).
- biting yourself by the fingers, hands, hands, sometimes the legs( the patient considers it necessary, especially when nervous or when there are various difficulties).
- pulling out the hair itself( such situations usually occur when a person, for example, did not have time or lost time in vain).
- pressing yourself into the eye dimples( while the person brings himself to tears, usually not explaining this situation in any way).
- strong punches themselves in the face( with such actions the patient feels that brings himself to the senses).
- strong shaking of the head( occurs in situations where the patient is forced to do something, which he deems useless).
Most often, people with pathology are those who have disrupted education, as well as having complex needs. People with the disease of autism almost all belong to patients with pathology. Thus, they express their "I" and try to assert themselves.
If a person in childhood suffered from pathology, but she was cured and everything was fine, then as a result of severe stress even in adulthood, she can start to progress again.
Causes of this disease
The reasons why a person harms oneself can be diverse, but the most basic is that a person interacts with various environmental factors in a difficult way. As an example, it can be explained that beating the head is considered a kind of self-stimulating behavior, and in the future it is a way of avoiding other people's demands.
Below are examples of the most common medical problems that can also be the cause of self-harming behavior.
This includes:
- acute disease( all kinds of infectious diseases, flu, cold, etc.)
- severe pain( ear pain, headache, premenstrual pain in girls).
- attacks in the types of epilepsy.
- is simply a general deterioration in the health of the body, in which there is weakness, an increase in temperature, a decrease in pressure, etc.
Self-harm is an expression of a certain stage of development
There are types of self-harm that can be the remnant of any damage at different stages of development of behavior that have survived to the age at which a person is. Sometimes this can be a behavior that is characteristic of a younger age, but it remains with an adult. An example of this may be: at an early age a child gnawed his nails and this habit was preserved until adulthood.
Self-harm as a kind of communication
Very often this behavior occurs in people who can not speak, they thus try to express their desires and needs. Also, a person can beat his head against a wall, thereby trying to explain to others his attitude to something or the desire for something.
Self-Damage as a Kind of Mental Problems
Some manifestations of patemymia can express hidden problems of a psychic nature that the doctor could not consider because of obvious pathology.
Preventive actions
What can and should be done to prevent self-harming behavior.
Eliminate health problems. First of all, at the slightest manifestation of the problem, you need to consult a therapist who, having looked at the general picture, will give a referral to other doctors, if necessary.
To forget nothing, record the manifestations of deviant behavior, as well as the circumstances in which this behavior occurred. All these data, in general, will show the medical picture of the disease.
Decide what function this behavior performs. It is necessary to develop a clear understanding of the functions that are performed with the manifestation of patemymia. Some people inflict damage on themselves only by exhibiting a sensory function, but others thereby throw out physical pain.
Develop communication skills. Explain to a person suffering from pathology that any of his desires and needs can be met in more acceptable ways, without harming himself or others.
Increase routine in a person's life. A person should have a strict daily routine. All his actions should be painted literally every minute, so that there is almost no free time. When drawing up the daily routine, it is necessary to take into account the patient's interests, as well as his inclinations to various types of activities. Difficult events of the day need to be diversified with different moments of rest, only to make the activity during such moments useful.
Additional features for sensor regulation.
If a person suffers from a touch-based pathology, then it is necessary to find activities that will suit him, and that will satisfy all his physical needs, in which he previously harmed himself.
Reward good behavior. When trying to eliminate self-damaging behavior in a child, it is possible to encourage him when he starts to get rid of his problem. That is, the whole day the child behaves normally, there is no manifestation of patemymia, this behavior should be encouraged, it is possible in this way to reduce the number of attempts to harm yourself.
Ensuring human safety
In case of self-harm, a person should be immediately protected. Even if it attracts attention in this way, it is necessary to react to such behavior immediately, immediately. It is obligatory in this case not to react very violently to such manifestations, since a violent reaction can lead to a repeated manifestation of the disease.
