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Title	:	A Bright Red Scream: Self-Mutilation and the Language of Pain
Author	:	Marilee Strong
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 234 pages
Published	:	October 1st 1999 by Penguin Books (first published 1998)
Categories	:	Psychology. Nonfiction. Health. Mental Health. Mental Illness

A Bright Red Scream: Self-Mutilation and the Language of Pain Paperback | Pages: 234 pages

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Self-mutilation is a behavior so shocking that it is almost never discussed. Yet estimates are that upwards of eight million Americans are chronic self-injurers. They are people who use knives, razor blades, or broken glass to cut themselves. Their numbers include the actor Johnny Depp, Girl Interrupted author Susanna Kaysen, and the late Princess Diana.Mistakenly viewed as suicide attempts or senseless masochism--even by many health professionals--"cutting" is actually a complex means of coping with emotional pain. Marilee Strong explores this hidden epidemic through case studies, startling new research from psychologists, trauma experts, and neuroscientists, and the heartbreaking insights of cutters themselves--who range from troubled teenagers to middle-age professionals to grandparents. Strong explains what factors lead to self-mutilation, why cutting helps people manage overwhelming fear and anxiety, and how cutters can heal both their internal and external wounds and break the self-destructive cycle. A Bright Red Scream is a groundbreaking, essential resource for victims of self-mutilation, their families, teachers, doctors, and therapists.

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Original Title:	A Bright Red Scream: Self-Mutilation and the Language of Pain
ISBN:	0140280537 (ISBN13: 9780140280531)
Edition Language:	English

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In my life, I have self-harmed.I've had this book for a long while. I would read bits of it, but when you're in the midst of crisis, sometimes just reading about it can trigger episodes. But since it's been a long time since I've SH, I was able to finish it.This book is a vital resource for anyone who self-harms, treats those with SH, guidance counselors, friends and family. It's important to note that those who self harm aren't typically suicidal (at least not in the beginning). And while

I read this book a while back but I remember it being interesting and full of true facts and stimulating interpretation. If you are a cutter, or if you know a cutter, this book will help you to understand the emotionally painful and taboo subject. Psychology students should also read this book.

This difficult book came to me out of necessity, as my life has been upended by a loved one who chose to self-injure. It's a phenomenon that's quite common, I've come to understand, and I needed to learn how to reach out to someone whose pain was so imbedded that the only possible solution was to cut. The author's interviews were both horrible and enlightening. Not for the faint of heart.

I don't know about this book... it was certainly interesting, but it also isn't the first to go with this topic - and as usual, it goes to the extreme and makes it seem like there's an epidemic. Did an alarmist write this?

I had so many problems with this book that I don't know where to begin. I simply hope that, in the future, there is more inclusion of people of color and people who are well into adulthood and still struggling with cutting/self-injuring.

A Bright Red Scream: Self-Mutilation and the Language of Pain is a comprehensive, riveting look at self-injury. It features stories of people from all walks of life who intentionally hurt themselves for a plethora of reasons: a history of sexual abuse, early trauma, severe neglect, abusive and/or alcoholic caregivers, inconsistent upbringing (other adults in the child's life who deny any abuse ever happened.) Strong presents a lot of information from psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers

A Bright Red Scream is a very good piece of popular psychology for those looking to either understand more about a friend or relative who self-mutilates, or even for those who suffer themselves who want to maybe explore/understand their own condition further. I'd agree with other reviewers that Strong puts far too heavy an emphasis on those who self-mutilate as a result of historic abuse. It seemed to be a factor in almost every case study she explored, and perhaps lead to too neat an