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The Scarred Soul: Understanding and Ending Self-Inflicted Violence Paperback – September 1, 1997

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It happens whenever a person deliberately and repeatedly cuts or burn themselves, or purposefully hurts themselves in some other way. It's disturbing and dangerous behavior, and so hard to stop that many researchers consider it a kind of addiction. This is the first book written for the victims of self-inflicted violence and the first to teach them what they can do to stop hurting themselves. The Scarred Soul explores the reasons behind the impulse to self-inflicted harm and shows readers how to examine its impact on their lives and take steps to overcome the psychological traps that lead to self-inflicted pain.
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Tracy Alderman, Ph.D. is director of research and a core faculty member at the University for Humanistic Studies, an adjunct instructor of psychology at Chapman University, and a staff psychologist for the California Department of Corrections.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ New Harbinger Publications; 1st edition (September 1, 1997)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 216 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1572240792
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1572240797
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.5 x 8.5 inches
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  • KitKatM
    5.0 out of 5 stars Phenomenally Helpful at a Difficult Time in My Life
    Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2017
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    This book, more than any other resource I had during the period of time in which I struggled with self-injury, was phenomenally helpful. I cannot understate how useful many of the methods I learned were when I first read this years ago. I still incorporate many of the techniques I learned into my daily coping skills, even though I haven't struggled with self-injury in over 6 years. If you are on the fence about getting this for a loved one, do it! No talking down to you, no placing blame, just practical and easy to implement techniques.
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  • Marian54
    5.0 out of 5 stars Information quality and satisfaction with contents.
    Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2011
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    I found it informative and helpful. I found the questions and answer at the end of each chapter a great idea. People can reflect on their individual lives and problems and how they came to self injure and the coping mechanism most suitable for their needs to stop them self injuring...
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  • Ken P.
    4.0 out of 5 stars Helpful SI reference
    Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2007
    I found this book to be a good primer to learn about SI and what I could do to help my friend.
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  • D. P. Birkett
    5.0 out of 5 stars Cutting
    Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2004
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    This is basically a self-help book. I think it might be a little too scary for a young person just doing a little mild cutting, because it describes some severe chronic cases. It might not be of much help to a professional dealing with a severely mentally retarded or autistic self-mutilator.

    I bought it after reading an excellent article by Anthony Bateman in the British Journal of Psychiatry. The proper reference for that is:

    Bateman AW (2004) Self-help books on deliberate self-harm. British Journal of Psychiatry 185: 441-442.

    Bateman rated it as the best of the bunch. As he says, cutters often get more help off the internet than from books. He recommends a British site, the website of the National Self-harm Network [...]

    SIV victims often get more help from talking to each other than from therapists or pills. A large part of their distress comes from being ashamed of their addiction and having to hide their scars.
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  • Michelle M Davis
    5.0 out of 5 stars Scared Soul
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    This book was recommeded by a counselor and it proved to be a very good read for this type of disoreder. I would recommend it to anyone facing this issure
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  • Grace
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great Resource
    Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2013
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    This is great book with activities to help individuals who self-inflict to release internal pain to gain an understanding of what they do and why they do it.
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  • James Mapes
    5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful
    Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2014
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    Beautifully written book. Very helpful to my daughter for her self harm. Highly recommend it!!!
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  • Jessii
    5.0 out of 5 stars Nice
    Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2019
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  • Lisa
    5.0 out of 5 stars The absolutely best book on self harm ever.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 30, 2020
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    I have read practically all self harm books as I myself am a self harmer of 21 years. I am now 59 years old. This book is beyond doubt the most fantastic book on self harm I have ever read. I would recommend it to everyone. After reading a couple of chapters I was in tears at how accurate, understanding and knowledgeable this book is. It was in extreme depth and was describing me. I was overwhelmed. Absolutely brilliant book. Thank you.
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  • すぽんさん
    5.0 out of 5 stars いいですねぇ
    Reviewed in Japan on January 3, 2010
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    個人的に、この本を日本訳にしたいと思って頑張ってます★
    私はとても良いと思いました。
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  • Katie Williams
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 15, 2017
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    Brilliant
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    3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 12, 2018
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