Posts tagged: evolution

Dec 05 2008

Self-embedding, the evolution of self-mutilation

What will they think of next?

Self-embedding, the evolution of self-mutilation

In a disturbing trend, teens are taking to “self-embedding,” a new form of mutilation. The practice takes self-cutting one step further, by literally embedding an object inside the wound.

The practice has an addictive tendency, and “unlike cutting, which causes pain and then the pain subsides with healing, embedding causes constant and increasing pain.”

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