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Originally posted by Talthyr Malkaviel:
Actually I think wrist slitting is the way which is most a cry for help, because most people make a lateral cut across the width of the wrist, and tha shows that they are either doing it for attention, as it scars, and know someone will stop them, and if not that then they are serious about it but masochists, as it takes a lot longer than you think doing it that way.
If someone was seriously trying to kill themselves with vein cutting, then it's quicker to slice yup and down the forearm.
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Not completely true, though part of it is.
Self mutilation has, in most cases, nothing to do with attempted suicide and should be seen apart from it. It's often a way to transform mental pain into physical pain, has a calming effect on the patient lots of times. It's not always a call for attention, more of a safety valve. Lots of people are actually ashamed of their scars, and of doing it, so it's really something different than suicide attempts. But I agree that if someone tries to commit suicide by slashing their wrists, they're either very uninformed or not serious about it, as it's very difficult to succeed at killing yourself that way.