Why do People Self Injury?

Is self injury a dangerous thing? Brausch (2012) stated self injury is defined as the intentional physical harming of one’s own body (injuring, cutting the skin, wound-excoriation, and so on) without suicidal intention, social amusement purpose, or alcohol and drug overdose. And then the most frequently performed form of action (70% – 90%) is skin cutting, scraping or carving; bumps, bruises, and self-hits (21-44%); and burn 15-35% (Klonsky et al., 2011). People do self-injury with the kind of slashing of body parts using the help of sharp objects (broken glass, needles, and a small knife), inhaling hazards, as well as hitting themselves. Self injury is done by many women compared to men. This is in line with what was stated by Chan et al., (2018), self injury is more often done by women than men. Based on research made by YouGov Omnibus, more than a third of Indonesia's population (36.9%) have self injury. Of this percentage, the highest prevalence was found in the age group 18-24 years from the demographics of this percentage, 45% of respondents had committed self injury, which means that 5 out of young people there are 2 children who have committed self injury, while 7% of respondents have committed self injury with regular frequency (Santoso, 2022). This agree with Claassen et al., (2006) Self injury usually begins in adolescence and is more commonly observed in adolescence and young adult ages than in adults. So, self injury is a dangerous thing, for everyone in every country.