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Old Aug 14, 2010, 08:17 PM
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Maybe it is more than self punishment. Maybe it is anger toward someone else that you can't allow your self to be aware of?

I think SI makes a statement of how much pain a person is in. I think it says "I am hurting this much!"

I think the self, any part or several, wants the anger and the pain to be acknowledged, accepted, and comforted. I think that is a need and very different from attention.
Thanks for this!
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