Therapists are trained to think and talk but not react when they hear about self injury behaviors. They do this because sometimes reacting good to it could send some into continueing that activity beyond doing it for a release but switch to doing it for the attention of the therapist. and if they react the other way it could send the person into doing it more because they feel bad about letting their therapist down, disappointing them or that the therapist thinks they are bad people because they engage in self injury stuff. Either way the theapy field was looking at potential for more harm then good. So now they deal with it matter of fact, not unusual and they deal with it every day at the least once a day which they probably do considering alot of therapists cary between 40 to 80 client case loads. Instead of focusing on the behavior itself therapists are supposed to focus on the reason behind the behavoir - the anger, the need for release, guilt and whatever else that might be there. Hang in there its not that therapists don't think its a big deal, its just the protocal they have to use either because of county, state and or nation wide mental health guidelines.

One thing you might want to know about in case you are like me in that hospitals are not for you - if you have a fresh cut within 24 hours of seeing your therapist and your therapist sees it it is considered grounds for involluntary commitment to a mental health ward or facility (other wise known as nut wards). whether or not your therapist will have to follow that protocal depends on your locations menntal health laws and guidelines. most here in the usa have no choice but to follow that and refer their clients that are actively a danger to themself and or others to the local ER. If they didn't its a potental loss of agency/building permits and therapy certification and or licensess The reason for this is because here in the USA being a danger to yourself and or others is a crime and mental health agencys can't have crimes being committed on the premises kind of thing, let alone law suits and so on should the persons self injury behavior result in the persons death and the therapist knew they were a danger to them self and or other and did not refer that person for possible involluntary commitment.