I think peer influence is part of it. I'm amazed how many of the girls where I work cut. It's good for more people to be aware of it, and I'm not sure how they approach it in school, but I think there is a danger in it. I also think that other si methods have been more common, even in the past. I was a little older before I got into cutting, but I have hurt myself in various ways since I was six years old. Cutting is more dramatic and noticable though.

I really hope that when they teach about si in schools they emphasize healthy ways to cope. Si also appears on tv shows now - that was how I found out that it wasn't just me.