How come people get addicted to self-mutilation?

Question by Volvogirl: How come people get addicted to self-mutilation?
Why do they get into such an addiction? I have seen on Oprah Show that a girl wants to see the blood, especially out of her pubic area to see and know that she is alive. What is the pleasure in self-mutilation? Why are they cruel to themselves? Do they just cut themselves, slit their wrists and bang themselves against something hard like punching a door or do they have other ways? Is rehabilitation the only way to help them or are there some steps to quit the habit?

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Answer by versantly
some people have very obsessive thoughts because they cannot deal with reality. they must focus their energies on other things.
our society rewards freaks and shows like Oprah make it exciting to try things that might not otherwise experience.

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