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Originally Posted by Chris T
Erm ... I think you're juggling semantics just a little there GC. Survival is the most basic instinct of all life, so any mis-wiring of the brain that compromises that basic instinct is reasonably described as an instability in my view.
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My definition of "mentally unstable" probably differs from most
Self-harming doesn't compromise the self-preservation instinct. As I said a few posts back - it has nothing to do with suicide.
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Originally Posted by scastle
Maybe instead of actively encouraging him to self harm (which the Prison service would be by allowing him sterile blades), somebody should look at why he is self harming?
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You can't encourage someone to self-harm. I agree that he should be helped, but as I said a few posts back - support and understanding of self-harming is poor. Even by mental health standards. Prison isn't the right place for a start.