Between two and three million people in the United States
exhibit some form of self-harm throughout their life. These
numbers are increasing rapidly every day. It is estimated that
eight million Americans have eating disorders. These statistics
are only in the United States. Thousands of teenagers and adults
are suffering from these throughout the globe. Self-harming can
range from cutting, burning and any other form of purposely
hurting yourself. Eating disorders can range from Anorexia,
Bulimia and binge eating. Eating disorders and self-harm are two
very important issues that should be taken very seriously but
are not spoken about throughout society. Self-harm usually
occurs when a person is dealing with too much emotionally and
thinks they must take it out on themselves physically. When this
kind of emotional pain occurs, a lot of teenagers and adults
don't know where to turn. Most people believe their pain will
not be understood by others. They think only option is
inflicting physical pain upon themselve