Cutting Understanding and Overcoming Self-mutilation
Cutting Understanding and Overcoming Self-mutilation by Steven Levenkron, published by W. W. Norton & Company in 1998, is a comprehensive exploration of the complex issue of self-mutilation. This 269-page book is written for sufferers, their families, friends, and therapists, aiming to clarify the mindset of individuals who engage in self-harming behaviors. Levenkron delves into the reasons behind this disorder and offers insights into how those affected can find help.
Readers will discover a detailed examination of the psychological aspects associated with self-mutilation, including the fears and interpersonal challenges faced by individuals who self-harm. Through case studies and patient conversations, the book presents a profile of the self-mutilator, highlighting issues such as fear of abandonment and difficulties in forming trusting relationships. Levenkron also introduces the concept of the Attachment-Dependency Trust Axis, providing essential skills and guidance for overcoming these behaviors. This edition serves as a resource for understanding and addressing the complexities of self-harm within the broader context of psychology and compulsive behavior.
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In this work, author Steven Levenkron explains the phenomenon of self-mutilation. Written for sufferers, parents, friends and therapists, the book aims to unravel step by step the mindset of the self-mutilator. Le venkron explains why the disorder manifests in self-harming behaviour and describes how the self-mutilator can be helped. Through case-studies and conversations with his patients, the profile of the self-mutilator emerges: someone who is typically fearful of people and abandonment, whose attachments are hostile or tenuous at best, who lacks interpersonal trust and who often cannot stay focused in a relationship of any depth. In a voice that is compassionate and reassuring, Cutting tells the reader where to turn for help and offers information on important skills the self-mutilator must learn – what Levenkron calls the Attachment-Dependency Trust Axis – in order to overcome the affliction.
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