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<blockquote data-quote="slsh" data-source="post: 194756" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>I'm assuming toilet paper to stop the bleeding? I dunno.</p><p> </p><p>thank you first cut in Residential Treatment Center (RTC) #1, probably in 2002. At that time, I felt very confident that it was more experimentation and also a way to flip out staff and us (he made a lovely sunburst design on his wrist, with a lead pencil no less - argh!). He was 11 or 12 at the time. We instituted a full body inspection for a couple of months after that to make sure that it wasn't a continuing issue, plus he was only allowed access to crayons (again, Residential Treatment Center (RTC) setting so it was possible to have a lot of control).</p><p> </p><p>His episodes this year were definitely different. Not suicidal gestures really but we're talking probably more than a dozen long cuts around his forearm made with a broken plastic hanger. He did say that the cutting made him feel better, which is completely beyond my comprehension, but he was absolutely severely depressed at that point so maybe somehow it does make sense. </p><p> </p><p>My understanding is that if they try to hide it, the thighs are the next choice. I guess really it could be anywhere. Not much comfort.</p><p> </p><p>I probably wouldn't bring it up again unless you see more signs of it but that's just me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slsh, post: 194756, member: 8"] I'm assuming toilet paper to stop the bleeding? I dunno. thank you first cut in Residential Treatment Center (RTC) #1, probably in 2002. At that time, I felt very confident that it was more experimentation and also a way to flip out staff and us (he made a lovely sunburst design on his wrist, with a lead pencil no less - argh!). He was 11 or 12 at the time. We instituted a full body inspection for a couple of months after that to make sure that it wasn't a continuing issue, plus he was only allowed access to crayons (again, Residential Treatment Center (RTC) setting so it was possible to have a lot of control). His episodes this year were definitely different. Not suicidal gestures really but we're talking probably more than a dozen long cuts around his forearm made with a broken plastic hanger. He did say that the cutting made him feel better, which is completely beyond my comprehension, but he was absolutely severely depressed at that point so maybe somehow it does make sense. My understanding is that if they try to hide it, the thighs are the next choice. I guess really it could be anywhere. Not much comfort. I probably wouldn't bring it up again unless you see more signs of it but that's just me. [/QUOTE]
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