Confronting topic: Why self-harm is often misunderstood | 60 Minutes Australia

Viewer warning: This story from our 2012 archives contains discussions on suicide and self-harm. If you or anyone you know needs to speak to someone, help is available. Contact Lifeline at 13 11 14.

It's hard to imagine anything more confounding: the idea that someone could deliberately hurt themselves over and over again. And all to make themselves feel better inside. It's a hidden epidemic. And yet, doctors estimate at least two million Australians self-injure - usually by cutting into their own skin. Many sufferers are vulnerable teenagers, often dismissed as simply self-destructive or attention seeking. But the young women you'll meet on Sunday night say that's not what it's about. They also insist they don't want to die. In fact, they claim hurting themselves is the only way they can stay alive.

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