Cutting: Understanding and Overcoming Self-Mutilation

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Summary: THE BEST BOOK AVAILABLE ON SELF-MUTILATION!
Review: CUTTING BY STEVEN LEVENKRON IS ABSOLUTELY THE BEST BOOK AVAILABLE ON THE TOPIC OF SELF-INJURY. I'VE READ NEARLY ALL THE BOOKS IN PRINT ON THIS DIFFICULT TOPIC AND THIS IS TRULY THE BEST. IT'S WRITTEN BY A DOCTOR WHO WORKS WITH SELF-INJURING CLIENTS, AND HE HITS SEVERAL NAILS ON THE HEAD. I LENT MY COPY TO MY THERAPIST BECAUSE I WANTED HER TO READ THE BOOK TO BETTER UNDERSTAND ME. SHE WENT OUT AND BOUGHT HER OWN COPY BECAUSE IT IS SO WELL WRITTEN AND SO INSIGHTFUL.

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Summary: Finally, someone who knows that this isn't for attention!!!
Review: I have been a mutilator for the past eight years. I have seen nine therapists and none has ever offered insight into why I actually cut. They never understood. My eighth therapist thought it was because of attention and after reading this book I knew she was wrong and stopped therapy with her. It has amazed me that someone finally has gone into the mind of the cutter and try to wrangle with the stuff behind it, not just the surface of it or treating it like a suicide attempt, which, in most cases, it is not. I think that by reading this, you can understand yourself and your feelings better, though it is not a substitute for professional treatment. A definite signs up!!!!

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Summary: Recognition of a very mis-understood activity
Review: I've been an on-off cutter for 17 years. I knew it was a problem, but never admitted it to anyone, and had managed to avoid clear detection. Though never knew what really caused the condition. Seeing this title on a bookshelf left no doubt that I had to read it to better understand the activity. I now understand it, and can clearly see where it started. The only problem is that while the book clearly identifies some of the emotional isolation that causes this problem, it doesn't present any path out of that isolation. It works on the assumption that the cutter has already been detected and exposed. This is not always the case in a mature, highly intelligent, but vulnerable cutter.

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Summary: Easy-to-understand text. Very helpful.
Review: Dr. Levenkron makes it easy for anyone to understand the workings of a "cutter's" mind. I am an adolescent male cutter. Even though the text focuses mainly on women and girls, I could associate with some of his case studies. It's excellent reading for cutters or anyone who wishes to understand the truth behind the scars

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Summary: Amazingly insightful.
Review: As a person struggling with SI, this is by far and away the best piece of literature on the subject I have ever come across. I found myself crying as I read parts because of it's accurate description of what I and others who suffer go through on a day to day basis. I'd highly recommend this book not only for those who are suffering, but for friends, family, and the general public.

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Summary: A very helpful book
Review: I recently bought this book and read it from cover to cover. It gave an interesting insight into the world of a cutter. I have been cutting myself for five years and am glad to finally be able to learn more about it. This book is written in easy to understand language and is very helpful to those people that are afflicted with this condition.

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Summary: A powerful and insightful book on self-injury!
Review: As someone who suffers from self-mutilation I can say that this book is amazing. The stories were all so real and something that most self-mutilators have gone through. This book offers wonderful steps for recovery and offered hope to the hopeless. It is hard to find books and material on this subject, especially ones you can relate to and understand. Levenkron does a wonderful job at explaining the many types of "cutters" and situations that could potentially effect you and the people around you. Anyone who suffers from self-mutilation should read this book!

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Summary: BEST book for self-harmers! Worth the money!
Review: This is the best book for self-harmers that I have read. This Levenkron guy really knows his stuff! I can relate to the case studies he gives. And he really understands self-harm. I cried in some parts. This book is worth the money. I read it in the library, then bought it and read it two times again.

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Summary: Very helpful book for self-harmers
Review: As a recovering self-harmer, I am still searching for answers as to why I actually started this behavior in the first place. None of my therapists had ever been able to give me an answer that made sense or was detailed. Levenkron's book has really made me understand why I am a self-harmer and how I can get better. I wish I could thank Levenkron in person for helping me feel stronger and more able to battle this illness than I ever have before. :)

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Summary: This book is very informative but also fun to read !!!
Review: I started reading this book and I couldn't put it down! I, myself, was a cutter. I found the book to be very accurate and interesting. It was also comforting. I had the opportunity to read obout others like ME, or more I how used to be. I would definately raecomend this book!! It is very helpful for someone who does cut and it would also be helpful in informing those who know someone who cuts. Definately a good book.