Someone who self-harms do this because they are often sad, they feel that feeling pysical pain will drown thier emotional pain. Not accociated with goths or punks or emo, it can happen to anyone. Although, some people do it for attention. Shoot those people.
She cuts herself because her boyfriend dumped her, so she uses self-harm to cause pysical pain, to drown out her emotional pain.
by Miss. Unique March 13, 2006

In Angels and Demons, Camerlengo committed self-immolation by coating himself in oil and striking a match.
by djisthebest May 22, 2009

A humorous out-loud reminder/aside meant to indicate your future plans or a lesson you have just learned, dependent on the disparity between one's actions and one's inner thoughts. Originated with Norm McDonald's into-the-mini-cassette-recorder bits between jokes on Saturday Night Live.
(Several hot girls walk into the room, past a frat guy and his friends.)
"Note to self: avoid mentioning that I sleep with a teddy bear tonight."
"Note to self: avoid mentioning that I sleep with a teddy bear tonight."
by Hamburger U July 10, 2004

by messenger_Scotty December 24, 2010

When a dumb ass put him or herself up as a victim or puts themselves in a situation as to which they are victim of.
by suckmysandyballs August 5, 2014

self mutilation (or known as self-injury) is a concept on which many teens have picked up on. whether it be a form of releasing pain, or getting attention. it is scarring many teens in the process.
it is almost any form of the desruction in one's own tissue.
it is almost any form of the desruction in one's own tissue.
cutting, wrist banging, burning, head banging (against walls), pulling out hair, breaking bones, scratching, amputation or anything of that severity
by chelsea December 11, 2004

Reasons for self-injury
- self hatred
- Loneliness
- Unable to communicate efficiently to others to relieve mental pain
- emptiness
- depression
- sub concious attention seeking (feeling of wanting to be loved)
- Emotional numbness (hurts self so one can check they can still feel)
- Intense anger to the world
- feeling of helplessness
- tension / stress
- feelings of being out of control of ones life
- check out self mutilation
- self hatred
- Loneliness
- Unable to communicate efficiently to others to relieve mental pain
- emptiness
- depression
- sub concious attention seeking (feeling of wanting to be loved)
- Emotional numbness (hurts self so one can check they can still feel)
- Intense anger to the world
- feeling of helplessness
- tension / stress
- feelings of being out of control of ones life
- check out self mutilation
by happy now? July 24, 2004
