That sounds really interesting. I would be curious to see the results.
I do feel that some people have a greater tendency to self harm than others. I think that there are probably people with that tendency to self harm who have never done anything worse than digging their nails into their palm or picking a scab, but I bet almost all people who have cut do minor things as well.
Maybe this is just me, but when I've told friends that don't self harm about it people either get it .... or really don't. I've had people look at me blankly when I tried to explain, wait, don't just dig your nails into your palm when you're upset? Didn't you ever pull your hair or anything when you were a kid? But then some people do know what I'm talking about.
A therapist told me once that she has had clients come in and say that they tried cutting once or twice because they thought it might help and that it did absolutely nothing for them and they never felt the desire to it again. She said that there is a theory that a tendency towards self harm might have to do with how many endorphins are released by pain, or how quickly. I can't even IMAGINE what it would be like to have cutting not feel good haha.
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