a letter? was that meant for me? yeah. how are you doing? so i see people when they need to be seen, when they asked to be seen, when somebody else thinks they need to be seen. i will see what s wrong, see what can be done in the institution to help them cope. the only way i can get out of this mood, i mean, i don t care, you can give me drugs, alcohol. the only way i can get out of moods is through self-injury. okay. group therapy in the shu is conducted with each inmate locked in a separate holding cell. dr. sims moderates this small group of self-mutilators. once i see my blood, i m in another world. i m a different i m someone totally different from myself. i mean, that s the only time i actually, you know, can actually feel real, feel alive, and feel like everything s going to be okay. for me, it s being in control. my whole life, i felt like i wasn t in control. but then when i had times when i do cut myself, i m in control of the situation. there are a group
okay. for me, it s being in control. my whole life, i felt like i wasn t in control. but then when i had times when i do cut myself, i m in control of the situation. there are a group of people that self-injure when they come to prison as a way to control their level of pain, that when they re in so much pain that they don t know what to do, that they are starting to feel like suicide, that self-injury cuts their level of pain down, so it s pain control. self-injury really isn t bettering yourself. and sometimes people die. but i mean, it s just it s the survival tool that you developed. some people self-injure as a manipulation. they re not getting what they want and they self-injure and then everybody s attention is focused on them and people are more willing to do what they want because they self-injure. it s like a baby crying wanting his bottle. you give the baby his bottle because he s crying or change his diaper. me, you give me something sharp to hurt myself with, a
control their level of pain. that when they re in so much pain they don t know what to do, they are starting to feel like suicide, self-injury cuts their level of pain down so it is pain control. you give the baby a bottle because he is crying, change his diaper. me you give me something sharp to hurt myself with and i m fine. you re communicating things are not okay for yourself. if i don t cut myself at least once a week i m not right. some people here think there s nothing good in them at all, that they ve messed up totally and they re totally worthless. i know the problems i have need to be fixed. i ve got a 6-year-old daughter now. how am i going to explain to her when daddy getting upset he cuts and burns himself? inmates deemed not to be a threat to others are assigned to wabash s residential treatment unit where they are granted more time outside of their cell.
loss of $25 million. however an operating loss is pretty common this time of year as amazon invests more money in its web base services and warehouse sales to keep up with sales. new york times the fda is taking steps to address the use of narcotic pain killers in america. new measures which may take effect next year will reduce the number of refills patients will have before returning to their doctor. patients will also need to physically go to a pharmacy rather than having a doctor call in a prescription. here s nbc s dr. nancy snyderman. this move by the food and drug administration follows an ongoing debate pitting patients who need narcotics for pain control versus otherwise healthy patients who abuse them. this change would curb abuse by reducing the number of refills patients can get before going back to see their doctor. it would require having a written prescription rather than having the doctor call the pharmacy. currently a patient can get a
self-mutilators assigned to wabash s secured housing unit. if i see my blood, in another world i m somebody totally different from myself. that s the only time i can actually, you know, feel real, feel alive, feel like everything s going to be okay. simms says this particular group does not injure themselves for the typical reasons. they self-injured as a way to control their level of pain. that when they re in so much pain they don t know what to do, they are starting to feel like suicide, self-injury cuts their pain down. so it is pain control. you give the baby a bottle because he is crying, change his diaper. me you give me something sharp to hurt myself with and i m fine. you re communicating things are not okay for yourself. if i don t cut myself at least once a week i m not right. some people here think there s nothing good in them at all, that they ve messed up