Why do people self-harm? The surprising link between pain, painkillers, and borderline personality

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Buy “Memorable Psychiatry,” ”Memorable Psychopharmacology,” and “Memorable Neurology” on Amazon! http://memorablepsych.com/books This video is based on the article “The Interpersonal Dimension of Borderline Personality Disorder: Toward a Neuropeptide Model” available here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4176877/ Why do people self-harm? Given that most people try to avoid pain, it can be hard to understand why some people engage in self-injurious behavior. Find out more about the psychological and biological reasons for self-harm, as well as the links between self-harm and borderline personality disorder, in this video. All music and video are under the public domain or were downloaded with a royalty-free or no attribution license with the following exceptions. Creative Commons or Attribution license: - Background Music: "Let Your Enemies Feel the Weight of Your Burdens” Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) license, artist: Chris Zabriskie https://chriszabriskie.bandcamp.com/album/abandon-babylon - Videvo footage with Attribution license has been purchased.