I think insurance companies should cover self-inflicted behaviors! It is still part of health insurance; and it is a problem in this generation and will be probably. If the person that is doing it is willing to quit then the insurance company should cover it. They have so many types of insurance’s like auto, home, accident, sickness, unemployment, casualty, life, property, liability, credit, and health, but they have a problem covering self-inflicted behaviors when it is one of the biggest problems in this system.
First, ask yourself what is self- destructive behavior? It is really the same thing as self-inflicted behavior; which is the act of attempting to alter a mood state by inflicting physical harm serious enough to cause tissue damage to one’s body. This is called several things like self-inflicted violence, self-injury, self-harm, par suicide, delicate cutting, self-abuse, self-mutilation so if you hear any of these you know what it means. Also the types of self-injury are cutting, burning, abrasions, head-banging, carving, scratching, branding, marking, biting, bruising, hitting, picking, and pulling skin and hair. An example of this would be the book CUT; Calie is the main character in this book she cuts herself because she thinks that she caused her brothers illness and problems.
Second, teens do all of this because they think it makes them feel better or relieves pain; like it reduces physiological and psychological tension rapidly, some people never get a chance to learn how to cope effectively, and problems with neurotransmitters may play a role. For an example depression and impulsive aggression! Ages range from teen to sixty years of age. Nearly fifty percent report physical abuse and/or sexual abuse during his or her childhood. Many self-injurers report that they were discouraged from expressing emotions, particularly anger or sadness. I would say that stress is the cause of self-inflicted behaviors. Why people do this is because it is a way to keep from killing themselves. They release unbearable feelings and pressures through self-harm which eases their urge toward suicide.
Third, self-destructive behavior is more prominent today than when our parents or grandparents were teens. Any self-injury was rare at that time. In this generation and the generation to come, self-injury is raging it has a widespread on this system. I think that it is completely ridiculous for people to do this to their selves. One of the causes for this is music and stress!
Lastly, getting help there are four steps to this; first you should tell someone, then identify the trouble that’s triggering the cutting, next ask for help, and finally work on it. If the person that is doing the cutting ever tells someone like a parent, school counselor, teacher, coach, doctor, or nurse then they would be on the right path to quitting; some people even say that after that first step they feel a great sense of relief. Helping teens to quit self-destructive behaviors at school would be the counselors and teachers, in a community it would be the rehab centers. You as an individual would have to tell yourself to let go!
All in all, I think that insurance companies should pay for self-inflicted behaviors, because it is a problem that is not covered and it should be. People cut their selves on their wrists, arms, legs, or bellies. Some of the risks are blood lose or getting an infection. Cutting is a way some people try to cope with the pain of strong emotions, intense pressure, or upsetting relationship problems.
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