Inside a Cutter's Mind: Understanding and Helping Those Who Self-Injure

Cutting is a practice that has crossed age and gender lines. It's not just depressed teens who inflict injury on themselves—it can be anyone dealing with overwhelming feelings.

This book explores the complex issue of cutting without offering any pat or simple fixes. It examines the psychology of, the feelings of anger and despair behind it, and the counseling resources that can help.

This book is a great tool to help those who engage in cutting, pastors who want to learn more, or those who need to understand someone who practices self injury.

Considering recent statistics, chances are you know someone who deliberately harms himself. In fact, you might know several, though their behavior may remain hidden from or a mystery to you. Experts estimate that millions of people engage in some form of self-injury, a shocking physical expression of emotional and spiritual pain. Because "cutting" is so misunderstood, some people believe it's just a bid for attention or an adolescent phase. Others assume self-harm is a girls' problem only and doesn't happen to "good" people, let alone Christians. Yet this practice has quietly spread into mainstream America, crossing all age and gender lines and even into the church. When confronted with this silent epidemic, how can we respond and help those in desperate need? Drawing from a rich blend of research and interviews, best-selling author Jerusha Clark, with Dr. Earl Henslin, explores this complex problem that has no easy solution. With an empathetic heart and a compassionate voice, she brings light to a dark condition and delivers hope to victims and their loved ones.

Dr. Earl Henslin has a doctorate in clinical psychology and is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Dr. Henslin speaks nationally and internationally on relationships addictions and the neurobiology of relationships. He is the author of four books.