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...maybe they are just not paying attention. Vanessa is not a member of some remote fringe of the emotionally disabled but part of a growing population of boys and girls for whom cutting, burning or otherwise self-injuring is becoming a common--if mystifying--way of managing emotional pain...
Overwhelmingly, self-mutilators say they began cutting for one of two reasons: to feel less or to feel more. Some kids suffering from such problems as anxiety, depression or borderline-personality disorder--a condition characterized by explosiveness and unstable relationships--find their pain so overwhelming that they simply shut off their emotional spigot. Cutting, they find, is a way to kick-start feelings when the numbness becomes worse than the pain. Other kids say the opposite--that their emotional turmoil is so great that they need something to serve as a bleed valve to calm them down in times...
...which there is no evidence of abuse. Some of the kids have a history of suicide attempts, but many have no interest in ending their lives, no matter how self-destructive their behavior seems to be. How often they injure themselves generally depends on how acute the underlying psychological pain is. In one study, kids self-mutilated anywhere from once to 745 times a year. "They do it because it works better than anything else they've tried," says Hollander...
...doubt on the value of the operation. But the report in J.A.M.A.--which pooled the results of 26 medical articles (out of nearly 1,000 on the subject)--is the most definitive. The review showed that episiotomies are linked to higher risk of injury, more difficult healing and more pain. The procedure does nothing to prevent incontinence or improve women's sex lives. Indeed, it is likely to make things worse...
...menu for $19 from Monday to Friday. The real draw, however, is Sel de la Terre’s boulangerie. Here, head baker Michael Rhoads and pastry chef Peter Merrill have gained a loyal following. Many swear by Rhoads’ fig and anise bread ($5.25 a loaf) and pain levain ($6). The boulangerie also serves a number of soups and sandwiches...