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Cutting up: signifying the unspeakable

M Crowe1

  • 1Department of Psychological Medicine, Otago University, Christchurch, New Zealand.

The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Mental Health Nursing
|September 1, 1996
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Women may use self-harm, like cutting, to express distress from abuse when language fails. This feminist analysis offers nurses a way to understand and support these expressions of trauma.

Area of Science:

  • Feminist psychology
  • Trauma studies
  • Sociology of the body

Background:

  • Women experiencing physical or sexual abuse often face challenges in expressing their trauma.
  • Societal constructs of femininity and mental illness can exacerbate abuse and self-harm.
  • The body can become an 'inscriptive surface' for unexpressed experiences.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore women's self-injurious behavior, specifically 'cutting up,' as a response to abuse.
  • To analyze the role of language inadequacy and corporeal inscription in trauma expression.
  • To propose a feminist framework for understanding self-harm in clinical practice.

Main Methods:

  • Feminist theoretical framework analysis.
  • Exploration of the body as an interface between subject and object.

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  • Discourse analysis of femininity, mental illness, and self-harm.

    • Main Results:

    • 'Cutting up' can be a non-verbal method for women to signify distress when language is insufficient.
    • Self-harm can establish a sense of self while simultaneously reinforcing the body as a site of abuse.
    • Discursive constructions perpetuate both the abuse and the meaning of self-harm.

    Conclusions:

    • A feminist framework provides a nuanced understanding of women's self-injurious behaviors.
    • This understanding can inform mental health nursing interventions, acknowledging women's needs.
    • Interventions can help women signify distress without perpetuating the objectification of their bodies.