My Son Is Self Destructive

What is self destructive behavior?

Any activity you engage in that is harmful to yourself--overeating, getting high, drunk, driving recklessly, taking dangerous chances in which you could hurt yourself, cutting yourself, etc.

Self destructing tape?

you know, its the ignorance of those around me that astounds me. These are the same people who wake up in the morning and can fundamentally understand the mechanics of a rabbit knot (other wise known as tieing one's shoes) but they happen to have an inability to visually acknowledge a closing store's banners. (Personal joke between mac daddy and I, ignore if neccessarry...)

anyways, congrats on your son, and I hope to see the both of you soon... anyways to answer your question.

There are many available methods to destroy a video tape after viewing it. The following method is the most simplistic, and is almost guaranteed success, however, it is unclear at this time how much, if any,. of the tape is destroyed.

Measure the neccessary amount of tape required to display a message before conducting this experiment. measure out a few extra inches on the tape after that. This extra amount of tape will be used to hold gunpoweder. use a thin snails layer of glue. it must be a thin layer, dont gob it up. lightly spread gun powder over the layer of glue and let it sit and dry. wind the tape back and rewind manually.

when the powder'd tape reaches the heads of the vcr, the heads will be heated from its use. Upon contact, the gunpowder will ignite... simple as that...

How can I get my mom to stop her Self-Destructive Behavior?

Unfortunately, it's her life, her body, her choice and her business. If / when she is ready to stop, it will be because she chooses to...even if you're talented enough to manipulate her into living and being the way you think she should be.

Let me get this straight....if people, you mom for instance, don't live, or act, or do the things you think they should, they way you think they should, they have a "problem"...? Wow. That's pretty arrogant and selfish, IMHO and let's not mention hypocritical.

She has a right to be any way she wants and to allow things to affect her any way she wants. It has nothing to do with loving you. Why do you have the expectation of her to live up to your standards? She wants to suffer, for whatever reason, maybe she sees it as some kind of penance. You're allowing what she does to affect you the way you want it to, but you refuse to afford her the same courtesy. Why are you hurting yourself the way you are? You're allowing what she does to hurt you, or else you wouldn't be seeking the help of others to change your mom.

It's not that I don't have sympathy and empathy for you and your mom, but no one has the right to tell anyone else how to live or what to do with their life.

I feel helpless, what can I do about my self destructive brother?

My brother is a drug addict and thief, just divorced and his ex-wife is moving out of the country with their 3 year old son. He has been troubled since he was a kid and last few years he has been taking hardcore amounts of vicodin and percocet and probably anything he can get his hands on. I have discovered he has a warrant for something probably minor and a hospital bill indicating he overdosed two weeks ago. He is high right now..

I have never been able to talk to him about his problems because he shuts down and waits for me to walk away frustrated. I would force him to stop doing drugs if it were legal. I can't beat some sense into him either so I am asking this.. "If you felt you could save your brother's life would you call the sheriff about his warrant, and if you found stolen goods report that also?

Toddler's self-destructive behavior normal???

My 2 1/2 year old daughter has done this since she was mobile. At 7 months she'd hit herself on the head with toys.
At 1 year she would get on her hands & knees & pound her head on the floor or throw herself backwards when she got mad/frustrated. Even knocked herself unconsious once and stopped breathing. E.R nurse didn't believe she did to herself & called CPS.

At 2 she started to head-butt people, the floor, the wall, furniture, the TV (We got a locking TV cabinet after that).

She has done these things in front of the pediatrician and our family child psychologist. Both say is NOT abnormal and she will grow out of it but now is also shrieking, scratching etc.

Out home life is not abusive, she is very intelligent, can count to 5 and recognize her name when written.

My question is what could I be overlooking? Mental disability? Emotional/Psychiatric? Any suggestions/advice appreciated. She is really hard to handle.