If you do things like bang your head or hit it, why?

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10 Jan 2018, 1:22 pm

I do it sometimes. I never do it when people are around, so no one knows I do it.
I sometimes hit or bang my head (sometimes even just a steady pressure on the temples) because it feels like my brain isn't right and I have to knock it back into place. Like how you might smack and old tv to try to get it working is the closest analogy I can think of. It just makes everything feel much better.
Anyone else have similiar reasons? If not why do you do it (if you do)?


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10 Jan 2018, 1:24 pm

Because I'm an idiot LOL

But, sometimes, things get so frustrating that I bang my head against walls. I try not to hit my head too hard, though.

This shows how hardheaded I am.....



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10 Jan 2018, 1:26 pm

I hit it sometimes, and have banged my head on occasion. My legs/arms/chest take most of the brunt of the beating most often but I do hit my head sometimes.

Usually happens when I feel very angry, upset, frustrated or if I feel/have done something stupid.



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10 Jan 2018, 1:29 pm

Sometimes I just bang it to hurt myself when I fell like I deserve it but thats very rare


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10 Jan 2018, 1:56 pm

I bang it occasionally but don't know why


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10 Jan 2018, 2:02 pm

If i bang my head, i listen to Strapping:


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10 Jan 2018, 3:31 pm

Because it got attention


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11 Jan 2018, 7:10 am

Before I went on meds I used to hit myself in the head during an outburst because I got so frustrated with myself. I didn't want to hurt objects, animals or other people, so hitting myself was the most logical thing to do. I haven't done that since I went on antidepressants though, because those meds help control rage outbursts better.

It's not just my head I used to hit when frustrated though. I'd hit whatever I was frustrated with, like one time I kept having diarrhea throughout a day and I hated it, so I punched my tummy.

But I do hate my brain more than any other organ in my body.


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11 Jan 2018, 8:08 am

Loss of control.



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11 Jan 2018, 8:31 am

I do it every time I have a meltdown which I don't get very often anymore. Or when I'm very angry, frustrated and confused. I also will hit myself in the head with objects too like my phone. I have done it so hard before it made me dizzy. Fortunately it hasnt happened for a while



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11 Jan 2018, 9:16 am

don't bang my head but used to punch a lot of inanimate objects ( doors , walls ) , for me it was just frustration and a total loss of control , my hands cant take the punishment anymore so I occasionally throw things to break them ( mobile phone , mouse ( digital kind )). I have anger management issues :lol:


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11 Jan 2018, 9:56 am

I do this when i get extremely frustrated. It calms me down because i can get the rage out withouth yelling at people or breaking my things.


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11 Jan 2018, 10:03 am

I did it when I would get frustrated and had all these intense feelings inside me.


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11 Jan 2018, 12:17 pm

To silence the pain on the inside of my head.



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11 Jan 2018, 12:23 pm

Masakados wrote:
To silence the pain on the inside of my head.

What do you mean by pain?
For me, when I say my brain isn't right its hard to explain. It could sort of be called pain I guess. Its like their is a pressure all around it.
How does this compare to you?


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11 Jan 2018, 12:25 pm

If it's literal pain, you should see a doctor about it.