A member asked:

If i have pain in a certain area of my body likefinger joint pain i purposely hit it to make it hurt more&often it feels better is this psychological?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Well: Deliberately causing yourself to feel pain is meeting a psychological need. This isn't a healthy way of meeting needs. Take care.

Answered 11/15/2014

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