{"product_id":"a-bright-red-scream-isbn-9780140280531","title":"A Bright Red Scream","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"I highly recommend [\u003ci\u003eA Bright Red Scream]\u003c\/i\u003e, because it’s beautifully written and . . . \u003ci\u003eso\u003c\/i\u003e candid.” —Amy Adams, star of HBO's \u003ci\u003eSharp Objects\u003c\/i\u003e in \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSelf-mutilation is a behavior so shocking that it is almost never discussed. Yet estimates are that upwards of eight million Americans are chronic self-injurers. They are people who use knives, razor blades, or broken glass to cut themselves. Their numbers include the actor Johnny Depp, \u003ci\u003eGirl Interrupted\u003c\/i\u003e author Susanna Kaysen, and the late Princess Diana. Mistakenly viewed as suicide attempts or senseless masochism—even by many health  professionals—\"cutting\" is actually a complex means of coping with emotional pain. Marilee Strong explores this hidden epidemic through case studies, startling new research from psychologists, trauma experts, and neuroscientists, and the heartbreaking insights of cutters themselves--who range from troubled teenagers to middle-age professionals to grandparents. Strong explains what factors lead to self-mutilation, why cutting helps people manage overwhelming fear and anxiety, and how cutters can heal both their internal and external wounds and break the self-destructive cycle. \u003ci\u003eA Bright Red Scream\u003c\/i\u003e is a groundbreaking, essential resource for victims of self-mutilation, their families, teachers, doctors, and therapists.A Bright Red ScreamAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction by Armandao R. Favazza, M.D.\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e1. The Walking Wounded\u003cbr\u003e2. Into the Void\u003cbr\u003e3. The Secret Language of Pain: The Psychology of Cutting\u003cbr\u003e4. The Unkindest Cut of All: The Legacy of Childhood Sexual Abuse\u003cbr\u003e5. The Body Keeps Score: The Psychobiology of Trauma\u003cbr\u003e6. The Hunger Within: Eating Disorders, Body Alienation, and Self-Mutilation\u003cbr\u003e7. A Walk on the Wild Side\u003cbr\u003e8. Beyond the Pain: Hope and Healing from Self-Injury\u003cbr\u003e9. A Safe Place\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eResources\u003cbr\u003eIndex\"I read a book called \u003ci\u003eA Bright Red Scream\u003c\/i\u003e, and read about people’s emotional release that comes with the cutting. It’s a very complicated issue, and if anyone’s curious, I highly recommend that book, because it’s beautifully written and people are \u003ci\u003eso\u003c\/i\u003e candid.” —Amy Adams, in \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e on her role in \u003ci\u003eSharp Objects\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A compelling tour of the trauma and science of self-injury\" —\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eA Bright Red Scream\u003c\/i\u003e is thick with scientific studies, up-to-date research and—most important—tender . . . portraits of real-life cutters.\" —\u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"Riveting and dynamically written, this book is an important addition to psychological literature.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublisher's Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An imporessive complement to Mary Pipher's bestselling explication of the woes of adolescent girls, \u003ci\u003eReviving Ophelia\u003c\/i\u003e.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eA Bright Red Scream\u003c\/i\u003e has the hallmark of a classic work on a topic that [is] impossible to ignore.\"  —\u003ci\u003eSan Diego Tribune\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarilee Strong\u003c\/b\u003e has written for the \u003ci\u003eAtlanta Constitution \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSan Diego Union\u003c\/i\u003e. The recipient of a Pulitzer Fellowship to report on child victims of war trauma, she has won a National Headliner Award and a Society for Professional Journalists Excellence Award. She lives in Oakland, California.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300592144613,"sku":"NP9780140280531","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780140280531.jpg?v=1767720324","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/a-bright-red-scream-isbn-9780140280531","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}