: About Me

Gregg Johns is 49 years of age and a native of Jackson, MS. He is married and has one son. Gregg is a psychologist by trade. He has published psychological research and book reviews in a number of peer-reviewed journals. Gregg is also a musician and has released 3 progressive rock cds of his recording project, Slychosis. He is also a member of the joint progressive rock collaboration, Proximal Distance. Information about Slychosis can be found at http://myspace.com/slychosisprog and www.slychosis.com
Information about Proximal Distance can be found at www.proximaldistance.com

Besides psychological literature, Gregg enjoys reading historical pieces, classic literature, and science fiction and thriller novels.

My passion is ...

music

I know too much about ...

music and psychology

My parents always told me ...

to do my best

My childhood ambition ...

motocross racer or rock musician

My favorite memory ...

pleasurable times with my grandmother

Why I write ...

an outlet of self-expression

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

H.P. Lovecraft short stories/Travel Channel/Jethro Tull

My first job ...

pipe supply warehouse

My best moment ...

meeting Deep Purple backstage

My inspiration ...

Jesus - Siddhartha - and my grandmother

Health & Fitness > Personality Disorders Self mutilation is the language of pain associated to borderline personality disorder

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As a psychologist for 20 years, I have seen several different manifestations of self-mutilation in clients. My personal clinical experiences have paralleled those described in the writings of Steven Levenkron, Marsha Linehan, Armando Favazza, and Merilee Strong in that self-mutilation is a language of pain. I have had multiple clients state, "This may sound crazy to you, but I cut myself to avoid killing myself." These statements are a testament to the function of self-mutilation as an emotional management tool, although maladaptive, as opposed to suicidal gestures. Self-mutilation can be ...

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