Tamela's Addiction Analysis

In class on Friday we watched an episode of Intervention that showed a lady named Tamela, who was addicted to self-harm. During this episode we saw how this addiction was not only physically and emotionally draining Tamela, but how her addiction was hurting her family. Tamela seemed to naturally be a wild spirited person, being extremely outgoing, wearing her hair in strange ways and wearing clothes that brought attention to her. In one clip of the episode they showed her out with a friend and she was very high energy and always laughing. But once she got home it was very clear that the mask that she was wearing had been taken off and the true Tamela showed. Once she was in private she became emotionally distraught and it was very obvious that she hated herself. When she got to this state of mind she would go into the bathroom, grab a razor, tear away the blade and she proceeded to cut herself in a variety of areas.
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For example, when she and a friend went out, a man on the street made a rude comment about what she was wearing and pretty much called her a slut. When this was happening Tamela laughed it off and said that what he had called her had no effect on her. But once she got home that night, she drank almost half of a bottle of alcohol and was a total mess. She was crying and screaming and she kept saying what the man on the street had called her. That night she not only cut herself on her wrist (like normal), but she also proceeded to cut herself in the pubic region. After this happened she said that she only cuts herself there when she feel ashamed and worthless. Another event that seemed to be a trigger for her was when she and her boyfriend go into a huge fight. Right after the fight happened she punched a door, hurting her hand and she later cut herself in these private areas