Many teenagers where I live engage in self-mutilation in order to fit in. I know that this is not the case for a select few but it has become acceptable in todays youth to cut yourself or other bodily harm, usually in visible areas so as people think different, one of which being is you fit in with people that have serious problems, you can take pain, or you are fitting into a sterotype. Suicide attempts are a little different seeing as they are actually intended to end life, but even for teenagers, most are threats and all threats should be taken seriously. Self-Mutilation and Suicide attempts in teenagers are usually a calling out for help or an attempt to fit in.