automutilarse

A clinical term for deliberately injuring one's own body, used in medical and psychological contexts — a serious topic, essentially synonymous with autolesionarse, and should be treated with the same care as its English equivalent.

• El informe médico documentó las razones por las que el paciente se automutilaba. — The medical report documented why the patient was self-mutilating.
• Es importante buscar ayuda profesional si alguien se automutila. — It's important to seek professional help if someone self-mutilates.
• La campaña busca prevenir que los adolescentes se automutilen. — The campaign aims to prevent teenagers from self-mutilating.

Not a casual or exaggerated way to describe minor self-inflicted mishaps — reserve it, as with the English equivalent, for genuine self-harm.

Often confused with autolesionarse.