Non-suicidal self-harm (NSSI) is a condition that affects many adolescents around the world. The DSM-V, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (fifth addition), recognizes it as a psychosis that requires further research and is considered as a person who cuts, burns, pulls hair, breaks bones and causes damage to himself itself without the intent of death. Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is described when other disorders, such as autism spectrum and substance abuse, are not present. While some see self-harm as a trend, research shows, the activity has been going on for a long time. The condition of NSSI is not necessarily a trend, but it is a serious illness that requires immediate psychiatric intervention. Self-harm is not a fad or something new in our culture today, although the images available to our youth are making the topic of self-harm commonplace. . Researchers found five thousand videos on YouTube, many of which had no viewer content warnings and were accessible to teenagers, and psychologists fear that explicit videos may encourage and normalize this behavior (Kids Watching). Today, many teenagers access self-harming images and content on the World Wide Web, via YouTube, Facebook and Instagram. These images are often against the Terms of Service and the images load faster than the site providers can remove the content. Often a teenager searches the Internet for ways to manage their feelings and finds these images and memes that express that self-harm is an outlet for stress, anxiety, and depression. Sometimes, teenagers use self-harm to try to relieve feelings of anxiety and pressures they feel in life. Teens feel pressure from standard aspects of body image, fashion... middle of paper......ipal Leadership November 2013: 12+. Academic OneFile. Network. March 2, 2014.Dewey, Caitlin. “Self-harm blogs pose problems and opportunities.” Washington Post September 10, 2013. Opposing views in context. Network. March 8, 2014."Children watching self-harm clips Disturbing videos accessible on YouTube." Herald Sun [Melbourne, Victoria, Australia] February 25, 2011: 29. Gale Power Search. Network. March 2, 2014.Lyness, D'Arcy. “Self-cutting is a serious problem.” Self-mutilation. Ed. Mary E. Williams. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2008. Opposing Viewpoints. Rpt. from "Cut". www.teenshealth.org. Opposing points of view in context. Network. March 6, 2014.Memel, Brenda. “A Quality Improvement Project to Reduce Length of Stay in an Adolescent Psychiatric Partial Inpatient Program.” Journal of Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing 25.4 (2012): 207-218. Premier of academic research. Network. March 8. 2014.