A practice of self-control -- The first time -- Toward a feeling of dependence -- Talking about self-injury? -- Quitting -- Self-injury on a regular basis -- On the manners to self-injure -- A social positioning practice -- The staging of discretion -- At the origin of "relational problems" -- The existential crisis -- What gender represents -- What some events imply -- Conclusion: a relational map of self-injury -- Conclusion: a self-controlled youth -- Notes -- Index.