Self-inflicted wound

A self-inflicted wound (SIW) or self-inflicted injury (SII) is a physical injury done to oneself. This may occur in contexts including:


 * Suicide or suicide attempt
 * Self-harm (non-suicidal self-injury)
 * As a result of an organic brain syndrome
 * Pursuit of an ulterior motive, including:
 * To avoid military service
 * Self-surgery, including:
 * Autoenucleation
 * Self-inflicted caesarean section
 * Self-castration
 * Body modification, including for ritual purposes
 * Autoeroticism

While some sources use the terms to include accidental injury, others cast "self-inflicted" in opposition to "accidental".

The term is also used metaphorically, akin to "shooting oneself in the foot".