3 Myths About Self-Harm
self-harm is when a person intentionally hurts or harms themself and it can result in both small or severe injuries a common myth is that self-harm is an attempt to die by Suicide however many individuals self-harm to cope with intense feelings emotions or various other reasons here are some other myths about self-harm myth one people that self-harm are seeking attention most people that self-harm try to hide any signs of self-harm people self-harm for various reasons such as a way to cope with emotions and usually it’s a sign that the person may need support myth 2 self-harm is only done by teenagers while research shows that self-harm mostly occurs in teenagers and young adults self-harm is a behavior that can also occur in adults myth 3 self-harm is a phase and people will outgrow it self-harm is not a phase and is often used as a way to cope with intense feelings if left untreated it can lead to Serious outcomes encourage treatment and ask how you can support them
Intense emotions and feelings can be painful, and self-harm may feel like the only way to cope with them but there are other ways to deal with painful emotions. Here are some common myths about self-harm that can help to educate you.
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It makes me sad to think that tons of people believe that kids dont have any problems and dont self harm even though im a kid and ive heard of so many people at my school hurting themselves
Myth 1 can be true, and its nothing to be ashamed of. Everyone's valid!
I’m 5 months clean from sh btw!!
I'm 11 and I sh
Does it count as SH if it’s not cuts? Like for example I pinch my arms and have been biting excess skin on my fingers A LOT and it get to the point where it’s bleeding –
i dont think ill ever forgive myself for the time i got angry with my friend when she texted me to tell me that she had cut herself. she had done it previously a few years prior and i was trying my best to be there for her and give her love, but that one time, i snapped. i was so angry because after all this time healing from our self-injury together and being there to comfort and love each other when things got tough and it felt like no one else understood, i just couldn't believe that she would hurt her beautiful skin again because she was numb and needed to feel something, and i thought she didn’t realize or didn’t care that when she hurts herself, it hurts me too. i felt like a failure because i thought i wasn't being supportive enough, that i couldn't protect her, that she didn’t trust me enough to confide in me when she was struggling, and i took my anger out on her. i told her some things i regret saying, and that if she ever did it again, i would be pissed. sure, i was a little put off by how she kept bringing it up in casual conversation in front of our other friends the next day, saying to me, "but [karma], it was just a little one", over and over even after the subject had been changed, but im sure she was just trying to reassure me. i apologized once we were alone together and i could actually speak with her properly without an audience. even though she wasnt upset and forgave me instantly, i still feel like the hugest POS for doing that, even over a year later. i honestly think she should have given me shit for it, but she didn't, and we moved on and are still the best of friends. i don't know what i would do without her ❤.
Not me watching this entire thing like I’m allowed near sharp objects
Right after I just ignited by arm with my lighter
Finally. Someone who got it right.
As a 9 year old I can tell yes I want to die most people think talking with family you can solve everything but they are the problem tonight could be my last night
it can happen at any age, i've known sevral TODLERS and LITTLE KIDS that bite themselves to cope with feelings ect…
بعد ما سويتها الفيديو طلع
In the hospital right now due to extreme self harm. I almost took my own eye out. I'm probably going to be shoved in a ward.
Nah just a masochist right here
(Aka me 😘😋)
Even if someone self harms for attention theres still something wrong there
I pinched myself cuz I felt bad for my brother 😢
I have tried to tell people I have wanted to do this before and I have never done it and they said if you've never done it then you know that you don't actually want it and I was like…eeh the only thing stopping me is that I hate wearing pants (not counting shorts) and long sleeves if I just all of a sudden started wearing those, my mom would be like eeh why are you wearing that all of a sudden???
Started at 8, a week clean 🙂 <3
Already 524 days clean, and still going strong. Never thought id ever make it to this day. Its hard and you’ll fail, but never stop trying.
i do it for fun
It’s so sad that people go through this 🙁
If you are struggling, get help.
Cry out. And someone will hear.
Personally as someone who does SH trying to break the habbit,I do it out of guilt.i feel bad that I said something to someone? a cut. I feel bad that I did something that got me and others yelled at? Another deeper one. And so on.
brah this isnt how to cut yourself this is just 😂😂😂showing myths
Why is this being recommended to me
I self harmed from 13yo-15yo. Started out for attention, ended up being something much bigger. I am 36 now and am very saddened for the young version of me that felt like I needed to it😢 definitely displaced feelings and emotions. My kids use to ask me how I got my scar's, I would always say nevermind that it don't matter. They eventually stopped asking. They are now 13&11. Everything in me wishes I had never done it bc of them asking about it!
Masochism literally solos
i think people think that seeking attention is something bad because they dont realize that maybe this people feel like they are not seen, they want to escape from a situation or maybe they just want someone to care about them but without talking directly
I want to ask if someone can help me.
My best friend does it. For now she has stopped but I'm scared that she might start doing it again. When it happens I talk with her as far as she is comftrable with (I don't open the conversation just ask her once or twice to know what is happening and we usually talk about other stuff).I go out with her more (we talk almost every day and we go out a lot, but when she is experienceing it I try to be there with her more in person) I don't force her to talk if she doesn't want to unless it has been for a long period of time and it's getting worse. Then I'm just more persistent. Can I help her any other way and do I need to change something that I do? (sorry if my English is bad or if I had repeated myslef)
You can ask questions
My twelve year old brother came home from school last week crying because his first girlfriend broke up with him. He had scratched all over his neck and arms intentionally to hurt himself.
I had self harmed for 4 years and i have pretty intensive scars. I gave him a stern, yet heartfelt talking to and i told him that i had done this before and i know how it feels. I gave him a huge hug and made him promise me he would never do it again. It broke my heart seeing such a young kid hurt themselves, especially because i saw myself in him so so much.
even if someone is doing it for "attention", thats not a good sign.
I think my friends might be attention seeking, my friend and her girlfriend are having troubles in their relationship and now my friend said that her girlfriend was “copying” her by SH and “acting” depressed. Then her gf showed me her SH scars.. (like in a show off way) I do think they need help and I’m trying to be there for them but I honestly think it’s for attention atp and I’m getting fed up.
Why did this come up on my 4 u page?!?
get out og my fyp biggie bum
I used to be bullied for being an "attention seeker" because I tended to self-harm even in public. It got to a point where I convinced myself I was being selfish, which, of course, only made it worse. Now, I know that it is not an attention-seeking behavior; it is quite the opposite, it's my escape.
oh
The third point made me remember how I was just told to "just stop it", or talked in a belitlling / condescending tone by my family when they found out because in their head thus is how it work. Like, no ?? You just succeed to make me feel like sh*t and like a nuisance who just do it to piss you off. Even my friends and bf were more comprehensive.