why is self harm so looked down upon?
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I’ve wondered this for awhile now and i’m finally trying to get an answer. Self harm is often used as coping mechanism for poor mental health. Self harm is done because people use it as a coping mechanism so they dont off themselve. so why is it so looked down upon? I understand not wanting people to cut themselves so deep that it could permanently damage their arm but i mean like styros. I am gonna use personal example's because i can. I cut myself because it genuinely makes me feel better and it helps me calm down and prevents me from doing something more drastic. and I understand being against it because some people show their SH off which i personally don’t agree with I think doing it for attention is weird but i slightly get it. anyways i dont do it to show off, it just genuinely makes me feel better. It’s my body, my skin, my blood, my razor, and im the one cutting myself and the only one that can see it, not anyone else. So whats the big deal its not harming anyone else its just harming me so why do people care so much and i dont wanna hear “it’s because they care about you and dont want to see you in pain” because im not in pain, I like it. It keeps me on this planet. i’ve tried other coping mechanisms but none of them compare to SH. it’s euphoric. i’m not constantly cutting myself, I take breaks in between so that they can heal and i take a little break but then when i feel a kinda strong emotion i cut both my shoulders because they need to be even. I don’t go shoving it in people’s faces, i keep it to myself. so why is it so bad, i just cant understand why people disapprove of it sm. Its nothing bad just a few cuts, they will heal. and there nice. Sure it might hurt to some people but it might feel good to others. different folks different strokes or something idk. but what’s painful to most feels good to a few so why does that automatically make it rule that it’s bad?? i’m not doing it with malicious intentions or whatever and im definitely not doing it to make others uncomfortable or to make them harm themselves too im just saying to stop trying to force people to quit if their happy just as they are.
Im really high rn so sorry if the grammar and spelling isn’t great, I tried my best to get my point across. if anyone has any helpful answers that aren’t just “it makes people uncomfortable”, “it hurts”, “people care about you“ then please reply. I think about this all the time because people constantly pity me for my scars and get all boo hoo crying when they find out i cut myself telling me to stop for them or sum shit like i’m doing it to them. girl bye sorry im just ranting. Yeah please reply if you have any advice or actual useful information on this topic. ok yep bye.