Attitude on Self Harm?

[Seafood]

I know some people have very different attitudes towards it.

[CosmicNoodle]

My opinion on it:
It a horrible, addoictive thing that ruones lives and really shpoulsnt be as tabbo as it is, I hate that people don't tall openly about it properly, and that a lot of people see it the way they do.

[Seafood]

"Self-Harm is a sing of a bigger problem, and should be approached with caution.

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[Hideous]

Even though it may... sort of give you that temporary perceptual feeling of pain, it will not help you in the long run. A few years ago, I've self harmed, and at the end, it was doing me no good... I found it repugnant. Of course you'd have scars/marks from harming yourself but know that it's permanent and it won't go away. If I could say anything to anyone who has self harmed, my words would be: stop, put whatever you have or whatever you're doing to an end, distract yourself from doing it any further and think about what you are, and how you are feeling. You're alive, you're breathing, I couldn't be anymore proud of you for it.

[Seafood]

Even though it may... sort of give you that temporary perceptual feeling of pain, it will not help you in the long run. A few years ago, I've self harmed, and at the end, it was doing me no good... I found it repugnant. Of course you'd have scars/marks from harming yourself but know that it's permanent and it won't go away. If I could say anything to anyone who has self harmed, my words would be: stop, put whatever you have or whatever you're doing to an end, distract yourself from doing it any further and think about what you are, and how you are feeling. You're alive, you're breathing, I couldn't be anymore proud of you for it.

Exactly. This would be the best advice you could give someone.

[Abyssal Echo]

I have several friends that self harm. Yes it helps in the present but it will cause problems later in life. Although none of my friends have shared there reasons for self harming I do believe that self harm is a sign of a bigger problem.

[Blood]

Choice #1 and #5. Why isn't this a multiple select poll?

[Seafood]

Choice #1 and #5. Why isn't this a multiple select poll?

Oh, sorry about that.

[TheN3rdyOutcast]

My stance isself harm is a way to cope with the pain that we feel inside that's hard to deal with, by turning it into sharp bursts of physical pain that's easy to deal with. Self harm is a coping mechanism, a bad one, but a coping mechanism nonetheless. However, self harm is usually, the tip of the iceberg. A visible sign of a deeply troubled individual.

And that's why I take Zoloft and Wellbutrin now.

[Karkat]

Honestly, none of these fully sum up my opinion.

#1 does in a way, but honestly I don't even allow myself to feel any reprieve when I SH. I'd have to assume that there are others out me that SH is entirely worthless for. (Though still addictive and a problem.)

And as far as #5 goes, er, I'd say SH is a pretty big problem in and of itself. Almost always. It doesn't even have to be a part of something bigger.

I disagree emphatically with all other options.

[Seafood]

Honestly, none of these fully sum up my opinion.

#1 does in a way, but honestly I don't even allow myself to feel any reprieve when I SH. I'd have to assume that there are others out me that SH is entirely worthless for. (Though still addictive and a problem.)

And as far as #5 goes, er, I'd say SH is a pretty big problem in and of itself. Almost always. It doesn't even have to be a part of something bigger.

I disagree emphatically with all other options.

What would be your option then?

[Karkat]

What would be your option then?

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I dunno. I feel like self-harm is different for everyone, but it should never be ignored, I guess.

Even if someone is supposedly 'only doing it for attention', that person obviously needs help, because that's unhealthy, and there's clearly something wrong somewhere.

[Seafood]

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I dunno. I feel like self-harm is different for everyone, but it should never be ignored, I guess.

Even if someone is supposedly 'only doing it for attention', that person obviously needs help, because that's unhealthy, and there's clearly something wrong somewhere.

Yeah. I can't really add anything onto that because I self harm therefore don't have a positive/negative opinion on it.

[Miserabilia]

In most cases it's a sign there's something wrong inside. Just from personal experience, I know only a handful of people who I suspect self harming (one very seriously) and they all went through bad times.

[danibu]

I'll go with #5, but to be honest, I think #2 is more appropiate for some people.

[Gigablue]

Self harm doesn't exist on its own. It's a sign of a bigger problem. I hate when people try to address self harm specifically, rather than its causes. There are many techniques used by people trying to stop self harming, and they are, in my opinion, largely counterproductive.

When I was severely depressed, self harm was my main source of relief. It helped temporarily, but wasn't a good solution. However, trying to treat the self hear wouldn't have fixed me. What helped was getting treatment for the depression. Once that was well controlled, I stopped self harming without any effort. I just didn't want to do it anymore.

[Seafood]

Self harm doesn't exist on its own. It's a sign of a bigger problem. I hate when people try to address self harm specifically, rather than its causes. There are many techniques used by people trying to stop self harming, and they are, in my opinion, largely counterproductive.

When I was severely depressed, self harm was my main source of relief. It helped temporarily, but wasn't a good solution. However, trying to treat the self hear wouldn't have fixed me. What helped was getting treatment for the depression. Once that was well controlled, I stopped self harming without any effort. I just didn't want to do it anymore.

Yeah, like trying to treat the symptoms and not the cause.

[Croconaw]

I chose the first one. It can become a bigger problem, but it depends on the person.

[sqishy]

#1 and #5