woah, wait a minute

[Broken Toy]

Have i been self harming more than i realise. I mean when i started cutting that was kind of an indication i was, but i might have been more than i noticed.
. I bite myself on the arm sometimes (don't ask why, it just seems like an idea at the time and an extremely stupid one)
. I scratch myself
. Scratching with pencils, or pen lids
. I once cut myself on the finger with some safety scissors in school (i wanted to see if they were sharp enough to cut anything)
. Seeing how close i can get my hand or finger to a fire

What counts and what doesn't? I just need some clarity

[Magenta]

Anything you do to intentionally hurt yourself is self-harm. That's basically the simplest answer.

[Karkat]

Anything you do to intentionally hurt yourself is self-harm. That's basically the simplest answer.

Exactly.

I was actually kicked out of school in grade 3 for a few cumulative reasons, one being "self-mutilation". A lot of what I was doing was relatively benign and didn't hurt myself much, but it was still intentional, and it blossomed into a full on problem later on. I give myself blood blisters now, I burn myself sometimes, I hit myself and leave tremendous bruises.

I don't usually "cut", because I'm terrified of blades, and can't really get myself to do it (that probably sounds weird). However, I do self-harm, and it is a significant problem for me.

Make sense?

[CosmicNoodle]

Have i been self harming more than i realise. I mean when i started cutting that was kind of an indication i was, but i might have been more than i noticed.
. I bite myself on the arm sometimes (don't ask why, it just seems like an idea at the time and an extremely stupid one)
. I scratch myself
. Scratching with pencils, or pen lids
. I once cut myself on the finger with some safety scissors in school (i wanted to see if they were sharp enough to cut anything)
. Seeing how close i can get my hand or finger to a fire

What counts and what doesn't? I just need some clarity

All of it counts, if you intentionally caused yoiurself pain or harm, it counts,

I cut, burn and bite, all those count, even something as small as flicking a rubber band aainst yourself to cause pain, that counts.

[Broken Toy]

All of it counts, if you intentionally caused yoiurself pain or harm, it counts,

I cut, burn and bite, all those count, even something as small as flicking a rubber band aainst yourself to cause pain, that counts.

Today i just put a lighter against my leg. Really stupid thing to do. I guess it counts too?

[CosmicNoodle]

Today i just put a lighter against my leg. Really stupid thing to do. I guess it counts too?

Intentionally causing pain, yep, it counts, I don't really burn to often, it leaves pain lingering for too long, rpthe reason I cut is because it gives me control, of when I feel pain, with a cut I can decide how long I hurt myself for because for the most part they stop hurting once you stop cutting, they just sting a little, with a burn it lasts for hours upon yourself, not enough control for my liking.

(I am not condoning cutting over burning, both are freaking stupid things to do)

[Broken Toy]

Intentionally causing pain, yep, it counts, I don't really burn to often, it leaves pain lingering for too long, rpthe reason I cut is because it gives me control, of when I feel pain, with a cut I can decide how long I hurt myself for because for the most part they stop hurting once you stop cutting, they just sting a little, with a burn it lasts for hours upon yourself, not enough control for my liking.

(I am not condoning cutting over burning, both are freaking stupid things to do)

IM just pretty stupid anyway.
I don't relate when people always say they need control. Like i really want to help but i haven't been through that. I just grabbed a knife one day and went from there. Not sure what males me do it, i know why i started and i jus
T haven't stopped.