Important question, please help

[peaceloverugby]

I've got a dumb question: is self medication = self harm? I know self harm is stuff like cutting (which I haven't done in a few weeks), but say I take benadryl and niquil and Tylenol pm to help me feel better. I know it's not good, but is it self harm? Thnx

[DinoRAWR]

Anything that is causing your body harm or pain purposefully is self harm.
Does taking the medication harm your body? :S I'm not too sure. But if it does and you are aware of that but continue to do it, it could be classed as self harm.
You're doing well not cutting though!
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[Sapphire]

Self harm is a very broad term which includes drug misuse, smoking and alcohol abuse.

What benefit do you get from taking these drugs?
How do they make you feel better?

[peaceloverugby]

Self harm is a very broad term which includes drug misuse, smoking and alcohol abuse.

What benefit do you get from taking these drugs?
How do they make you feel better?
Idk really they just make me forget about how shit my family and friends are and they're easy to get

[Sapphire]

Then I would class what you are doing as self harm.

Try to find a way of facilitating your escapism without putting your body at risk.
Reading, writing, music (listening and playing), films and sports/exercise are all ways people escape from the negative aspects of life. Try them and you'll find at least one that works for you.

[peaceloverugby]

Yeah I didn't use drugs when I was playing rugby, but the seasons over. Not that rugby was an escape really: I used to cut my back to get focused for matches

[Bluearmy]

It's drug abuse, not self harm.

[DecemberRain]

i would say that it is self harm...because ig you know it is harmful to yourself and you are doing it for any reason, i would classify it as self harm. if that makes sense.

[peaceloverugby]

Yeah that makes sense

[Bluearmy]

i would say that it is self harm...because ig you know it is harmful to yourself and you are doing it for any reason, i would classify it as self harm. if that makes sense.

People talk about doing drugs like smoking and popping pills in the drug abuse section, that will cause self harm, but it is a special type of self harm, a drug abuse self harm.

[kt2369]

yes that is self-harm. to avoid it i try to keep myself busy.

[Oblivion]

If you ingest it yourself, and it causes you harm, it's self harm.

Taking drugs to feel good is harming your body, and you do it to yourself. So I would say yes. You know it's harming you, and you still do it to make yourself feel better, which is basically the same as cutting, etc.

[peaceloverugby]

thnx for all the replies