Originally posted by Geo
I certainly do not see the point in anything like self harm, in my eyes how would self harm relieve any stress? What are you trying to cut or break out exactly? Surely you have another issue to worry about now, the fact the your arm or what ever body part now hurts and needs to heal.
I have very much with Rath on this topic, maybe someone who does self harm can shed some light for me if they are willing to share, but I reckon that people who self harm should seek professional help. I personally have a few stressful things going on right now, but I have not got time to ponder on the fact I am having a stressful time, I would rather get on with it, enjoy doing things I love and move on from it.
As I previously stated, I don't self harm. However when I get mad or angry, I punch my wall one single time. I let all my anger, aggression, emotion out in that singular punch.
I taught myself to do that rather than to beat myself up about it, I mean, I'd rather throw one single punch at my wall than slash my wrists or something.
People deal with issues in different ways. Unfortunately, one way is to slash wrists (which I don't understand) because then you bleed and scar, and it's a stupid thing to do because what if you accidentally slash an artery. Then you're fucked, all because someone called you fat or skinny or ugly or a waste of space or your pet died or a family member died or you broke up with your partner. None of those are reasons to cut. Cutting is my problem, I despise it.