I don't self harm but I'm currently writing a story and thinking of exploring the subject...

I don't self harm but I'm currently writing a story and thinking of exploring the subject. If you self harm or have self harmed before when do you do it? when you have depressive thoughts? when you're high/intebriated? etc etc.

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was a way to relieve stress when i used to be a emo retard

go fuck yourself.

op ur fucken retarded

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i have the general idea that you do it when you're sad or upset, but what about it makes it relieving? what's the psychology behind it

read the question. pic related ISNT me btw

Jesus christ you are dumb
Go read a book idiot
Youre literaly clueless
Asking dumb questions when you know 0 to begin with.
Just fuck off

there's nothing wrong with trying to understand more about something. you're the fucking problem, brainlet. if you've ever read any actual fucking article about it the average thinkpiece goes along the line of including several people's generic ass anecdotes with zero details and depth.

YOU can fuck off and take your miserable projecting ass elsewhere.

I worked first hand with severe self-harm, can answer questions but will say that what it all comes down to is attention seeking. It's a behavioral disorder where people have been "rewarded for bad behavior" at some point and turned it into a system.

what about people who hide their self harm scars?

i love how you criticise others when you don't even know what you're fucking talking about, people like you are the type who go into teaching jobs criticising students for not knowing the subject to a T. you're a fucking moron.

thank you. i know i shouldn't expect much going into Yas Forums but it's nice to see people with common sense esp when i'm asking and trying to learn something with sincerity.

Americunt smarts right there.

damn, that's really dark - you put it in a way that makes it very clear to understand though, thank you.

Whatever helps you sleep bby. Stay dumb.

Sometimes I like to feel something

Having an interest in a subject and doing no initial research besides walking up to total strangers doesn't really count as making an honest effort. there are loads of resources available with plenty of faqs.

did it extend to other forms of punishment than cutting? i knew someone who banged their head against the wall sometimes but that's something i hear about less than cutting.

here read this.

It can be attention seeking, it can also be about contr and self- punishment

down the road, not across the street retard

i also used to punch myself in the face and get into fights sometimes but way less frequently and only if i was drunk or stoned. im btw

From who I've spoken to it is different, but personally I use to do it out of self-hatred. I'd cut myself because of how worthless of a piece of flesh I felt. It was vent anger out on the person I though deserved it the most, myself

I hate myself and killing myself is too easy.

I love how OP does literaly nothing but shoot ppl down.

"I DIDNT DO ANYTHING JUST FUCKING TELL ME EVERYTHING OR DIE"

good 1 OP.

How about listening to 85% of the ppl and go read a book.

In b4 being shot down by OP

The eager learner.

Wow, that was written like a retard. Excuse me, I've moved from cutting to doing drugs.

>there are loads of resources available
yes, generic medical or self help sites. OP wants a personal stories and replies. Why are you so triggered by this?

My life is just a downward spiral consistently. So yeah I sometimes turn to stupid things.

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u leik NIN?

Sure, but you're jumping from the academic stage of clinical disorder straight to asking people how they feel and why. You're intentionally not doing basic research which, if you are even a remotely serious writer, you should have done already. If you base your entire work on a few anecdotal stories from strangers people will see it for the substance lacking copy and paste that it is.

And I know, person stories can influence and even provide incredible detail but if you don't have the foundation you're putting chrome on a pile of shit and just hoping people will notice its shiny.

the initial reason i wanted to ask people first is because my character has a specific reason for doing it but i was wondering if it would be too un-relatable - i don't talk to self harmers on a regular basis so this really helps with my confidence and choice to write.
thank you

The NO initial research part...
You dumb fucker
You OPs dad?

>guys look i know how to properly cut your wrists, im so edgy haha

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I started cutting back in highschool
when I accidentally cut myself while trying to peel an apple. The peeler was one of those potato peelers with little spikey things so it left about 4 cuts in a net little row on my wrist. The next day I went to school and one of the nerdy kids I used to hang out with said idk you were emo or something like that. It made me feel cool for some reason. Probably because I lacked personality. Also I remember there was this kid in middle school who I thought was cool and he had cuts so I thought it would make people interested in me. I was new to this school and I didn't have much friends and I never was a people person. The weird thing is I always hid them even though I wanted people to notice . Now even though is started off like that I eventually did use it as a way to release my emotions I guess. Usually when i was mad i would cut myself and it kind of took me a feeling similar to the feeling of getting your ass beat by your mom for doing something. Where you would feel the pain on you butt or back wherever you got hit and you'd sit in your room in a but of pain but with a certain calmness. Eventually I stopped because I started hating the attention I got from the cuts. And theres my two cents on the topic any questions ?

i shoot people down because you don't listen to what you're saying.

what concerns me more is how obligated you feel to shoot ME down for wanting to ask people questions. you talk like people who ask questions on Yas Forums owe you a full explanation of their previous research when it's fucking Yas Forums. it's like you're itching to shoot others down.

I would punch walls or myself in the head sometimes too

Ive done it throughout my life, but not regularly. I have trouble dealing with extreme emotion and get manic during those times. Its a coping mechanism basically and its like a release from those extreme levels of emotion - typically anger, guilt, or depression. It doesnt even hurt at the time, but like I couldnt do it right now or just whenever because it would. It really makes no sense but thats how ive dealt with those extremes. Probably doesnt help that i feel very little emotion the majority of the time. I dont like talking about it really because people assume its for attention, but im anonymous here so that doesnt matter. Hope this helps.

The band? They're okay why?

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Dont need a full explanation. By the inital questions its clear you didnt do any or know anything.

;)

that's a lot of detail and v insightful. i wouldn't say i have any more questions regarding what you've told me but it's made me realize what i want to do with the writing - this is information that would be v useful if i want to make my story central to self harm, but self harm is only one aspect to this character. nonetheless this is all very helpful. thank you user.

wow do you have a major in psychology? it's like you know everybody and can guess how they act and determine their patterns. so cool.

I do it when I'm upset, but more angry or aggravated. As faggy as it sounds, it's a distraction. I focus more on the skin than just lashing out. I dont like cutting with a blade, but I do enjoy getting a needle and scratching the skin until it gets puffy and I see blood. It's fun to do it into a design. It's like having a temporary tattoo.

We're trying to help you be a better writer, ya fuckin faggot. Giving you basic tools to write better stories isn't something you should ignore.

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A girl at a store near me has scars from razor slices all up her wrists. She is so beautiful and cool, I don't understand why she would her herself. She is a work of art.

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I hate myself, but I ain't playing slicey slicey on myself. I hurt myself with weights. I don't even recognize the guy I see in the mirror anymore. I just know I don't wanna fight him.

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Do you work with retards and the mentally ill by chance?

telling me i'm retarded for asking questions, and giving me zero insight isn't a basic tool. if you think it is there's clearly something wrong with your social skills. can't tell if you're the original faggot i replied to but i posted my reply because i'm talking about the people who have given me nothing but 'youre stupid for asking anything and giving me nothing in return'.

don't act like you've contributed anything when you fucking haven't because if you did i'd be having a normal conversation with you, asking more specific questions and saying my thanks where i'm due, even though it's Yas Forums.

I actually am . I gave you the most basic, clinical version of this disorder if youd even bothered to do a Google search and you complimented me for it. If you aren't going to take this seriously then go fuck yourself.

Bitch

People who self harm are retarded, and so are those who obsess over them.

>im sorry this item is free
doesnt make sense