but you can be responsible with what you post online.
children do not ever consider self harm until they learn about it through the internet or tv.
using the tags you use are literally aesthetic tags.
you need to deprogram yourself because your response makes it very clear it has been normalized to you, as well as refusing to be responsible with what you post online to not harm others.
you only get better when you stop posting about this publicly or looking for likes or giving likes to self harm pics.
people telling you to not self harm or contribute to self harm communities are not looking to ego boost. sometimes you just need a wakeup call because its far too easy for internet communities to normalize unhealthy behavior. please self reflect on your actions, look up how posting self harm in this way prevents recovery and hurts others.
there is no difference between self harm communities that are pro or anti self recovery. none. you cannot be pro self recovery while posting about it in the way that you do. just by engaging it encourages you to post about it more, and keep the activity in your mind. any therapist would tell you this.
if you are pro recovery and want to recover, this is the first step.
genuinely what are you talking about 😭😭 i’ve had thoughts about hurting myself before ever seeing any depiction of it online. i agree with you that the internet has definitely normalized and spread sh around.
i’m not intentionally or directly harming people with my posts—at that point, it’s up to people if they want to consume it or not. the average person doesn’t see a lot of sh posts in the first place. i use tags so i stay in the right communities. in no way am i trying to normalize sh to the average person.
i’m pro recovery, especially for others, which is why none of my posts encourage others to harm themselves. the only person i’m encouraging to hurt more is myself. i’m pro recovery, but i don’t want to recover myself. i’m not harming anyone’s recovery by posting the things i do—it’s their job to avoid the content if it triggers them.
by trying to get rid of these online spaces and communities, you make it difficult for others to find support. even if it is somewhat of a positive feedback loop, there’s so much support that can actively help people get out of sh. people feel seen, and that makes their suffering so much more bearable
idk if you send these asks to other blogs too but genuinely idk why you’re sending me these things when most of my blog isn’t even about sh
