Lesser-Known forms of self- harm to be aware of so you can start loving yourself and living your best life:
Denying yourself going to the bathroom, basic hygene and other forms of self-maintainence.
Intentionally not going to the doctor/dentist/psychiatrist when youβre not well.Β
Intentionally Exposing yourself to media that wil trigger yourself or otherwise aggravate your mental health issues.Β This includes: Hate-following people, reading articles you know will piss you off, exposing yourself to the news more than is safe for you toΒ βstay awareβ, watching TV shows that are too violent for you, and starting fights on the internet.
Picking at your skin/re-opeinging cuts/pulling your hair out/over-grooming: this is basically cutting without the blade.
Intentionally Eating foods you know will make you ill: eating foods yourβe allergic too, drinking milk when lactose intolerant, etc.
Substance abuse like excessive drinking or drug abuse
Intentionally taking excessively risky behaviors, justin in case anΒ βaccidentβ happens: driving while tried, going out during thunderstorms, jaywalking on busy roads.
Intentionally spending time with/emotional effort on people who are not good for you: Going back to/not breaking up with someone who doesnβt treat you right, spending time with abusive family, following people you hate on social media etc.
Talking down about yourself:Β βIm such a fuck-upβΒ βI donβt deserve to be aliveβ βI should just kill myselfβ etc.
Basically- If itβd be a form of violence if someone else did this to you, itβs self-harm when you do it to yourself.
The underlying cause of self-harm is almost always some kind of untreated mental health issue.Β It could be anything from being abused as a kid, to pschyotic illness to anxiety to unmet emotional needs.Β If you find youself doing ANY of these, or things that are vaguely similar- see a mental health professional ASAP, or bring it up in your next session.
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