I dunno if it's just me, but i feel like everyone demonises self-harm way too much
As someone who does self-harm, hearing people say that any type of sh is "the worst thing ever" and "to tell everyone else immediately" tends to just annoy me
Like, I'll never tell someone to sh, I know it's a horrible coping mechanism! But for me, personally, it's one of the few things that have kept me going in life
And this post isn't to say that people who sh don't need help or whatever, it's to say that people tend to mistake sh as the worst thing ever, again it's a horrible thing, but i just wish people understood that sometimes these things aren't always done as like a last resort, but something to make going on and reaching out for help seem more possible
Because as long as you're alive, even if it's only because of the sh keeping you here, as long as you're still here and feeling the pain or releif or anything else, it means your still alive to get that help and support