People that are disgusted by self-harmers need to...?

Understand what these people are going through, i self-harm and i know others that do as well, its not something people will do for fashion its serious, if you call them attention seekers then think to yourself WHY? do they need help but are too scared to get it or worried about what people might think.





People should stop judging and definetly stop bullying self-harmers, if anyone has something to say or understands me please let me know.





To be honest isnt it better for someone to self-harm than to take it out on other defenceless people?

People that are disgusted by self-harmers need to...?
I used to self harm, for many reasons.


What you said is exactly how i feel about self harm.





Thank you for saying this, if it only gets through to one person it will be worth it.
Reply:Im not disgusted and selfharmers are hardly attention seekers when most do it in secret people dont judge but try to help them i read enough to know self harmers do it to ease the inner pain they have and until they get rid of that inner pain they will stop harming all your trying to do is justify your actions here when really you need help what happens if you cut yourself to deep and you die? its your parents whose left to deal with what you have done to yourself there is nothing nice about a mutilated body how would you explain that to your kids when they ask why you are all scarred thousands of people are like you but they dont take it out on there bodies
Reply:Hrmm...





I did speedballs for ehhh... maybe 5 or so years. Pretty hard core. I stopped, cold turkey, with no groups etc. I can judge people with compulsive behaivior problems as I am one.


If you really want to stop, just do it.


Grow some will power and stop listening to your therapists they only want your money.
Reply:Finally someone has said what all self harmers must be thinking!





it really annoys me when people judge us and have a go at us when they don't even know or understand us. it's just our way of coping, like people who drink or take drugs. i'm not saying it's good, but people should stop judging before they know the full story. people who do that make me want to SCREAM!
Reply:I understand i hate it when some people automatically assume people self harm for attention and i can see where this come from as to be honest i have met a few people who did actually do it for attention as it is normally a private thing and there practically broad casted it but people need not to jump to conclusion so quick and judge people and stupid/crazy etc especially if you don't know much about the subject
Reply:People only seem to give their opinions on self harm when someone confronts them about it, and tries to make all self harmers look like innocent little angels, in my experience.





Most people ignore those who self harm.





I can walk down the street with my old scars showing, and no one says a word. If you go out with cuts all over the place, or demanding some kind of right to self harm, then people get pissed.
Reply:I know what you mean.


But, there are those who do it just for attention, and they're the ones who give the others such a bad rep. To assume, however that every self-harmer does it for attention is wrong though.


I've done it before, and I'm still tempted to at times. I try not to, though, and I try to find something else to do that will help me. I agree that it's better to self-harm than it is to harm others (who are unwilling and undeserving), but it's always better to find something other than harming one-self.

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