does this count?

<(O_O<) (>O_O)> · 19-10-2010, 12:02 AM

last night i started to contemplate bottling up everything til i just basically explode. i was in a pretty bad way so eh. anyway what i'm wondering is would that actually count as si? because i consider myself to be almost 5 months free as i haven't taken a blade to myself or anything else like that during said 5 months.

i was just wondering would that be si? seems a bit strange since it's more of an emotional thing than physical (though there's obviously emotional elements behind 'normal' si like cutting, blah blah). i dunno, it wouldn't leap out to me straight off the bat as si. ...i don't know if this actually makes any sense? XD;

TheShade1989 · 19-10-2010, 12:49 AM

No. Self-harm is classed as physical, I think. Everyone emotionally self-harms, so I wouldnt class them as the same thing.

PassedExpectations · 19-10-2010, 01:37 AM

no, i'd say self harm is physical.... maybe it would be more self sabotage? i don't know if thats a real term. its just what i call it when i decide i don't deserve a good grade and don't hand work in, and then get down on myself for doing badly... but even that isn't quite the same

<(O_O<) (>O_O)> · 19-10-2010, 03:08 AM

ah okay thanks. it was just something confusing that sprung to mind, lol. :)

TheOriginalPoser · 22-10-2010, 06:35 AM

Yea... not self harm. Self Harm is the the physical easing, of emotional pain. so officially, and probably unofficially, considering everyone does that in one form or another, it's not.

But... it can, and probably will, lead to SI. When people get emotional, it's like the pin was pulled out of a hand grenade, and they can either throw it away in a healthy fashion, or hold it... until it goes off. The last time I tried it... not good.

Laura2.0 · 23-10-2010, 11:39 PM

I don't think its classed as self harm but I think there is a kind of emotional self harm. It's different though.
Let's say I'm in an abusive relationship and I don't do anything to end it because I think that I don't deserve anything better, then it would be emotional self harm. (I think, not sure though.)