I honestly would hate
any label whatsoever given to me about self-harm/self-injury/cutting, but when I refer to it with my therapist or even in my own mind, I actually like using "cutting." I guess that's because the words "harm" and "injury" have such strong implications of it being something wrong, something harmful and injuring. Whereas cutting is just straight-up what it is, no judgment or anything (when it's said by
myself, that is). And it's not trying to disguise anything, it's very explicit. I dunno...I understand why people wouldn't like it though. And I would hate for anyone - aside from my therapist - to use
any of those terms really, probably "cutting" moreso than the others because it seems more juvenile, whereas "self-harm" or "self-injury" makes it seem like they at least have some minimal knowledge and/or respect about the topic. Anywhoo, that's my two cents
