I understand how annoying it is that most people think self-harm is cutting. Like you it really gets to me. I bruised rather than cut for nearly two years. I, like you, have corrected people when they talk about self-harm. (Even though I am cutting again.) There's still a lot of ignorance surrounding self-injury that needs to change.
When that starts to bug me I try to remember this. It's not how you do it, but the fact that you are doing it. All types of self-injury-bruises, cuts, scratches, burns, are physical signs of emotional pain.
I hope this helps.
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