Is this still self harm? TW cutting
I’ve been self harm free for almost two and a half years now, but I’ve been having urges again. Last night the urge got pretty strong, so in order to fight it off I gave the spot on my arm that I wanted to cut a few good slaps instead. Not enough to leave welts, but enough to sting and be a little red for a minute. This helped get past the urge to self harm, but now I’m worried what I did was still self harm itself and I made a mistake undoing all my hard work.
in my mind I was thinking if it didn’t leave a mark then it’s not actual harm, but now I’m having second thoughts. I’ll be super disappointed in myself if I have to reset my progress tracker, but I need to know.
@Fynn016
I understand the disappointment in having to reset your counter, that sucks and I’m sorry. I personally think it counts, especially cause many people who SH struggle with feeling like they’re not doing it “bad enough”. Of course it’s up to you to decide but you did injure yourself and cause yourself physical pain.
I’m looking out for you, good job staying strong 🫶🏼
@Fynn016
sorry to hear that your SH urges were this strong. The only person who can decide if this behavior counts is you. Do you think it should count for you? Also what is one thing you can do the next time you have strong urges? The urges are normal and they will happen. And it’s ok when they do. I just like to look at what I can do next time.