I'm not sure if what I do qualified as self harm

@ananyasayshi

Hiya Ananyasayshi! Thank you for your post. I think a lot of people have felt a similar way. There is not one form of self-harm such as cutting or scars. Self harm is more about the reason why the harm themselves and not the method they use. Mind the mental health charity defines self harm as: "Self-harm is when you hurt yourself as a way of dealing with very difficult feelings, painful memories or overwhelming situations and experiences". If you think this sounds similar to your experience thats okay. Your feelings are valid. ❤️