Why do people self-harm?

There are many different reasons as to why people self-harm. Like every other issue, it varies from person to person. It can go from being very easy to understand to very complicated so let me break it down here a little bit. Imagine a place where you're all alone and you're being dragged down in an ocean. Deeper and deeper with no possible escape. Now imagine finding a rope that can pull you out of that suffocation. You would do anything at that point just to get out of th water, right? And that rope is th only escape you see so when out of desperation you hold on to that and are pulled out from th water, imagine the relief. That's how self-harm works. With th ocean being th depression you're surrounded with and self-harm that ray of hope you see as an escape. So why do people self-harm? In an attempt to find relief.

People self harm for a number of reasons. Being someone who deals with cutting, a few insights on that world and to know; self harm isn't a suicide attempt in any way shape or form when they are doing it for the act of self-harm. SH includes but is not limited to: cutting, bruising, hair pulling, bone breaking, head banging and biting. People SH because: they want to feel something, they feel numb or want to be in control. They might feel like they deserve pain or that they don't have enough pain. (You see self-harm as them hurting themselves too much, we might see it as never hurting enough) People SH also from bullying, home life, abuse, addiction, depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and sometimes suicide. However, just because a person SH doesn't mean that they're suicidal. People are still people, they [we] are no less of human than you are because of what we do. Although SH isn't a good way to cope, and we need to find better ways to cope, always know that 7cups is here to support you throughout your time of struggle and throughout your time in need. Stay strong!

People self-harm, because something hurts them inside so much that they can't handle it anymore, so to distract themselves they hurt their body to distract their mind.

People self harm cos we feel so much emotional pain and we turn the inside pain outside therefore giving it a focus which can be seen by the eye and making it easier to deal with. Physical pain is often easier to overcome than emotional pain and for this reason self-harm suddenly becomes less of a ghastly act and becomes something a little more understandable. Many find the physical pain comforting as it is temporarily distracting from any other forms of pain while others feel no pain whatsoever when one harm themselves but feel in control of what they are doing when they cannot control the actual feelings they are experiencing.

some people self harm because they feel they deserve it, some because they feel numb inside and want to feel something, anything, at all. there are many reasons, as self harm is a complex thing, but these are the ones that I have heard of the most

Self-harm can be a way of coping with problems. It may help you express feelings you can’t put into words, distract you from your life, or release emotional pain. Afterwards, you probably feel better—at least for a little while. But then the painful feelings return, and you feel the urge to hurt yourself again. If you want to stop but don’t know how, remember this: you deserve to feel better, and you can get there without hurting yourself.

It's just out of frustration and immense pain and psychological and social lagging that make a person so stressed out that he/she feels harming themselves is easier than overcoming the pressure of the above things..

cause they feel empty ,they feel that everyone is avoiding them, they feel worthless and that they don't deserve anything

Often self harm is a sign of some deeper hurt. Hoping to dull pain on the inside by inflicting pain of the outside.

Self-harm is an escape, a way of expressing feelings, or just feeling something. Harming ones self perhaps seems like a more reasonable option than harming things around one. Or when a person is feeling numb, it's the easiest way to feel something. Self-harm can become an addiction... once you start, it is hard to stop and can become possible to harm for no apparent reason.

Very often, people find that physical pain can override the strong debilitating mental and emotional pain they are feeling. Anything that takes their mind off their problems is something they are willing to do - self harm is no exception.

To relieve themselves from stressful or depressing situations. People often use self-harm as a way to escape.

The reasons differ from person to person, but it all stems down to something missing in their life. Attention, love, companionship, stability, etc.

The first time I physically self-harmed was at the beginning of last year, and it went on and off until the end of the year. (I've been clean for almost a year!) I can't speak for others, but in reference to cutting, I wouldn't have known about it if not for the media. It was a physical way to show how much pain I was in and how much I hated myself. Once I had finished, I looked it over and felt regret and disgust but also felt a twinge of satisfaction. Interesting, how that works. If you self-harm, please talk to someone. Anyone who is trustworthy. I found other people in a support group and we motivated each other to stop. I haven't felt a need to cut since I found my group. I encourage you to do the same.

In my opinion, people start harming themselves when they think no one cares about them. So one of the ways to solve the problem is by telling them that we are always there to listen and support.

They punish themselves due to negative emotions inside. Sometimes they do that to get attention and that's why we should give a major attention to people who do that.

They want to numb themselves from the pain they feel. There is a void in all of our lives that we can't seem to fill it satisfy because we look for it externally. We have to look on the inside to really work through the pain instead of numbing it.

People self harm because they want to feel a sort of pain. Because theres a point where when people have this feeling of "numbness" and they will do absolutely anything to feel as if they are alive.

its a way to cope it might hurt but to people who do it the pain of self-harm isnt as bad as feeling the other pain.

There are a lot of reasons for self-harm. It can be about control, to feel something, an outward expression of inward pain, or any number of other things. Self-harm can also be addictive; it's hard to stop once you've started, and so some people may be unsure why they even self-harm at all. The reasons depend a lot on the person and how they cope with emotions.

There are many reasons to why people self harm, some of them include: -trying to evacuate or cope with extremely stressing situations -trying to escape their feelings -to express their pain or try to feel less numb -Trying to "control their life" There are many reasons and it can be different in every case, some people also does it to "punish themselves" for things they have done in their past.

People harm themselves because they have a problem that makes them mad or sad, but they aren't wanting to show their feelings. They may go cut their arm. This isn't the only reason, but it's common.

People self Haem for many different reasons. Self harm is NOT a suicide attempt, and not everyone who self-harms is attention-seeking (very very very few people do it for attention. The majority of self-harmers DON'T do it for attention, and they try to hide it, not show it off). Speaking from personal experience, I can tell you that I self harmed as a way to "distract" myself from the negative emotions that I was feeling. I used Physical pain to distract from the Emotional pain.

To relieve pent up stress. it's a relief. It releases feel-good chemicals in the brain but it's short lived ad very destructive in the long term

People self harm for a variety of different reasons, just as there is a huge list of how people can harm themselves. People can harm themselves by taking drugs, gambling, self inflicted wounds or even ignoring all their friends and family to constantly be alone. There is a variety of different ways people can harm themselves, so it depends on their particular situation which we can then question 'why' they harm themselves the way they do. People who self harm feel relief, they feel calm after they inflict this certain pain on themselves, however most of the time the relief is short lived as they begin feeling the sad/angry feelings again. If you know someone who is self harming in any way, speak to them and make sure you understand their full story, then make sure they are seeking help from a professional so they can start feeling relief and peace but in a healthy, non harmful way.

Well i used to self-harm because i felt useless and worthless. It is not because i wanted attention, but mostly i was tired of feeling the way i was feeling. It was my way of coping, it was unhealthy, but i didn't have an option at that time.

People self harm because they feel like it will help them. They do it for attention. When someone self harms, I tell them that they are not only hurting themselves, but everyone around them.

Self-harming releases chemicals from the brain that generate happiness. Some people like feeling happy when they are feeling sad at that moment. Others self-harm because it makes them feel in control of their body. And others self-harm because they feel as if they deserve the pain. There are actually many more reasons why people self-harm, but these are probably the most common.

Self harm is looked at as a method of distracting oneself from the emotional pain they could be feeling. We need to be there for those who self harm regardless of if you know them or not.

People self harm because they have been strong for too long. Sometimes if you keep thoughts to yourself and never talk to anyone, you can start to want to let go of that pain. Most people self harm to let out all of those held up emotions. Other times, people self harm to punish themselves, because they feel guilty or terrible. Despite what everyone says, self harm is NOT for attention. It's serious and it's a sign that they need love and support.