Does causing scratches or bruises to yourself class as self harm if you aren’t depressed?

If you intentionally hurt yourself, that’s classed as self harm. It doesn’t matter if you’re depressed or not.

Self-harm is a term that has historically been used to cover a broad range of behaviours. It refers to deliberately causing pain or damage to your own body, and can be suicidal or non-suicidal in intent. Self-injury is a type of self-harm, and refers to deliberately causing pain or damage to your own body without suicidal intent. Self-injury is more common in young people. Some people who self-harm may also have suicidal thoughts. Self-harm can take on different forms and its frequency can vary from person to person – some may do it once, while others can do it for many years. It can include: cutting, burning, biting or scratching the skin picking at wounds or scabs so they don’t heal pulling out hair, punching or hitting the body taking harmful substances (such as poisons, or over-the-counter or prescription medications). Self-harm is normally a sign that a person is feeling intense emotional pain and distress. There are many support options for self-harming behaviour, whether you are seeking support for yourself or someone you care about. I think it is not because some children being naughty or careless might harm themselves accidentally.