Does scratching count as self harm if I don't bleed?

You don't have to bleed... the simple act of trying to do something bad to your body is self harm. Blood isn't the sign of self harm

Anything that you inflict involving pain can, in my opinion, be self harm. I feel although if you think negatively about yourself and feel low, thats self harm to your heart and brain.

Anytime you are purposefuly causing yourself pain I would classify it as self harm, regardless of whether or not you bleed. If you are harming yourself I would encourage you to reach out to a mental health professional or someone you trust to get help in dealing with whatever makes you want to harm yourself. Life is hard but we don't have to go through it alone and there are people all around you who want to help; all you have to do is ask.

Yes. Scratching does still count as self harm . There are many forms of self harm but cutting is usually the most well known hence often people don't realise they are actually self harming when they use a different method . Any form of deliberately harming / injuring yourself is considered self harm .

Yes it does count as self harm because you are inflicting yourself. Self harming comes in many forms such as scratching, biting, or pinching etc.

i Say yes if a you are doing it to intentionally hurt yourself. there are many ways of self harm and just because it doesn't bleed, doesn't mean its not intentional self harm

Any self inflicted pain is considered self harm. Instead of scratching maybe we could make a list of coping strategies

Yes because you are purposely inflicting pain on yourself. Just because you don't bleed doesn't mean that it's not self harm.

Yes, scratching does count as self harm as you are deliberately harming yourself/ causing pain to self.

Yes scratching still counts, if you are scratching to harm yourself purposefully. It is the beginning of a pain release and shame cycle.