Does scratching count as self harm if I don't bleed?
onedirection1213
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Dec 31, 2015
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Yes it still counts,you're causing harm to your body,whether it bleeds or not.......................
Anonymous
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Dec 20, 2015
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I used to scratch all the time when I got anxious, it soon turned into cutting myself, it does count, but not to the degree that most doctors worry about. Try and find what triggers scratching and find something else to do with your hands during the trigger.
maskedanonymous
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Sep 18, 2015
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Yes. It is counted as self harm. Any form or way that you could hurt yourself, intentionally, is self harm. It doesn't really matter whether you bleed or you don't.
friendlyUnicorn16
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Jan 8, 2016
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Since you're doing it on purpose and you're probably hurting your body with a reason, it does count.
ThalIsHere
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Sep 3, 2015
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The point of self-harm is not bleeding or bruising yourself... the whole idea is about hurting yourself. I think it does count, the fact that you need to feel pain... You're beautiful, keep that in mind.
LucyInTheSky
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Jan 16, 2015
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I am by no means a professional, or know what the definite psychological definition of self-harm. Although, I believe that self-harm to me means anything that causing a person harm. This does not have to be physical, I believe that self-harm can also be emotional.
beautifulParadise07
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May 31, 2015
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Yes. When you speak of the word SELF HARM, it means doing things that may not be helpful or doing things that re bound to hurt your body and yourself. Even though you did not bleed, still it is a way of harming yourself. It is a negative act to be done in your body.
MrsBrownEyes
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Jun 6, 2015
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Yes, everything bad you do to yourself is titled as self harm. Every kind of injury you do to yourself. Please don't hurt yourself, darling. I'm here for you.
cherishedJet13
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Aug 21, 2015
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To be honest, any way of hurting yourself on purpose is self harm. No matter if it's scratching, burning, hair pulling, cutting, picking at scabs, just really any kind of harm you inflict on yourself.
Stephz
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Apr 5, 2015
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Yes it does. Self harm is harming your body purposely, it doesn't have to bleed or not. People hit themselves and punch walls and they don't bleed and that's still self harm and so is scratching
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