Does using acid to burn yourself count as self-harm?
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Moderated by Smita Joshi, BA Psychology / MA / Advanced EFT Practitioner
Updated: Feb 15, 2021
Anonymous
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Aug 13, 2016
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Yes, acid can be very harmful. Self burning is a serious thing, and if you are considering doing it, please seek help
Grangs
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Aug 14, 2016
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Yes it does count as self harm and you should not be doing that. It is really dangerous to use acid. You also need to get some professional help for your self harm.
Anonymous
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Aug 14, 2016
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If you do it on purpose then yeah, you're hurting yourself and when you self-harm and you are purposely hurting yourself.
orangerosess
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Aug 14, 2016
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yes. you are harming yourself so it is self-harm even if its not very common. some self harms are more extreme than others and some are less common
frenchiek
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Aug 17, 2016
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Self harm is described as intentionally causing yourself pain or putting yourself in danger.
kindWind7771
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Aug 17, 2016
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Yes. Any form of injury that causes harm to one's self is considered self-harm. Burning, whether it be with acid, fire, boiling water, etc. is considered self-harm. One definition that I found of self-harm is: the act of deliberately harming the surface of your own body. If you are self-harming, I hope that you reach out for support and help in those you trust. You are always safe here.
Anonymous
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Aug 18, 2016
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Yes it does still count as self-harm. This is because you still technically are hurting yourself, by burning yourself with an acid.
cryingkoalas
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Aug 18, 2016
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Yes. Anything that harms you in anyway that was intended to happen on purpose classifies as self-harm. There are many types of self-harm.
Altkittykay19
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Aug 19, 2016
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I'm afraid it does count as self harm. Anything that inflicts pain or damages your body falls under self harm.
ComfortingForest
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Aug 19, 2016
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Yes it does count since you are hurting yourself. The tool used isn't what counts. It's the fact that your are inflicting harm and pain on yourself that decides whether what you are doing is self harm.
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