How do people view self-harm and the people who do it?

Self harm and the views from people that do not understand it, from my experience can be very polerizing, my father and most of my family cant understand why i would cut, my father is still in denial about it. but my friends although msot do not, they understand the compulsion to do something and not always have control over it.

Different people view self harm different ways some people think its "disgusting" and others feel pity, the people that self harm do it because they feel like that is their only way out, but its not. i promise you that.

There are sorts and sorts of people. Some people view this with bad eyes because they don't understand. They find this irrelevant. These people lack of compassion. Unfortunately there are just a few kind people who are still kind and don't judge a person by his scars.

I think a lot of people don't understand it; how and why could a person possibly harm themselves on purpose? It took a long time for me to realize that other people DIDN'T have urges to self harm, unlike me. I imagine that the more ignorant spectrum of people think they self harmers are obviously mentally unstable, that they're acting out, that it's a phase. I'm thankful no one has said that to me though.

Everyone's different, so everyone's views will also be different. Some people view self-harm as purely cutting, others understand self-harm to be more complex and involve a variety of other ways. It just depends on how much they know about self-harm. The more they know, the less stereotypes they carry. As for how people view others who self-harm, it also varies. Some view them as attention-seeking, whereas others feel empathy and love and care for them. Others yet feel confused by it, or triggered by it. Others yet can feel disgust or ashamed, or uncomfortable.

Really and truly, there is no one way that people respond to this. Everyone has different experiences and opinions on it and the people who engage in this behavior. It can be hard for people suffering. If you are ever being made fun of for self harm, the one piece of advice i would give would be to treat it like you would any other type of bullying. That means that in the school or workplace, go to someone in authority and report the situation to them. But all in all, never let the bullies hurt you or make things worse.

People who have never experienced depression do not understand why anyone would want to harm themselves. Most believe that it is in our human nature to love ourselves, to do anything possible to prevent yourself from getting hurt. It is our bodies natural reflex, why we pull our hand away from something that is hot, etc. From the outside people view self harm as a terrible disease that effects too many people who have feelings of hopelessness and despair. They want to help you but they do not know how or what to say that can make it better. They want to help the person through their anger, sadness, and pain, but they are not sure how to make it go away.