If I self-harm in a visible place, does that mean I'm secretly doing it for the attention?

No, that means you are in serious need of help and you should seek professional help. Anyone who self harms does not just do it for attention, there are obviously other issues pursuing them to cause harm on themselves.

Well all depends on the general reason of why your doing it in the first place... when you do it you do it on your own back not for the attention do you? So no you shouldn't think that at all

I think most self harm is perceived as being for attention. My perception is that you may not be paying attention to the root cause of your problems. You may only be dealing with surface issues which is why you leave surface wounds to cry out for attention (or help) as you may be too traumatised to find the root cause.

This is a question that a lot of people may have different opinions on but i think the correct answer is most definitely not. For anyone to harm themselves in any way must have a problem even if they are showing it. For example if it is a very hot day and someone who self harms on their arms wants to wear short sleeves as they would over heat wearing longer sleeves just to cover up should be allowed to do so. I think people should stop feeling ashamed for self harm and i think it is something that should definitely be discussed more in the world as it can effect so many people at any age. People who have self harm in a very visible place could be using this as a massive cry for help and people should respect this and maybe talk to them, offer them some advice and not just ignore it. There is no such thing as self harming for attention!

No, if you self-harm in a visible place, it doesn’t mean that you’re secretly doing it for the attention. When a person feels really bad about themselves and blame themselves for something, they will want to hurt themself. They won’t have a clear conscience to actually think much about where to hurt themself because they want to cover the emotional pain with a physical one or they just want to punish themselves. It happened to me. In my situation I felt lost, and lonely. I was in a dark place. I felt like it was my fault that I was in that situation. It also hurt pretty bad. My chest kept beating and I felt so alone. I was going to hurt myself to punish myself and take away the emotional pain at the same time. Thankfully, I never did go through with it. I found people who encouraged me to smile and leave the dark place amd I felt like I belonged.

If you do it in a non visible place does it make you feel any more or any less better? If it makes you feel better or the same you are not doing it for attention, but if it feels worse or not the same you may be doing it for attention!

Self harm is a form of screaming for help. So most probably yes. You should seek help by taking to your parents, family members, friends or a professional. self harm is temporary numbing of a problem, You need to deal with the heart of it.

No. Never believe that people self harm for attention. People self harm, usually, because they don't know how to express their emotions/others have suppressed their emotions. Self harming is a hard thing to quit, but if you get help, you can stop the addiction. But never think that people do it for attention.

Self-harm in a visible place does not mean it is being done for attention. Self-harm is a coping mechanism and is not to be judged or labeled.

No it doesn't mean that you are secretly doing it for attention! It just means that you are self harming, no matter where you do it, whatever the reason you are self harming is what you know and the reason you know you are self harming is most important