Is it still considered a self-harming episode if no wounds or marks are left from it?
bandoms123
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Mar 14, 2016
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Yes, because it is still hurting yourself deliberately. Eventually, if you keep going, it will leave scars, wounds, or marks
xxarrowparadisexx
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May 17, 2015
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If you tried to inflict any type of pain on yourself on purpose it's still considered self harm. There might not be wounds left but it still counts.
Anonymous
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Feb 6, 2018
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Regardless of what you would consider self-harming, I think it's more important that we think and focus on what drove us to self-harm. If we can identify the reason, and solve it, then we can stop self-harming. In the end, it doesn't matter what you "label" as self-harming. What's more important are the emotions that you are feeling, and the emotions that you would rather be feeling.
Anonymous
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May 6, 2018
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Self harm is the act of harming oneself deliberately, so if you did something that caused you to be harmed either mentally or physically than it could very well be self harm
Anonymous
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Apr 5, 2015
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I believe it is if you are still harming yourself, whether that be your mind or body. Just because no marks are left on your body it doesn't mean it hasn't affected you.
Anonymous
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May 7, 2015
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Self-harm is not just physical, nor does it always leave visible marks. Many types of actions are self-harming, but may not seem that way. If you *need* to do something to feel different, I believe there is a pretty big chance it is self-harm.
peacefulAngel63
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Jun 22, 2015
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If you aren't exactly physically harming yourself, but are harming your body in an invisable way, I think it is still self harm.
Anonymous
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Aug 11, 2015
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Self-harm describes the act of one hurting themselves. So even if there were no wounds or marks left, if it hurt you and you did it yourself, then it is considered a self-harm episode.
HelpfulNinja
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Dec 8, 2015
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The definition of self harm is s the act of deliberately harming your own body. Using this definition it is safe to assume that it does not HAVE to mean that it will leave a permanent mark or wound on the body.If it is physical pain you are inflicting to yourself in order to deal with emotional pain I do believe you can consider it a self-harming episode.
QueenOfScots
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Feb 15, 2016
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It depends. If there are no marks or wounds because you have found another way to harm yourself, then no. In that case it's still considered a self-harming episode. However, if you have stopped harming yourself completely and your marks are gone, then I'd say yes. All in all, I think the biggest factor in this story are your emotions.
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