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Is self harm only physical, or can you harm yourself emotionally as well?

Profile: plumflower
plumflower on May 9, 2016
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It is possible to self harm mentally, which will lead to harming yourself emotionally. Harming yourself mentally is like calling yourself names or saying you're "worthless". If you are someone thinking about harming yourself mentally, my suggestion is to think about something that you did good in life and feel really proud of.
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Profile: Nature777
Nature777 on Jul 11, 2017
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Well yes you can!!! An example of emotionally harming yourself is by telling yourself untruthful stuff like I'm not good enough
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Jul 7, 2020
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You can harm yourself emotionally. You can trigger yourself emotionally. By making assumptions and dwell in it is harmful. By saying bad things about yourself is harmful. Stating how bad you look, how stupid you are, that you don't deserve love, all of them is harmful. You make yourself cry, anxious, hard to breathe, feeling not good enough, etc. It's hard, indeed. Take your time, find a way to cope, breathe. I always unconsciously hurt myself emotionally and I end up dwelling in the thought for months. We're still learning to control it so take your time..it's alright. I pray the best for you.
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Anonymous on Jun 21, 2016
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Self harm is not only physical but it but it can also harm you emotionally as well because you are in pain even more
Profile: sempiternaldreams
sempiternaldreams on Jul 4, 2016
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Of course. Self harm is a temporary relief of the world, some people feel guilty or sad after doing it. hurting your body will not take the problems away. So, you're not only hurting yourself physically but emotionally as well.
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Aug 24, 2021
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I am no certified professional but from all that I have studied in my classes, I would say yes. Personally I believe in fact that a larger population harms themselves emotionally than physically and we might not be even aware. Criticizing yourself for mistake, scrutinizing your personality and its flaws, not allowing yourself to feel emotions wholly (especially for men because of the idea of toxic masculinity) etcetera are some that come to my mind. Self harming in this manner leaves scars that others may not see but they really do impact yourself, your confidence, your self-esteem and identity. Know that you are only human and there is absolutely no need for perfection, perhaps you can try but when and if you fail do not beat yourself up. This is coming from a recent personal experience wherein because of fear of failure and the possibility that I may not score as well or even decently I stressed myself out to great extents and cancelled my admission in two weeks. So I am trying to bring down the bar for myself and for my mental health, so try and do the same for yourself too.
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