What constitutes self-harm?

Any behavior that destroys the self. It can be cutting, pulling out hair, scratching, pinching, or starving oneself, to give a few more popular examples.

Self harm is any action (or inaction) that deliberately results in physical harm to yourself. This could be typical, obvious things like cutting, burning, bruising, etc, but it could also include deliberately harmful eating habits, drug or alcohol misuse, even purposely making negative life choices for yourself. Self harm is a way to release unresolved emotional issues, a way to feel more alive or can be a way to punish yourself. Whatever the reason and whatever the method only you can really understand why you may do this, what you get out of it and find some more less harmful alternatives. It isn't easy, just admitting to yourself what you're doing sometimes can be a struggle. It can also be very addictive so stopping can be difficult, you need to be really ready to stop. Luckily 7 Cups is here if you need to talk in a safe, non judgemental environment, any time of the day or night.

Self-harm can consist of anything where in individual deliberately hurts them-self. This can be in any way such as cutting, biting, burning, scratching, substance abuse, head banging, hitting, over dosing, pulling out hair, picking along with many other things.

For me, things that I can't control constitute self-harm. I self-harmed for the first time when I was feeling desperate about something a teacher said about me. I blamed myself for not being good enough and I felt so terrible and I wanted the feelings to stop, so I use physical pain to reduce mental pain. If you feel the urge to self-harm, don't. Talk to someone, talk to me, or a friend. Who ever you want to. Cry, scream, it's all okay. Just don't ever start.

Anything you do to yourself which hurts you. It could be scratching until you bleed, tearing out hair, cutting, etc. Anything that hurts you or leaves scars.

Self-harm is the intentional act of causing physical pain to oneself to distract from emotional anguish

self harm is deliberately harming yourself by cutting or burning yourself. its typically not meant as a suicide attempt but an unhealthy way to cope with all the anger and frustration and emotional pain. By my personal experience i can tell that though it calms you down, but it definitely brings alot of guilt with it!!

An act that is deliberate which causes physical injury to yourself in some way and is generally done to relieve some form of emotional distress.

the hope that this new pain will cover the old. or the thought the we deserve this pain and scares we put ourselfs in

Physical pain of course; that could be cutting, burning, beating yourself up, slamming into things, etc. Then there is emotional self harm.