Why do other people yell at me for self-harming? Why can't they be more sympathetic?
Smilewhenitrains87
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May 20, 2015
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Those people don't understand why you do it and they think you just want attention. some people don't realize that it's an unhealthy coping mechanism for a person who's just carrying too much weight on their shoulders. We all have those times in our lives where it feels like we are overwhelmed and that's OK. In life sometimes we fall down. it can take a long time to get back up. But that's okay. As long as you get back on your feet.
Hogwarts
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Nov 16, 2015
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Well there is really only one answer to this question.
Because they are stupid, that's why. I'm very sorry.
Mindfulthinking
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May 9, 2015
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They are worried. They don't see the real problem, they see it as you harming yourself. Not why you are doing it.
originalLion57
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Jun 4, 2015
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They are ignorant and lack empathy. They can't put themselves in your shoes and imagine that you must go through a great deal of pain in order to choose a coping mechanism such as self-harming. You should be met with understanding and empathy instead of yelling and ignorance.
Anonymous
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Jun 30, 2015
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They don't understand why you would do such of thing, they don't understand what your going through, they want you to stop, listen to your heart, and get help.
crispSalamander95
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Jun 5, 2017
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People really do not understand the reasons behind self-harm. SH scares a lot of people and because of that, they do not react very well when faced with someone self-harming. I know it really sucks when people over react. People will never really understand unless they have dealt with self-harm themselves
Kaysha
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Oct 27, 2015
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Because people who love you don't want to see you hurting yourself and in pain. Sometimes they think it's their fault so they get angry.
Anonymous
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Jan 11, 2015
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Well,some people won't understand you, they will think that you're doing that only for attention or something like this and this is why they will be rude. And another people will yell at you because they care ! Because they don't want to see you hurt.
Priv8
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May 30, 2015
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Self Harming is a behaviour that a lot of people have trouble understanding, and when people don't understand something, they tend to react negatively towards it. Sympathy is hard to offer if you don't understand what you're sympathizing with.
kindRose22
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Sep 22, 2015
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some people can't deal with people that self harm mostly because it brings up bad memories for them
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