Why do so many think that only teens can struggle with self harm?

Many people focus in on teens because those are usually the ones who seek out help the most. However here at 7 cups we know that self harm is something very many people experience.

Self harm is viewed as a cry for attention and therefore is more associated with younger persons. Teenagers often struggle with uncontrollable emotions and as such they are seen as the most likely ones to turn to such a drastic relief to daily emotions and pain.

I believe many teen struggle with self harm do to passed problems and very little support. As a teen most small problems seem major

Teenage years are difficult. There is a cultural understanding that these years are filled with reckless behaviour and that consequential thinking has not formed. perhaps the idea that transition years in adolescents is very difficult and that young individuals have not yet learned adaptive emotional regulation skills, this being the only demographic susceptible to self harm. I would argue that self harm presents in a number of ways and that perhaps the presentation changes through development.

Because teens always have a period of their lives where everything is dramatic and extra sensitive because their hormones are fully produced wich is the cause of extra sensitivity.

Many people think it's only teens because teens have a high rating in self harm than adults but adults have just as much of a complex live as a teen. Adults may think they will forever be alone so "there's no point" but there is. Also adults struggle with money.

Because you feel as adults you'd have sorted yourself down and would be more mature then to self harm yourself. Which is not the case.

I think people think that only teens struggle because teens go through pressure of passing exams, and friendship troubles etc where in reality, adults suffer with self harm too with pressure of jobs and relationship issues.