Omg. ? People have said it, self harm isn't just through bullying. When someone bully's you, grow a set of balls and beat the crap out of them. Cutting yourself jsnt Gonna stop the bully from bullying you. Standing up for yourself will. Now I'm not gonna say I never self harmed, because all my scars would say I'm a liar. I did it for other reasons. And you know what, I regret it. I've been bullied in school, and when I started standing up for myself, it stopped. Maybe you're just too weak to stand up for yourself, and you need to learn how to do it.
I support. We should all be mindful that there's a human being behind every keyboard ? we shouldn't treat others the way we don't want to be treated.
I'm gonna be the first to say that "standing up for yourself" Can backfire. Instead of getting them to just fuck off it can cause a need to "better" you. I've been in this situation, I fought my bully, And instead of taking a hint she went out of her way to try to fight me just to Prove she wasn't "weak". Sometimes, Ignoring spurrs them on as well. There isn't a one size fits all rule on how to deal with Bullies, Some take a hint when you fight back or ignore it. But Theres also a good posibilty that they take it above and beyond in a search to get a rise out of you.. The best thing to do is to actually tell an adult who will listen (If youre a child) and Just try to figure out how to cope. If its on here, Screenshot and contact support. And just block them. Just..Don't cut over someone so stupid. They aren't worth the marks on your skin or the blood you spill. If You need someone to talk to, please feel free to Follow and pm me. I may not be able to solve it..but I can at least listen to (read) your ventings.
I agree with this completely, and I too, am almost always on during GMT sunlight hours to be available to be ranted to. And maybe, just maybe, we can say something to you that we found helped us and that could help you get over (I say get over, I mean live on with) the pain and memories.
Also. self harm isn't JUST cutting, it can be burning yourself, pulling your hair out, purposely overdosing with out suicidal intentions or punching things. Self harm can be ANYTHING that you do with the intention of hurting yourself. Cutters get a lot of attention because we're the most commonly known method of self harm. NONE OF THESE ARE GOOD COPING SKILLS. Please, instead of Hurting yourself, seek help. talk to someone, There are Phone lines for self harmers as well as chat rooms and websites that will allow you to talk without giving any information out. Take it from me, These scars dont truly fade.