Dear You,
I think there is too much stigma and misunderstanding that surrounds SH.
A lot of people, including myself pre-cutting, never understand how a person could do this to themselves and that, the only possible explanation for it was that these people wanted to die so badly; they recreated pain in the closest way that they knew how.
Although this may be true for some people, I genuinely believe that there is a closer correlation between depression and SH than there is between suicide and SH.
From my own, and a few people I know‘s experience, it is just a means of distraction.
Initially, I was asked by my GP “What do you think could have triggered this?” And I never felt more ridiculous than when I told her “Well, my best friend is leaving and he’s the only family I have left.” What I meant by this was that, in order to forget that he was leaving and to stop the panic attacks from taking over cOmPleteLy, I just had to do it. It was just another thing to do. I don’t see it any differently than when I watch the same film, listen to the same songs, read the same books.
It isn’t a good hobby, but it’s a hobby that is partaken in daily - the same way everyone is watching TV and scrolling through TikTok.
Thanks for listening anyway,
Bee 🐝
