• Types of self-harm.

Socially acceptable forms of self-harm include tattoos and piercings. There is an entire community that enjoys hanging from hooks and testing their body’s pain tolerance. What typically comes to mind when one hears self-harm nowadays is cutting. There are more ways to hurt yourself than cutting. Other types of self-harm include punching yourself, punching walls, bruising with objects, pricking with sharp objects, starving, binging, and substance abuse. Continue reading