Self-Harm & Suicide

Differences between Self-Harm and Suicide

Self-Harm provides the means to survive overwhelming emotions, controlling our feelings of helplessness, feelings are numbed or killed off for the time being. Some have superficial cuts, others have deeper wounds needing stitches, but the severity of the injuries does not reflect the extent of inner conflict, and they must be taken seriously, and not fear rejection just because our wounds are only superficial.

Self-Harm is a means of surviving emotions, getting through day by day.

Suicide is not wanting to survive emotions anymore. If living means having to cope with painful feelings and memories, then the choice not to live is understandable. People who self-harm don't neccessarily want to die, as is people who want to die don't neccessarily self-harm.