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prilly wrote:
> actually though self harm can link to suicide it does not
> actually include it. are there not also better ways to deal with
> the problem than suicide?

you`re assuming too much clarity of thought.
if you`re thinking clearly and have a fresh perspective (as someone not in the same situation would conceivably be doing) then yes, there are probably lots of better ways to deal with your problems. but i doubt suicide is ever an issue for people with such clarity. the deciding factor is how clearly the person harming themselves is thinking. As Nin rightly said, it can be a device for trying to let out feelings that you`re incapable of processing, which just instills further desperation and the cycle repeats itself until some physical harm or worse is done; at this point i would not classify someone as thinking clearly or in a manner that may aid them.

Sleep well.

Ah, good. 'night.

I'm not trying to insult you, I was thinking along those lines aswell but I thought best not to say something like that fore two reasons.

1. I'm not in the mood to make people angry.

2. I don't know alot about the subject at hand.

Do you mean it was stupid or you were making a joke.

Actually, maybe you shouldn't answer that.
I'm not in the mood for a fight with a user I actually like.

Lol, that's probably what I would have said if I didn't think before speaking.

Its stupidity.
I can think of no reason to hurt yourself, you have enough chances to get hurt in the real world without trying.

EDIT: Forget it.

Alfonse wrote:
> I don't see how harming yourself (unless it's suicide) can help
> you with any problem.

How about being used as a coping strategy? A distraction from something in your head you cant escape?

I don't see how harming yourself (unless it's suicide) can help you with any problem.