Lily, how are you doing now? When you first posted this I didn't answer because I was a little too close to siding with your point. It is difficult to keep why not to in focus. We do have a thread pinned above for us all to look back at when we forget. That is why it is there - I forget too.

Everyone's reasons might be different. The biggest one for me is that SI is only a very temporary fix. It avoids dealing with the problem, and makes things worse in the long run.

Another big problem with it is that it hurts people who care about you.

You can always do a cost-benefit analysis. Write down why you want to hurt yourself and why not to do it (pros and cons), and then decide based on the reasons you come up with.

(((((((hugs))))))))
TC,
Rap