You know something, when I was getting a bunch of piercings and tattoos in my mid 20s and early 30s I wondered if they weren't a socially acceptable way to self harm. That's not the reason that I got them though. I got them to commemorate certain events and because I wanted a different aesthetic than what's crammed down our throats by the media. But I think that you do have a point there, even if it is subconscious. Like the people that drink themselves silly or party all the time but look down on us for taking the meds that we are prescribed.