does this count?

i am not sure if this counts and i should change my counter in my signature but i cut my stomach only i didnt bleed. it was a weak one becausse i cant find my scissors and i just took a knife when my mom told me to empty the dishwasher and i just broke the skin enough that i didnt bleed but it is still there... does that count?

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How would you classify that action?

It may be something you can only answer yourself.

i'm not sure.
i feel like since i didnt bleed it shouldnt count.
but then i feel like im tricking myself.
its like ... almost the same?

I did this the other day... but it was only a little scratch on my arm.

I'm not going to change my counter though because I didnt actually cut, it didnt hurt, and I didnt get any release from it

I'd class it as a failed attempt LOL

xxx

for me i need the blood, just feeling it run down my arms legs stomach, lets all my disgust run free, sometimes i do it too deep and have to go to hospital i hate this, I dont want people classing me as attention seeking.

was it an attempt at harm on your body?
did you move toward your being in fear, anger, or hatred?

remember, this is not a punishment - these counting or keeping score. no one will punish you. this is for you to assess how you are doing. if you were in mental anguish and you reacted in a way that was not loving to the body (like me right now chewing up the inside of my mouth that i've been doing all day), isn't that important for you to know?

Oh Court,

Don't cut your stomach. Your guts might fall out.

Seems like you showed restraint which is a positive thing. Try focusing on that but still ask yourself why you took it to that 'edge' so to speak. You made a choice and a good one. . .you didn't!!!

((((hugs))))

Well sure I'd count it as cutting...just because you didn't bleed doesn't mean you didn't cut. You're just fooling yourself if you see it as not cutting.

(((((((((Court))))))))))))))))

It depends on how you classify it. Since you're asking the question, how do you feel about it? The only person you're accountable to is yourself, so if you don't want to consider it, then that's okay.

I've learnt many distinctions on the topic of self-injury, and one person's definition won't fit someone else.

So, is what you did harmful? Yes... Is it going to permanently injure you? Did you achieve the desired effect/emotion that you wanted/needed from the action?

Can I give you an example from my point of view?

Once upon a time, I decided to stop SIng. So I did... and then I had a bad day, and decided to take a sharp object to myself. That didn't bleed, didn't leave any scar and was gone within 2-3 hours. I didn't count it as SIng, and so I didn't reset my "counter" .... and now I'm over 1 yr, 2 months.

thinking about you court ... been there done that...lyn