Self harm is a hard topic to touch on, because it's usually a very sensitive subject matter, so if you put things too bluntly or flowery you may be scolded. However, self harm is an addiction for most, and that must be put bluntly or it will not get across correctly. It's a bit of a weird thing to hear for many because when they think of "self harm" they see a person crying while cutting themselves with a knife, however, people do not sob their eyes out every time they smoke a cigarette, so self harm really shouldn't be seen in a different light than that. In self harm, you do it but enough is never enough so it will always get worst and worst over time as it goes on. I have cut myself for a long time, but since my self injury has always been nothing but encouraged I went from small cuts to cutting my arteries and trying to amputate my fingers. It's not a condition that can be left untreated because it will always become worst and worst. Most people who "butcher" themselves are usually 80% or so-ish have been self harming since they were kids or an early teenager. Even what seems like a "deep" injury, or very "scary" injury to others will usually not even be seen as a means for concern to the person who causes it to themselves.
