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Re: Debunking myths of self harm - February 17th 2014, 07:32 PM

In response to Adam's question, I think it's fine to list some examples of self harm. We already have a sticky in the Self Harm forum titled "Is this self harm?" which lists even more examples of self harm (and it does NOT have a "triggering" prefix). The issue is whether the descriptions are graphic. We're not describing how deep cuts/scratches are, how severe burns are, etc. We're not talking about using specific tools to cause self harm. I'd like to hear what other people have to say, though. One compromise may be to include something in the introduction that warns some of this educational material may describe some elements of self harm that could be triggering for members who are already experiencing active urges to hurt themselves. We could encourage those members to utilize the "Alternatives to Self Harm" sticky before continuing to read this article.