I like the idea of expanding on what counts. I think one thing we could, possibly, include it that purging/starving oneself is a form of self harm. I know I used to do both for various reasons and I've seen some threads where people ask if purging/starving is self harm.



I also agree with making the definition our own and taking out the part that mentions leaving marks. The main reason for this is that not all self harm leaves marks and for a lot of people who first start self harming they don't leave marks. I know I used to think my self harm wasn't self harm because it didn't leave any marks.


I was taking a while to respond to this to see if I could come up with any other suggestions but you've covered a lot of the points that I would have.