Self injury is Hurting yourself in any way. So you did hurt yourself. ... Cutting would require blood (in my opinion) but there are MANY other ways some hurt themselves.
I hope you don't continue on this path.
HUGS

I'm here if you need to talk.

self harm is self harm. i pray u find the help u need. u need it.

I don't know what your goal is so I can't say if you need to start over again. After years of SI'ing I've found putting too much pressure on myself to stop is one way to fail. I have problems with scratching and sometimes do it without even realizing. For me it only counts if I spend a lot of time on it and/or if I purposefully hole myself away in private so I can get the most satisfaction from it. For me what you're describing sounds like a minor slip-up. Don't spend a lot of effort obsessing over it and continue working on your goal.

it counts, but you can start over. but i suggest you get some help from professionals, get some willingness to receive the help, and start getting in touch with your spiritual side and start trusting God to get you through:) hugz

I'm a lil slo... So I'll say it like this...
If all u did was scratch and it cut you then you don't have to start over... but if you actually cut yourself whether it bleed or not it counts...

Thank you all for your input. I've started over a few days ago and am doing well now. It was little bleed, but enough to mark it as self harm. I will pray to Jehovah God for help and paint when I feel like SI. So far, because of my hypomanic period I've become so rushed that I feel the need to cut to get some control back. But, I know that in 3 days I see my med dr and I will ask for help. Then I will be better hopefully.

self injury doesnt require any more that you did harm to yourself. it doesnt have to reach a certain level in order to qualify. its all the same.