Self-Injury Support Group

Whether you or someone you know or love struggles with self-injury, this is the community to discuss your experience, find support, meet others going through the same, and get advice on how to stop. Working together, we can help find alternative coping skills to reduce the urge to self-harm.

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EmmaammE 06/22/2013

Quick question

My husband says that harming is worse than drinking because you can get committed for harming. I told him that you can get committed for drinking as well but he insists that harming is on a whole different level.

So guys and girls what do you think? I think there is no difference they are both harmful only you can always see the effects of drinking straight away.

ArtistMWS 06/22/2013

I'd agree with u Emma; I think both are harmful just in different ways. I don't think drinking is less harmful than self-harming. Quite frankly, if u wanted to get all technical, you could include drinking as in the amount that an alcoholic would drink, as a form of si.

deleted_user 06/22/2013

I agree emma

coexist03 06/23/2013

The reason your hubby and many others feel this way is because drinking is far more socially acceptable. Harming is not. So people automatically assume harming is worse. Drinking is equally damaging if not far more damaging, at least in my own opinion. It just depends on the person and the strength of their vices i suppose.

Justonekitty 06/28/2013

Ask him if he prefers you take up drinking instead! Both are bad.
Cutting is more acceptable in society because you dont bother other people and most of us know how to hide it well. Society likes denial. Alcoholics anoy people and run over others. Not Good. Both can kill you. I think they are both bad. Ive done both and by miracle havent killed myself.

deleted_user 07/02/2013

Drinking is more common and cutting is a bit more taboo by your average person. That's the difference.

deleted_user 07/03/2013

i agree with u too emma
*hugs*

deleted_user 07/03/2013

Alcohol abuse is a form of self harm in my opinion, there both addictive and can harm you immensely. Both are used as a coping mechanism. Id say alcohol abuse is worse for you though, depending on how severe your self harm is.

deleted_user 07/04/2013

i agree with coexist03, drinking is wayyyy more socially acceptable that is why people believe that self harming in anymore is horrid. But both do horrible things to a person and both can lead to death. And both are abusing your body. With drinking you are damaging your liver, kidneys, brain,etc etc. so both do harm.

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