Nhs is wrong about the definition of Deliberate Self Harm

"that's stupid...for some people that might be the case...but for most self-injurers it's not...please...get your fact straight...or at least in order..."

"kill yourselves you pathetic wankers"

"I sign this petition as I support the idea of change for the definition of the NHS' definition of Self Harm"

"some people self harm to get control it may be the only thing preventing them from killing themselves"

"ANGER!!!!"

"This is a very inaccurate and misleading definition of self-harm. It's already a very misunderstood behaviour without the NHS endorsing such false representations of it."

"The definitions a little extreme isn't it?"

"I think this is a wrong and innacurate definition of self harm and would like to see it changed."

"that is the most ludicrous(spelling, i know) definition ever."

"This is all wrong as a self-harmer I should know"

"So I ma atttempting suicide am I? how that work if my method of self injury isnt cutting?"

"self harmers can just be externalising mental pain, they don't always go for theirwrists and often harm in secret so not for attention, is nhs really that naive? haven't they dealt with harmers properly? need individual help, not tarring with same brush!"

"For many people, self harm is the exact opposite of a suicide attempt, it's a survival strategy, a way of dealing with unbearable emotions, & it can hardly be termed a cry for help. The number of people who present to A&E due to DSH or even tell t"

"Self Injury and Self Harm and Suicide are 3 seperate things. Suicide is final whereas SH or SI is a short term (in the time scale. relief from dispare and distresss, how can we say all SI and SH is ment asa suicide act?! this is illogical,"

"I feel it is appauling that a knowlegeable and caring public service could hold such a misleading and obbsurd belief"

"Self harm is very rarely any kind of attempt at suicide!"