Nhs is wrong about the definition of Deliberate Self Harm
This is because we believe that the NHS definition of Deliberate Self Harm is wrong and we would like it to be changed.According to the NHS it is" Deliberate self-harmAn attempt to commit suicide - wh... continue reading »
"yes, this is not a suicide but it helps in some way to cope with feelings. i do self injure so this is me who knows a lot about it and who is right"
"Self-harm is not 'deliberate'; it is undertaken as the only way to survive, therefore not deliberate at all."
"It is so, so wrong. I can't believe they work in that way."
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO please change before someone does die NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO"
"thats just ridiculous, the NHS need to stop thinking about self-harmers as though they aren't real people, too."
"Self harm is self harm, a cry for help is a cry for help, suicide is suicide."
"Come on, sort it out NHS, your description on the NHS Direct site is good but this is just unacceptable"
"An extreme display of IGNORANCE amongst the author(s), and a totally prejudiced description, slandering those who do CHOOSE to participate in this action."
"I have been Self Injuring as a way to cope since early teens, I am not trying to kill myself if I was I would try other methods and do worse cuts, seeing as Iv never required stitches or any treatment I think that my Self Injury is a coping mechanism for "