Self Harm = Self Harm. End of Story.

So, there was something that I left off on my last post (Stop Hating On Self Harmers !!!).
It was that the usual self harm people talk about is "cutting". But why is that the only thing we label as self harm? It's definitely not. Here is a list of things that I consider self harm:
1. Smoking. Whether it's cigarettes, weed, cocaine, or whatever else you can possibly smoke.
2. Drinking.
3. Over eating.
4. Under eating/ self starving/ bulimia.
5. Fighting.
Everything that I just listed is a form of self harm. So why is it that we only target and label people that cut themselves? Why are we not concerned about the ones that are smoking cigs on a daily or drinking so much they need their stomaches pumped? Sre they not hurting their bodies? Are they not purposely doing what they're doing? Seriously what's the difference?
Why is it so taboo and extreme and psychotic for someone to cut themselves but perfectly fine and normal for someone to fill their lungs with smoke or swallow poison? 
We really need to reevaluate ourselves, people. I mean come on!!!
So many people die each year from the effects of smoking and drinking (I'm going broad with this, so don't be closed minded), and yet we don't call them psychotic and put them in mental hospitals!!!
It just angers me that cutters are the only ones looked down upon and shunned. As id they are aliens or the scum of the earth. I mean, if they're cutting themselves already why make the problem worse?
We all need to take a good look at ourselves and the things we say and do. 
Now, I'm not condoning cutting, even though I have done it myself because of my own reasons, but I'm not condoning drinking and smoking either. Sure, a little bit of recreational smokes and drinks is okay (You know, at parties and events, or to clear the mind a bit), but the line is crossed when that little bit of fun turns into dangerous and fatal outcomes. That's when it's time to stop. That's when it's really considered self harm.
So, my main point of this is... We shouldn't look down upon and label those that cut. Because they are not different than anyone else who harms their body in any way. Hell, that could even include tattooing. But that's another topic for another day.
Anyways, stop the madness people. It's all the same. Any form of self harm is the same. No matter the reason or situation or the form, it's happening and it's up to us what we're going to do about it.
Are you going to put someone down for their weakness? Or are you going to help them?
You decide.
Love, Nana. 

Stop Hating On Self-Harmers !!!

So some of you may know of an app called "iFunny". If you don't, it's an app where users post funny pictures, gifs, and videos. I have that app downloaded and am a faithful user.
Lastnight I was browsing through some pics when I came across a pic where a girl (who calls herself suuuuuuper_bitch) basically said that everyone who self harms has alot in life to be thankful for and to stop whining. She got many likes on her comments and pic and anyone that disagreed was shunned and disliked.
Let me tell you something 'super bitch'.
You have NO right at all to assume anything about anyone's life. Unless you have been in their shoes, you cannot tell them how to express their depression or anger. How DARE you sit there and list the things that they should be thankful for, when you don't know if they even have that. You said that having a phone/ipod is enough to be thankful for. Um, last time I checked, alot of people have phones but are still struggling financially, maybe going through relationship problems, being beaten at home, hell maybe even homeless!
Self harm is unhealthy in the eyes of society, I get that. But for you and your pathetic followers to say that self-harmers should "suck it up and deal with it" is heartless and unkind. Don't get me wrong, I agree with you that a lot of them that do it are for very wrong reasons and maybe just for attention, but not ALL of them. Depression and anger at it's finest can be damaging to a persons mind and cause them to do a plethora of unhealthy things to others and to themselves. For you to judge their situations is just beyond heartless. I mean really. How heartless can you be? We are supposed to love each other and build each other up. I don't care what race you are, what religion you are, or what political party you stand for. If you are feeling so low in life that you want to harm yourself, then I will fully be there for you and help you the best that I can. No matter how small that person's problem may be to you, it can be huge to them. So don't sit there and say that they need to "deal with it like real people would".
And to all of you that think self harm or suicide makes a person a coward, then you need to be put in the situation. To be able to inflict pain purposely on yourself takes alot of guts that most people don't have. And to kill yourself? That's not cowardly at all. You might argue that the fact that they are running from their problems is cowardly. And on some cases I might agree. Like a criminal or a killer that kills himself to avoid jail. But I'm talking about bully victims. Rape victims. Torture victims. Abuse victims. Depression victims. If you're being pushed and pushed and put down to the point that you need to end your own life... than I will not say you are a coward. I will not put you down any further. I will lift you up. And if you do kill yourself, then that's a sign to us as human beings that we aren't loving each other the way we should.
Come on people. It isn't science. Why are we hating the weaker ones? Yes, there are some of us who have been through tough shit and survived without a scratch, but then again there are those that don't. Not all of us are strong. Not all of us can handle it.
So, let's stop judging one another. We all have different lives. If you don't agree with what someone is doing, then help them. Give then support. Don't put them down and label them. You're just adding to the reason they are doing what they are doing.
Just be human.
Love, Nana.