It is. Self harm is basically any harm you do to your body, even if its just a little nibble. I know that after I recovered from self harm, I started creating new habits that seemed smaller but were still harming me. I hope you can stop hurting yourself in anyway, because you are so loved and your body doesn't deserve that pain. I'm proud of you for not cutting yourself anymore. I know what helped me get through is actually kind of weird but very helpful. If you get an ice cube and put red color dye and hold it in your hand (above a sink of course), you will get the same sensation as self harm, but without harming. It's a win win. I know how difficult it can be to get off that habit. Stay strong, lovely!

there is a skin picking disorder that i cant remember the name of atm @A MyDepressionTeam Member but that sounds more like it but it could also be considered harm. Its of the obsessive compulsive disorders

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I recently learned, while reading up on Asperger's, that picking at skin (which I have done since childhood) is seen as a form of self-harm. Don't know if this helps or not.

Mad die you said that anything, even a nibble is self harm. I have been scratching my scalp, then sores form, then comes the scabs and I get some kind of pleasure from scratching the scabs off then the next day it partially heels and I start all over. I have been doing this for two months. Is this self harm and the satisfaction that comes with it? I just can't seem to resist the urge to do it.

Hello @A MyDepressionTeam Member I've tried on and off for years to not self harm but not tried this method, will give it a try and let you know how I get on.

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