People who hasn't dealt with self-harm or depression seem to forget the reasons to why it's done;
1,
Hating yourself so much you feel like you deserve punishment.
2,
Getting bullied and/or being treated so badly you try to forget it all. And/or start blaming yourself for it.
You want to naturalize the pain you feel inside by causing physical, you basically just need a distraction.
3,
You're insecure about yourself mentally. Your emotions may be gone (feel empty), or heighten. You start overthinking and your mind slowly kills you on the inside.
Pain is demanded to be felt, and can distraction you.
It can also be them all at once, mixed, or a bit of everything.
- Maria {07.09.15}
This is how I see it tho. Comment if you feel there's more reasons, something I forgot, something your disagree with or something else.
