Everyone always makes fun of people who did something for attention and it kinda upsets me bc I was in that position a while ago. If they're doing something self destructive for attention that's pretty damn bad. It's obvious they aren't getting enough
A year ago I starved myself for attention. I purposely refused to eat bc my mom was never home, my sister was abusing me, and everyone at school was treating me like a freak for being trans. I wanted someone to pity me and pay attention to me. And I was ridiculed for doing it for attention. It made me feel even worse bc all I wanted was to be treated like a human and nothing I did worked.
But guess what. The fact I had to do it to get people to stop getting violent with me is just a bad of an issue of any other reason someone would self harm. Don't make it seem like a bad thing.