“The encouragement or sanctioning of self harm. Self-harm is when a person hurts themselves as a way of dealing with very difficult feelings, painful memories or overwhelming situations and experiences. Some people have described self-harm as a way to:

• express something that is hard to put into words
• turn invisible thoughts or feelings into something visible
• change emotional pain into physical pain
• reduce overwhelming emotional feelings or thoughts
• have a sense of being in control
• escape traumatic memories
• have something in life that they can rely on
• punish themselves for your feelings and experiences
• stop feeling numb, disconnected or dissociated (see dissociative disorders)
• create a reason to physically care for themselves
• express suicidal feelings and thoughts without taking their own life

The use of the Platforms or Services to encourage, accelerate, or provide greater access for the advocate to the self-harm victim is considered and Online Harm.”