Date: July 8 2020
Summary: Exploration of the idea of Digital Self-Harm
Keywords: ##zettel #harm #digital #non-suicidal #self #mentalhealth #illness #archive
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Digital Self Harm is any online communication and activity that leads to, supports, or exacerbates non-suicidal yet intentional harm or impairment of an individual’s physical wellbeing. It includes consuming and generating online content. Digital self-harm occurs when a person’s behaviors are negatively influenced through his or her online activities in such a manner that these online activities lead to the infliction of non-suicidal direct or indirect physical harm to oneself.
Digital self-harm is believed to be growing at a rate that will not stop without check. [1]
Zelko, Jacob. What is Digital Self-Harm. https://jacobzelko.com/07082020155623-digital-self-harm. July 8 2020.
[1] C. Currie et al., “Social determinants of health and well-being among young people,” Health Behav. Sch.-Aged Child. HBSC Study Int. Rep. From, vol. 2010, p. 271, 2009.