Hello Daniel, What is your opinion on people's right to self determination when it comes to physical self injury? Sometimes I think that I should be allowed to cut myself, that it isn't the absolute worst coping mechanism in my arsenal (though I acknowledge that it is also not the best). I give myself stick-and-poke tattoos to self-soothe sometimes as an alternative, and I see no functional difference in this behavior and cutting... except that when others see the results of my actions they do not feel the same discomfort/disgust/fear as when they look at a large ugly scar. But it makes my loved ones extremely upset and makes them want me institutionalized. I am wondering how I can talk to them about this, and if maybe my perspective is flawed.