i self harmed once
it was fun but it got me nothing but negative attention and the counsellors i saw after were VERY rude
>>2549449>the whole "patting their back and telling them it's okay" never worked. Not once.it's very dismissive of whatever issues make them feel so bad. obviously it's not all okay if theyre fucking cutting themselves. it also doesn't really offer a solution, either. frankly, your exgf and friends sound like theyre just attention whores but even then the point still stands that "it's okay" just isn't helpful at all
if they refuse to say whats wrong thats their problem though