In youth groups, some Online topics or challenges may indirectly or directly induce the urge to self-harm by suggesting, glorifying dangerous behaviors, or causing psychological stress. The following are the types of content that need to be vigilant： --- ###**1. High-risk challenges** 1. **Suffocation/coma challenge** -For example, “suffocation challenge” (such as "black out challenge"”: by pressing the neck or holding your breath to achieve a brief coma, imitating a ”sense of stimulation", it may lead to brain damage or even death. -**Risk**: Adolescents may underestimate physical hazards or participate in attempts due to peer pressure. 2. **Drug abuse challenges** -Such as the "diphenhydramine challenge" (overdose of anti-allergic drugs hallucinogenic) or the "cinnamon powder Challenge" (swallowing a large amount of cinnamon powder causes suffocation or lung damage). -**Risk**: Packaging dangerous behaviors as “funny” or "courage tests” to mislead young people into trying. 3. **Extreme physical challenges** -For example, the "salt and ice Challenge“ (rubbing the skin with salt and ice causes burns), the ”derailment Challenge" (jumping from a moving vehicle), etc., may cause direct physical injury. --- ###**2. Topics of psychological suggestion** 1. **Glorified content of self-harm or suicide** -Some graphics, videos, or poems on social media may describe self-harm as a “stress release” or “artistic expression”, or even show self-injury tools or wounds, forming a potential imitation effect. -**Risk**: It may make adolescents who already have psychological distress feel “understood” and then try similar behaviors. 2. **”Depression Aesthetics" subculture** -Render despair through dark style art, music, or copywriting (such as labels such as “I long to disappear”), forming emotional resonance, and may intensify negative thinking. 3. **Discussion on suicide methods** -In some hidden online communities or encrypted chat groups, specific suicide methods may spread, posing a direct threat to vulnerable individuals. --- ###**3. Social stress and physical anxiety** 1. **Extreme appearance challenge** -For example, the “A4 waist challenge” and “clavicle coin” promote the aesthetics of deformity, or the “Figure comparison challenge” causes body anxiety, which may lead to eating disorders, excessive dieting, or sports injuries. 2. **Cyberbullying and humiliation challenges** -For example, “slap challenge" or “confession games" that disclose privacy, participants may develop self-denial or self-harm behaviors due to humiliation and isolation. 3. **"Loneliness test” or "Friendship Test”** -Such as “don't contact friends for three days to see who cares about you”, it may exacerbate social anxiety and plunge teenagers into the illusion of being abandoned. --- ###**4. The panic effect of rumors and fictitious challenges** 1. **The spread of fictional horror characters** -Such as the past "Momo Challenge” or "Blue Whale Game", which induced self-harm through threats and threatening messages. Although most of them are confirmed as rumors, the panic caused may stimulate the fragile psychology of sensitive adolescents. 2. **Doomsday or disaster prophecy** -Certain conspiracy theories or apocalyptic topics may amplify the powerlessness of adolescents, especially for individuals with a tendency to anxiety. --- ###**5. Prevention and response recommendations** 1. **Parents and educators need：** -Maintain open communication, avoid blindly denying young people's online interests, and instead guide critical thinking. -Follow their social media “likes” and follow lists, and pay attention to hidden tags (such as #shtwt refers to self-harm content). 2. **Platform responsibility：** - Report dangerous content and use algorithms to filter sensitive keywords, but avoid relying only on technical means (for example, some variant labels may evade review). 3. **Psychological support：** -Encourage young people to participate in offline socializing and cultivate healthy ways to deal with stress (such as sports and art). - Timely identification of early warning signals: such as sudden sleep changes, hiding physical scars, avoiding socializing, etc. --- The impact of online content varies from person to person, but creating a safe environment for confiding and reducing the spread of harmful behaviors is the key to reducing risks. If you find that a young person has a tendency to self-injury, be sure to seek professional psychological help.