Among teenagers, the widespread use of the Internet has allowed various topics and challenges to spread rapidly. However, some of these popular online topics or challenges may inadvertently trigger the urge to self-harm. Here are a few examples of what may cause this: 1. **"Challenge" type activities**: - **Dangerous behavior challenges**: Some online challenges encourage participants to engage in dangerous behaviors, such as extreme sports, rope entanglement, and even self-harm. Such challenges are sometimes imitated by teenagers, increasing the risk of self-harm. - **Emotional disclosure challenges**: Some challenges require participants to show or express negative emotions, which may make teenagers with self-harm tendencies feel understood or encouraged, thereby exacerbating their impulses. 2. **Cyberbullying and negative comments**: - **Cyberbullying**: Receiving malicious comments, ridicule, or bullying messages can seriously affect teenagers' mental health and increase the risk of self-harm. - **Social media pressure**: Constantly comparing oneself to others' images on social media may lead to low self-esteem and a decrease in self-worth, which may trigger the urge to self-harm. 3. **Self-harm glorification content**: - **Self-harm guides**: Some websites or videos share methods and techniques for self-harm, which may influence teenagers with self-harm tendencies to try these behaviors. - **Self-harm communities**: Although sometimes people seek help in online self-harm support groups, they may inadvertently reinforce self-harming behavior patterns. 4. **False information and harmful advice**: - **False mental health information**: There are a large number of unverified self-help methods on the Internet. False information may lead to wrong behavior choices and increase the risk of self-harm. - **Harmful self-regulation techniques**: Some so-called "solutions" may actually have a negative impact on mental health and induce self-harm. ### Countermeasures- **Raising awareness**: Parents, educators and adolescents themselves should understand these potential online risks and enhance their ability to identify harmful content. - **Open communication**: Establish an open communication environment so that adolescents can freely express their emotions and distress without worrying about being judged or ignored. - **Restrictions and supervision**: Appropriately supervise adolescents' Internet use and limit their exposure to potentially harmful content, but also respect their privacy and autonomy. - **Seek professional help**: If adolescents are found to have self-harming behaviors or tendencies, they should seek help from mental health professionals in a timely manner. The Internet provides adolescents with a wealth of resources and communication platforms, but it also brings potential mental health risks. By raising awareness and taking proactive preventive measures, young people can be helped to use the Internet safely and healthily, reducing the urge and risk of self-harm.