non-suicidal
Not seeking death
Non-suicidal describes thoughts, behaviors, or conditions that don't involve intent to end one's life.
The term appears most often in clinical contexts: non-suicidal self-injury refers to deliberate self-harm—cutting, burning—without suicidal intent.
It distinguishes harmful behaviors motivated by emotional regulation or self-punishment from those aimed at death.
Deliberately damaging one's body
- self-injuryIntentional damage to oneself
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- burningCombustion in progress
- scratchingRaking with nails
assessment · screening · ideation · deliberate · intent · behavior · risk · evaluation
Restoration of health
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- coping skillsMethods for managing stress
stabilization · improvement · support · outpatient · inpatient · aftercare · follow-up · wellness
Managing under strain
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
- strengthPower to exert force
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
fortitude · adaptation · hope · support system · recovery · self-care · grounding · regulation
self-harm
Deliberately damaging one's body
- self-injuryIntentional damage to oneself
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- burningCombustion in progress
scratching · assessment · screening · ideation · deliberate · intent · behavior · risk · evaluation · intervention
healing
Restoration of health
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
coping skills · stabilization · improvement · support · outpatient · inpatient · aftercare · follow-up · wellness · management
coping
Managing under strain
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
- strengthPower to exert force
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
endurance · fortitude · adaptation · hope · support system · recovery · self-care · grounding · regulation · connection
non-suicidalsuicidal
Inclined toward self-destruction
suicidal ideation · self-destructive · self-annihilating · self-harming
suicidal, suicide, suicides, suicided, homicide, homicidal, fratricide, patricide, matricide