Among adolescents, certain online topics or challenges may trigger the urge to self-harm, especially among those who are psychologically fragile or under pressure. The following are some popular Internet topics or challenges that may trigger such impulses： ### 1. **Self-harm challenge** -**“Scar Challenge"**: There have been challenges on some social media platforms that encourage young people to show “courage” or “sense of belonging” through self-harming behaviors (such as cutting themselves). Such challenges may make young people mistakenly think that self-harm is a way to express emotions or seek attention. -**“Blue Whale Challenge"**: This is an extreme and dangerous "game” in which participants are asked to complete a series of tasks, which eventually lead to self-harm and even suicide. Although it has been widely condemned and banned, its impact still exists. ### 2. **Extreme weight loss challenge** -**“Weight Loss Challenge”**: Some extreme weight loss challenges on social media encourage young people to adopt unhealthy weight loss methods, such as excessive dieting, vomiting or drug abuse. These behaviors are not only harmful to the body, but may also trigger the urge to self-harm, especially for adolescents who already have a tendency to eating disorders. ### 3. **Emotional depression or expression challenges** -**“Expressionless challenges"**: Some challenges encourage young people to suppress their emotions, and even encourage them to be “strong” or “indifferent” in the face of pain or stress. This kind of emotional suppression behavior may cause adolescents to accumulate negative emotions in their hearts and eventually release them through self-harm. ### 4. **Spread of negative emotions** -**“Depression aesthetics”**: A culture of “depression aesthetics” is popular on some social media platforms, encouraging young people to express negative emotions through art, text or pictures, and even glorify depression, anxiety and self-harm. This culture may make young people mistakenly think that self-harm is a way of ”artistic expression“ or ”emotional catharsis". ### 5. **Topics of isolation and exclusion** -**"Isolated challenge"**: Some online topics or challenges may make young people feel isolated or excluded, especially when they fail to meet the requirements of the challenge or are considered “not cool enough.” This sense of isolation may exacerbate their negative emotions and lead to the urge to self-harm. ### 6. **Extremely dangerous behavior challenges** -**“Suffocation Challenge”**: Some challenges encourage young people to seek stimulation or prove their courage through extremely dangerous behaviors (such as suffocation or suffocation games). These behaviors are not only extremely harmful to the body, but may also lead to serious psychological consequences, including the urge to self-harm. ### 7. **Suicide related topics** -**Suicide-related discussions**: In some online communities or social media platforms, adolescents may be exposed to suicide-related discussions or content. These contents may make some adolescents mistakenly think that suicide or self-harm is the only way to solve the problem. ### How to deal with it? -**Education and communication**: Parents and educators should maintain open communication with adolescents to help them understand the dangers of these challenges and teach them how to deal with stress and emotions healthily. -**Psychological support**: If adolescents are found to have a tendency to self-harm, they should seek professional psychological help in time and provide emotional support and guidance. -**Supervision and filtering**: Parents can reduce their exposure to harmful content by supervising the online activities of young people and using filtering software or tools. ### Conclusion Online topics and challenges can spread quickly, but not all content is positive. Young people need the right guidance and support as they grow up to help them avoid falling into dangerous online behaviors. Through education and communication, we can help young people establish a healthy psychological defense line and stay away from the urge to self-harm.