is this alternative really better ?

[Sam1305]

i have been SH for a while now but lately i get a lot of intrusive thoughts about piercing my ears myself and giving myself stick and poke tatoos. I see those as an alternative to SH but i don't know if they are actually better. What do you think ?

 

[UpnDwn1978]

It's an interesting question. I've never even thought about it. I did some research and I found This article about the subject, maybe it can give some clue about what relation there is between the two.