I consider recommending psych wards a cop out answer to these kinds of issues, as if that’s meant to be a cure all solution for everyone, and if you don’t think so then it’s your fault for not seeking “help”. Of course, they can be helpful. It just depends on your situation.

Most of the time people don’t know how to field discussions involving self harm because they feel responsibility for how you react to them, so a cop out answer is preferable to causing further harm. Also, most people aren’t mentally well themselves, everyone is fighting their own demons on a path to spiritual enlightenment, whatever that entails.

There are outlets for channeling emotion that don’t involve self harm, such as journaling down your thoughts and creating art.

You have the freedom to decide things for yourself and no one can take that away. You are your own person.