[Jaydelart]

It depends on the reason.

In martial arts, self-inflicted pain is performed in various ways to train the body and mind. In another example, a person might endure self-inflicted pain to protect someone else or risk self-inflicted pain in order to prevent others from experiencing it. With this said, I wouldn't say self-inflicted pain is always a bad thing.

The self-inflicted pain I don't agree with is the kind done because of depression.
Of course, in this world, there will always be the exception, but generally it is unnecessary and, in some ways, selfish.



There's also the case of those doing it because they think it's "cool" or "romantic".
... But I shouldn't have to explain where the problem lies with those ones.