I feel unrepresented

Ive been self harming for a while now, it started with cuts and now it's bruises. Ive tried opening up to my closest friend about how I bruise myself, and she just downplays it because "At least it's not cutting? it's not that bad tbh" - something she genuinely told me.

I just feel so invalidated. i feel aline because whenever i look online, its all about cutting and all and like.. it kind of triggers me a bit because is what im doing not enough to be considered "serious"? im not looking for attention, i swear! i just feel so alone. i feel like everyone sees self harm as just cutting and it triggers me to where i feel like bruising isnt enough and i have to do more to prove im not okay. im already deep in this bad habit and i dont want to fall back into older bad habits.

i just feel so alone? does anyone else do this? :(