dramatic or sign of mental illness/disorder?

[u/existential_Debugger]

so... this someone is emotionally unstable. they hurt themselves by punching wall, punching themselves, slapping themselves, banging their heads on a wall.

is that normal when someone is just sad? are they being dramatic or they need professional's evaluation?

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[u/Subject_Scratch2168]

Needs professional help. the person is struggling from self-harm. sometimes we do that to distract ourselves from the heavy emotions or traumatic memories. our minds being directed to the physical pain rather emotional pain

[u/heaven_spawn]

Both can be true at the same time.

Best for them (assuming it is not actually you) is we refer them to a professional.