I always wanted to pierce the tops of my ears but I've never had the time or money, so I ordered a disposable kit from Amazon which was cheaper. Previously, I only had one on each ear which was done when I was a baby. 
I was feeling anxious and had nothing to do plus I was home alone so I did some quick research and pierced the top of my ears, through the cartilage. And I felt awesome, I finally did it. I'd been saying I'll do it for years but I finally did it. 
The next day I showed my sister and she stared at me bugged-eyed when I told her I did it myself. The she said I had to be a masochist to be able to do that, she had her nosed pierced last and she couldn't imagine doing it herself.
Now my point, I got news that made me anxious on Thursday, and pierced my ears on Friday night, it's Tuesday and I haven't felt anxious since before I pierced my ears, even when I think about waht was making me anxious and that's still coming up. 
Normally I'd still be an anxious wreck but I still feel pretty cool, even when I think about the issue coming up, I feel pretty chill.
It's just that my sister's reaction has me worried. Does this count as self-harm?