My self-harm experince -*WARNING*may be considered a harsh topic for some

Hello guys, tonight I've finally found words to open up about my experience according to the title. Throughout 3 years I haven't quite opened up to many and not many are aware. But today I find is the day I would like to share my feelings. 

Self-harm to me is an escape. It's an action that distracts me from reality. It's an addiction. In 8th grade, I remember it being the first time where I experienced myself bringing harm to my skin. I would get a nail (as in a hammer nail) and poke my arm to make a hole. At first, it was something new. It was different. It started to become a habit. And before I knew it a year later It would be something I've done to calm myself down. Watching the blood drip down my arm would bring me some comfort hard to believe or not. Harming myself made me focus on the pain and distract whatever i was trying to ignore. It would make me actually feel something. Ive used it as a technique to reduce stress, but I find this is not the solution. Anyway, I feel released and a lil open as I nvr released this much info before. I wonder if others can relate to my experience or understand me? Thanks for reading and listening to me.