Self-Harm Q&A

FAQs

If I self-harm in a visible place, does that mean I'm secretly doing it for the attention?

Answers: 23 | Last Answer: August 10th, 2021 | 91

Why does the urge to self-harm continue to come back, even though I've been clean for over a year?

Answers: 14 | Last Answer: December 1st, 2020 | 85

How can I stop feeling ashamed of my scars left from my self-harm after recovery?

Answers: 27 | Last Answer: June 28th, 2021 | 81

Is it still considered a self-harming episode if no wounds or marks are left from it?

Answers: 27 | Last Answer: May 6th, 2018 | 81

Am I a bad person for self harming?

Answers: 58 | Last Answer: September 11th, 2018 | 80

Does cutting for only a few months and stopping make me any less of a self-harmer?

Answers: 210 | Last Answer: May 11th, 2022 | 79

I'm scared if I tell someone I self harm, they'll think I want to commit suicide and send me to the hospital. Could this happen?

Answers: 34 | Last Answer: September 29th, 2020 | 76

I think I need stitches, but I'm afraid of going to the hospital or calling my doctor. What will happen when I do?

Answers: 23 | Last Answer: May 19th, 2020 | 76

How do accept your scars? How you deal with the always having to be reminded of your failure?

Answers: 36 | Last Answer: March 30th, 2020 | 75

What's the best way to tell my friends that I self harm without them telling anybody?

Answers: 13 | Last Answer: March 5th, 2018 | 71