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

Stopping self-harm is a huge step in the right direction, even if you go back to your old behaviors. Change happens slowly and in increments—real change that is. Some people think self-harming is for life but personally I believe that full recovery is indeed possible. Also, labels can really be overused— it’s important to define yourself strongly as YOU, not just a diagnosis. You are much more than a behavior or a diagnosis,

I think it's progress! As long as the number of times and duration is less then before, then it's always a good thing.

The only one to decide what defines you, is you. We all go through hard times and cope with things differently than others. Stopping cutting was the first step to getting better.

It makes you a very strong person, being able to stop. When you were cutting, you were a self harmed but not anymore!

No. Your feelings and actions are no less valid because of the length of time you have them for. I would advise you to talk to someone you trust about This, and if there is nobody then start a conversation on here with a listener, or have a look at some of the supportive websites.

It's hard to measure how much of a self-harmer you are. That isn't a title you should really be striving for. If you've stopped, it means you're a self-harm survivor.

No! You can relapse at any time, it doesn't matter. If you just started, or have been doing so. Finding help is most important

Difficult question I think it does because it’s a thing in the past it’s like your not doing it anymore.

It doesn't really matter if you are "more or less of a self-harmer" You used to hurt yourself, but you stopped. (congratulations, by the way!) You never have to identify yourself as a "self-harmer" or bring it up to anybody if you don't want to. You don't need to label yourself in any way. Just be you!

Self harm is incredibly serious no matter how long you've been doing it. You aren't any less of a self-harmer for doing it for a few months, but you are less of one because you are stopping yourself which is such a positive step in the right direction. Stopping can be a very difficult, and there will be ups and downs in the road to stopping. Ups are there to be celebrated, downs are there to give you another chance and shouldn't be seen as a failure. Relapses happen and can be moved on from. I wish you the best!