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

That will always be part of your identity, because it’s an obstacle you’ve faced and that has made you stronger.

it sounds like you are depressed and need to talk to sormone. it can lead to more if you get anymore depressed.

Cutting makes you a self-harmer but Im glad if you stopped and I want you to know that no matter how dark a situation could seem, you should not harm yourself. Take care of yourself and give yourself all the love in the world, because you deserve it.

It's complicated. If you self harm to cope with depression and pain, it may recur as a coping method or at least a desire thoughout all of your life, but that is no reason to feel defeated. On the contrary, if you can stop for a while, when you feel in control of your life, that is a good sign. It means, when the urges to harm are in your head, they are a clear sign you need to talk to someone about your problems. It can be turned into an advantage for taking care of yourself, if you are patient and determined. Don't let the stigma make you feel ashamed, it's actually very natural, but a symptom of a bigger problem.

If you have only harmed once, you are a harmer. either way, at some point you felt the need to harm yourself for whatever reason you had.

From my experience, what makes someone a self-harmer is the fact that they repeatedly harm themselves no matter if it's only a matter of days, weeks, months, or even years. Anyone who self-harm needs to reach out and seek the help that they need. I personally went through it for months and thankfully I outgrew it (and took up other vices unfortunately). Self-care and self-love don't happen overnight and from my personal experience, discussing self-harm with the people i trust helped me overcome the urges. I was in a dark, dark place. From then on, i still get enveloped by darkness, but never the urge of self-harm any longer. I've grown quite fond of myself and wouldn't want me to be hurt in that way anymore.

No it absolutely does not . Any type of self harm is bad and it does not matter if you only did it once or still continue to do it. Self harm is not a competition. you are not “any more” or “any less” because of how many you did or how long you did it or how deep they were. Because what matters is that you felt so much pain that the only way to release it was to hurt yourself. Even though everyone has different stories and different reasons to cut or self harm, we have all at one point felt the same kind of sadness and fear that led us to that point. You are not any less than another just because you have a different type of pain. I’m really proud that you’ve been able to stop ❤️❤️❤️

even though you did it doesn’t mean that you can’t change! it’s in your past now and you can’t change that but that’s okay all you have to do is accept that it happened and hopefully move on, you’re stronger now and even though stopping doesn’t deny that it did happen, stopping and is the best step and recovery will hopefully happen! don’t let it hold you back from doing great things in the future when you still have potential from a short lived problem soon you will be okay and not worry about it anymore don’t worry now

A self-harmer had a lifetime of abuse from someone (or more than one person). It doesn't matter how early or later in life the abuse happened. Once, the person is abused, whether physically, mentally (psychologically), socially and/or financially, this person goes through a deep emotional turmoil internally. They think they are the problem. They see themselves as worthless, useless, bad, horrible, mean and/or good for nothing. This is when they start to harm themselves. The cutting makes them feel something (even when it is pain and bleeding) and sometimes it makes them feel in control of their lives. It isn't attention getting, because they do the self harm in private. And when they get found out, they are embarrassed and ashamed. However all of this isn't their fault. And they are not alone. They don't feel safe and they don't trust anyone. Most of the time, they are introverts and have very few friends.

Yes. Cutting is not a healthy things but is a thing many people have done or do. I have been there myself and once I stopped cutting I think it was safe to say I was no longer a self-harmer. If you have already stopped for a few months I would think it is safe to say that you are no longer a self-harmer and just someone who has harmed themselves in the past. I am happy to hear that you have stopped because that is great news. But even sometimes now although I haven't harmed myself for over a year I still have thoughts about doing it again. When I feel like that I believe that it's good to talk to somebody or find healthy and safe coping methods. I hope that this has helped. Please feel free to keep me updated!