Does cutting for only a few months and stopping make me any less of a self-harmer?
Anonymous
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Aug 5, 2016
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No it doesn't,. The moment you purposly harm yourself you are considerd a 'self harmer' but If anything it makes you a stronger person because alot of people struggle to stop so im proud of you
Sparklies
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Aug 7, 2016
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You stop being a self-harmer the second you stop hurting yourself and allow yourself to get better and heal :)
Grangs
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Aug 14, 2016
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No because you were still intentionally hurting yourself, it does not matter how long you were doing it.
Anonymous
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Aug 14, 2016
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It doesn't really matter. What matters is that you have stopped after only a few months, which is good.
Anonymous
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Aug 14, 2016
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Well you have practiced in self harm to get rid of pain you might have been feeling, so I would say that you were a self-harmer, but you aren't a self-harmer if you've stopped.
Anonymous
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Aug 17, 2016
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Not at all. No longer engaging in self harm is fantastic, but it doesn't mean that it isn't still a part of you. "Only a few months" is still an important time in your life. Use whatever label you would like, and congrats on stopping the harmful behavior
Anonymous
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Aug 20, 2016
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Any amount of hurting yourself makes you a self-harmer. One cut, one anything, if it causes you pain, makes you a self-harmer. You don't need to let that define you in anyway, however. You are not a slef harmer if you stop.
Anonymous
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Aug 20, 2016
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No because you chose to do this to your self and the amount of time has no affect on it . But you stopping does show your strength and that should be commended but you are still who you and the label of self harmer shouldn't be something that you think highly of.
Anonymous
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Aug 20, 2016
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No self harm is self harm no matter 1 day of doing it or 1 year of doing it, no matter 5 cuts or 5 hundred, no matter 5 burns or 5 hundred, no matter so deep you need stiches or so shallow it barely harms you its self harm.
PhoenixFoxTail
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Aug 21, 2016
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No. Self-harm is self-harm, and you need to seek help immediately, or permanently break the habit of self-harming yourself.
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