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

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Anonymous on Jul 7, 2017
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No, if somebody is pushed to the point where they feel like the only solution to their problem or way of escaping the emotional pain is self inflicted physical pain - even if it is just for a few months - then there is something wrong. Even if you feel like you don't need help or to talk to anybody about it just because you only did it for a few months then you are wrong. Identifying and understanding what caused us to do it and why we did is an important step in recovery so that you can stop yourself if you ever get the urge to do it again.
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Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Aug 9, 2017
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Personally my thoughts are that there are no differences between a short term and long term self harmer except the short term self harmer has found another way to cope quicker than the long term.
Profile: Andrew1137
Andrew1137 on Aug 20, 2017
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It simply means that you did self-harm. Don't label yourself based off of your negative actions, that will only lead you to discomfort with yourself.
Profile: joanishere
joanishere on Sep 10, 2017
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It does not. Self harm is something that a lot of people struggle with. Just because it isn't effecting you at the current moment doesn't mean you aren't still struggling with it. You could always relapse and that makes you just as much of a self-garner as anyone else and puts you in just as much danger.
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Anonymous on Sep 14, 2017
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You still self-harmed, but you stopped so you are nolonger a self-harmer as long as you're not actively self-harming. You're just an exself-harmer
Profile: lovatsbian
lovatsbian on Sep 20, 2017
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The act of cutting yourself is self-harm, the length in which you do it does not make you any more or any less of a "self-harmer." Although, engaging in self-harm does not automatically label you a "self-harmer." You can choose to label yourself that or not, it's completely up to you.
Profile: Raeitsokay
Raeitsokay on Sep 21, 2017
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Simple answer. No. Self harm is self harm whether its doing physical cuts ir twanting an elastic band on your body. Its self harm. Oten people don't realise that they are committing acts of self harm until it turns to the more definitive stage of physically cutting oneself. Even when its done for a few months.
Profile: Liamazing13
Liamazing13 on Oct 18, 2017
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No, it doesn't. There is no minimum lenght of suffering needed to be taken seriously. You're not a "fake self-harmer" because you stopped earlier than some others. You are worthy of help, support, love, and everything else. Even if you just self-harmed once, you're worthy of being taken seriously. Even if you never self-harmed but only had thoughts of doing it, you deserve attention and support. Everybody deserves to be taken seriously, to be loved, and to be supported.
Profile: swanswan
swanswan on Nov 15, 2017
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No, a self harmer self harms when they are feeling hurt, stressed, suffering from anxiety etc.. any form of self harm is bad
Profile: keara423
keara423 on Nov 16, 2017
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No, it doesn't, but you shouldn't concern yourself with titles and labels. Pain is pain. There is no need to measure or demean someone's experience because of how frequent or deep someone cuts. You're valid.
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