Does self-harm cause more problems than you are already dealing with?

Self-harm is a release mechanism. It's a sign of greater problems underneath. Short term it makes you feel better, sure. However, long term it does cause more problems because it doesn't address the root cause of the issue. It's like getting drunk. Sure it feels good while doing it, but the next morning you throw up in the toilet.

do you think self harm is making things worse for you? or better? everyone is different and has different opinions about it. only you know what is best for you. stay strong.

Personally, I believe it does. It doesn't feel like it does when you're doing it, but when you recover and take a step back you can see how damaging it actually is. Self-harm is a coping mechanism, so of course you are probably doing it because you have some problems that you need help with. However, self-harm causes you injury and is potentially dangerous (as you could seriously injure yourself, whether you intend to or not), it normalises the idea of self-injury so could lead to you considering things like suicide, pills, drugs and so on. It also leads to harmful mindset that makes you feel angry and guilty and, at the end of the day, probably doesn't solve the original problem.

It can. If you cut too deep you can have scars and may need stitches. Plus you could get an infection if you don't take care of the wound afterwards.

Yes, self harm causes many people to have even more problems (those being pain or having to hide these marks), to me it never works, talking it out is so much easier in my opinion

For some, it helps to make them feel better or more in control. However, once you start self harming it's difficult to stop and can then become another issue.

Yes it does. It causes bodly harm as well as many scars. It gives more pain that what you are truly in.

It does. Self harm is never a solution for any problem. I like to think of it this way- When you self harm, you are looking for some relief. You have so much going on in your head that you just want a way to escape. Self harm is like a really attractive but very dangerous deal you are making. Every time you do it, you are losing parts of who you are in exchange of some peace of mind and temporary relief. Your problems don't go away and hence you keep on doing this over and over and over again. And then there comes a point when you just hooked to it. You don't do it to escape anymore. It becomes a habit. So when you look at it, not only are your troubles totally unaffected, you are also picking up a very harmful habit too.

Self-harm is a coping mechanism. While it can temporally create some relief from your problems, in the long haul it does tend to create more problems. It's very difficult to stop once you've started. It's also difficult to find productive ways to handle your issues because you keep going back to the same selfdestructive coping mechanism. It can be physically harmful, but it's also psychologically harmful. It can be like an addiction. You feel bad, so you self-harm. Then you feel worse because you've self-harmed and you haven't found ways to deal with the pain, so you self-harm again. It can be like downward spiral. It's important to try to work on the underlying issues and get help.

From personal experience, it does cause that. You start with one issue where you're feeling bad about someting in particular, so you try and distract yourself by self harming but then, the self harming itself becomes a main issue. It ends up being a vicious cycle.