What really is so wrong with using self-harm as a coping technique when it works so well?

It's wrong because I feel regretful and guilty when I see the marks or the scissor or knife I used the next morning. The stinging of the cuts doesn't help, either. I feel like I'm wasting my life away, even if it worked temporarily to release some stress. It is a coping technique, but it is more, too. It is more than coping when it's working against my growth as an individual. I don't want to, but sometimes I couldn't help it, I was unhappy, I was broken.

The simple fact is that self harm might kill you. That's what's wrong with it. The people around you, while you might tell yourself that they don't care, would be devastated if you were to die.

it’s not a positive coping technique, no one deserves pain. there is so many other ways to let it out. we have many coping strategies in our self help guide for self harm!

It has a negative impact on yourself and even other people. It leaves scars on your body which could make you feel more self-conscious about yourself, there's a high risk of you hitting a vein and losing A LOT of blood. You could also get infections from self-harming which could have a very negative impact. It's a good idea to visit other techniques and methods as they are much safer.

The fact that you are harming yourself... You are gonna get scars for life, it can also result on an addiction, it works well because of the chemics on our brain, that doesnt mean its good for you. Like a lot of things. Hurting yourself is bad on a lot of ways. Hope you can overcome this, good luck and have a good day.

It’s wrong to use self harm as a coping method because it is only a temporary fix. You are putting yourself through pain and harming yourself instead of actually solving the problem at hand. Once you self harm you are likely to do it more than once because you think it’s helping you when it’s really not.

Because it won't work forever. The urges get stronger and the pain doesn't stop, it will begin to control you.

The problem with self-harm is that your brain is learning to make the connection: stress —> self harm—> relief. So one thing that will happen, is when you experience stress you will rely on it to cope like an addiction. Also it can get dangerous, because even if you believe that your way of self harming is “safe” you’ll need to intensify whatever you’re doing to get the same sense of relief. And that’s when things get out of control. Meanwhile you might forget about how to use other coping mechanisms to regulate yourself, so you’ll rely more and more on the sensation. No matter what you do to harm yourself, it can be very severely damaging to your health! Also whatever mental health issues you’re experiencing will not improve on the long run, despite the momentary relief that you’re experiencing. Whatever you decide to do with that information, I wish you all the best.