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.

Self-harming does lead to more mental health issues. You are abusing yourself so it does have consequences. Even after you stop self-harming you will most likely always have a physical reminder of what you went through and potentially have to explain to others.

Self-harm is never a solution. There is always a way to solve the problems, the trick is to keep a positive mind and have faith in yourself.

Yes it actually does, when you cause yourself harm you are telling yourself that hurting yourself is the answer to your problems but it isn't and you will finally end up hurting yourself for attention and it cause really bad things to come to yourself

In almost every single case it does! Selfharm creates a lot of additional stress in your life because instead of just having a problem or negative feelings to deal with and worry about, you also have to worry about caring for your wounds, preventing infection, keeping them hidden (if you don't want certain people to know about them) hiding your selfharm tools...it creates a lot of worry and paranoia and stress about people finding out or you accidentally causing very bad damage to yourself. (Which is much easier to do than most people think!) Selfharm can also drive a wedge between you and the people you care about because it will likely cause you to lie to them.

Short-term it can feel like it helps, however in the long run it can cause more hurt and pain especially looking back on it can be triggering aswell.

Yes. Self harm makes you have to think of ways to hide your cuts, deal with the pride you lost, the relations with your family and friends, the dissapointment look people give you when they see all the action.

Yes, it does. It will cause many more problems in the long run, and although it may seem like a good decision at the time, it's truly not.

Yes, in many ways self harm causes more anxiety and other issues. For example, you have to worry about hiding the scars, and then you start to feel worse about self harming. So it's better to talk or redirect thoughts.

In the moment it can feel like a relief but you will later regret it because the scars will remind you all the time of the memory that you would like to forget in the future

If you ask me, yes. I understand the appeal of cutting and self harm, but in the end it will hurt you bad. You don't wanna hurt yourself for a tiny rush. Get help today.