okay, so i have been self-injuring for about a year now..but recently i heared that it makes me go insane? like, injuring is the reason im depressed? but i was depressed before i started so how is it that injuring makes me more depressed? im so confused and i know that injuring cant be good for me but is it mentally damageing rather than just physically? i dont understand anymore i have been trying to quit i have gone 3 weeks without a single injury…as of right now though i have been injuring again but im gradually stopping for a little bit longer each time i quit wich actually helps alot. but i just need an answer right noe…is injuring emotionally damaging?
Whoever’s telling you it will make you insane is not a reliable source of information. If you want to really understand self injuring, which I highly recommend, try reading about it. I used to go to the library and read books about it (written by psychiatrists), that way I could find out the truth about what I was doing without having to bring books home and risk someone seeing them. I do personally believe it’s an addiction, and when I say that I mean it’s both a physical and psychological addiction, and like all addictions the longer you do it, the harder it is to give up.