Why does self harm make you feel better?!


Question:

Why does self harm make you feel better?

why do people who self harm become addicted and why does it make some people feel better anyway?


Answers:

i know, it sounds strange. it's hard to explain but it does make you feel better. however, i would not recommend anyone to self harm. honestly, i think self harm is much like any other drug. you try it once and you feel good. then you think, i'm going to do this every time i need a pick me up. it becomes addicting.

because i'm not very good at explaining the feeling you get from self harm here's some infor from a website....

It is a temporary release from many negative emotions which for some reason does seem to help many in the short term. It is obviously not an ideal way of coping neither is it particularly effective in the long term as it does not deal with whatever feelings or acts that have triggered the initial harming behavior however it is understandable if you take the time to try and understand objectively.

It turns inner pain outside therefore giving it a focus which can be seen by the eye and making it easier to deal with. Physical pain is often easier to overcome than emotional pain and for this reason self-harm suddenly becomes less of a ghastly act and becomes something a little more understandable. Many find the physical pain comforting as it is temporarily distracting from any other forms of pain while others feel no pain whatsoever when they harm themselves but feel in control of what they are doing when they cannot control the actual feelings they are experiencing.




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