Does SH slowly get worse over time?

[killorbekilled]

As a coping method, I've been starting to SH. It's just light cuts on the back of my hand right now, but will it start escalating?

 

[disjectamembra]

i guess it depends. for some, it could get pretty out of hand and it will be hard to stop. my experience with sh was that i did it for few months and when i realised that it didnt do anything major for me i stopped and havent cut since.

 

[EvisceratedJester]

It's not uncommon for it to escalate, which is why SHers typically recommend against ever engaging in it in the first place.

 

[rih]

SH is different for everyone; it's by no means a healthy way but if it helps; it helps.

Some people get into loops of self harm regret which begets more SH and so on and by extension more serious ways of dealing with it.