Self-Harm | Mental Health

Bleeding for Relief

When self-harm offers a false sense of freedom

Ever met someone self-harming? You may not even be aware of it! © Image by Author using Leonardo.ai

Author’s Note & Trigger Warning:

This story contains themes of self-harm and depression. Those topics make many people and editors shoo away whereas the best thing to do prevention and help people suffering from it (incl. their loved ones) is to write and talk about them. It requires some courage to face those harsh realities.

Ever Felt The Natural Cycle of Mental Destruction?

Stress, fears, anxiety, and burnout/depression are a natural cycle for many of us in our modern world!

We’ve never been as connected as today. We’ve never felt so alone.

And it can go much “worse” with… self-harming… or even suicide.

But not all people who self-harm are happy masochistic. Far from it!

For depressed people, self-harm might seem like a temporary relief or a way to cope with one’s pain.

But ultimately, it only worsens your mental health.

Why?

Let me explain…

Self-harming is Only Good for Masochistic People