Not to be a downer to anyone that has had sucess with not cutting for a while, because it IS an accomplishment. I was a self injurer for about 10 years and then in a relationship I was in I had support and understanding from my partner and seemed to not feel the need anymore. I stopped for about three years. Then suddenly life got a little difficult and I started back up. In those three years, I didn't have anything that overwhelmed me until then... I hadnt learned the skills that I needed to cope with truly difficult things.. probably because the underlying issues were not addressed with the way that I stopped. The point is.. that its important that if someone is going to stop.. I mean REALLY stop self injuring... we have to learn the necessary coping skills so that it no longer is an option to us. You can't take away a persons only or main form of coping however unhealthy... without first giving them the tools to be safe.