I have come to realize with my own SI that can be an addictive behaviour. At the peak of my SI I wasnt even doing it for the reasons that made me start in the first place. It was this odd enjoyment I would get of seeing the cuts and the "raised skin".

What made me stop for over three years was that I made up in my mind that this was an addiction I didnt need and that I should stop and so I was able to stop cold turkey by sheer willingness. Ive heard thats what happens with people overcoming other addictions to like people on drugs or alcoholics. The therapy and rehab helps, but it wont do anything until you as a person decide enough is enough.

Wish I could say its a lasting thing, but its a work in progress and you just need to remind yourself that you are better than that.

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