I Am a Curious Person

I am trying to learn about other people's depression/self harm stories so I can find out if they overcame it and how. But on YouTube one of the vids I watched ended with "don't ever start self harm, it's addictive". The question in my mind is how is pain addictive, I should make you feel worse. I feel like if I was going to have an addiction, it would make me feel better. How does self harm make one feel better?

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JokersHarleigh · 41-45, F

As someone who goes through this, I'll explain it this way.. Sometimes the emotional pain hurts so bad that the physical pain of cutting helps to release some of that emotional pain. I think its different for everyone who goes through it..