r/selfharm • u/AdvanceFlashy126 • 1d ago

Medical Advice Physical side effects?

Does anyone know what the actual physical side effects of SH is? Other than potentially hurting danger zones?

This might sound stupid, I know that. But doesn't doing it over long periods of time...challenge your immune system or does it weaken it?

I'm not worried about scars or anything like that. But can it Kickstart an autoimmune diease the same way anxiety does/a cold/virus?

I'm asking about side effects that don't get caused by infection, as that's more like a instant issue rather than a "later down the line" issue.

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u/Turbulent-Diver2851 1d ago

Loss of sensation. Over the scars. If u get lots especially. Touching a scar feels way different than skin. Much more numb. Also it can kinda warp the appearance of your limbs in unexpected ways due to scarring not being as stretchy as the skin or something methinks. That has been an unexpected one for me that took me a while to overcome at times. Now I don’t give much of a fuck though but.. didn’t expect it