I view it as a group of self harmers. Period.

We support people trying to quit. But we understand those who are struggling or have stumbled in the road to recovery.

Just my opinion.

I agree with Useless.. Sometimes, it can be helpful, but then, in the same way, it is harmful. Some of us are trying to quit, and others are just not quite ready for that step.

I don't think that we are supporting each other to harm ourselves, but we understand that slip ups can happen and we should try to help each other and find the best way to cope so we can avoid them in the future.

Some people come here who want help to stop cutting, others come here for understand and to know they are not alone. I have know a lot of people who feel better just tell there stories, even if they are not ready to stop.

Most people are good about putting up trigger warnings "TW" if a post is particularly graphic.

I agree with there others, there is more to it then just those who want to quit, but I wouldn't say the group is in "support" of self harm. Hope that helped:-)

Thank you for letting me know what you think this group is about. I just dont understand why some are saying a certain type of self harm is ok as it is not a bad as another type. Or saying things that are viewed as not wanting to stop self harm but instead making it sound like the best thing and not asking for help by instead making people think its ok to self harm and that when there are issues with others and they are only saying they harmed them selfs and how it felt vs reaching out for help... it sends a mixed message. I hope that people will start using this group the way people see the group as to support people to STOP self harming and not give ideas or sick messages to encourage harming.

The group does NOT encourage self harm at all... I've only been on here a few weeks but I can say that reading other people's posts and being able to talk to others in the same position has helped me considerably. I felt very alone before I found DailyStrength, but being able to talk to other people who self-harm/have previously self-harmed has given me strength and support I didn't previously have. Not everyone is here to completely give up self-harm; some are just not ready. Most people will put *TW* (trigger warning) if a post is graphic or describing methods of self-harm, so if you are looking to stop then it would obviously not be a good idea to read those types of posts.
This is all just my personal opinion, as I would NEVER encourage anyone to hurt themselves or say that it is a good idea. I wouldn't wish this pain on my worst enemy, but its just so good to finally know that I'm not alone.