Having emotions is healthy otherwise we would be like robots and life would be much much boring and less fun.
But certainly emotions can overwhelm us from time to time, so it’s important for us to not lose control when hard times comes, learn more about emotional intelligence and be humble enough to look for help in case we aren’t able to help ourselfs on our own.
Kudos to you for quitting that horrible habit, it’s not just the physical but also the psychological consequences adopting self harm habits can have in long term.