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Not sure how helpful I can be since this is very vague.

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No, it's not strange. Even people who have been recovered for years can turn back to self-injury momentarily during a time of great stress. Right now it's up to you if you want to throw yourself back into it full stop or if you want to chalk it up to the three bad things and process what's happened and move forward. Not necessarily easy and, believe me, I relapsed year before last and haven't really found my footing again.

I'm not sure how terrible these three bad things are but it's important to talk to people (friends, family, etc.) about what's happened and, if these bad things affect your life in a way that makes it difficult to function and talking about it isn't helping after a while then perhaps talking to a third party (counselor, therapist, etc.) would be helpful to help process. Doesn't mean you need to be getting help for years and years, some people only need a few sessions to get back on their feet. However, I'm not sure how old you are or how feasible this is, given concerns with parents if you're underage and they are unaware, abusive, or not willing to help.

Just know that relapsing isn't the end of everything, isn't failure (so many people are concerned with this), and doesn't have to be the start of an out of control addiction. It's scary but you can make it through this tough time. Good luck.