  Elastic self-scatterings do not change the number of dark matter particles
and as such have been neglected in the calculation of its relic abundance. In
this work we highlight the scenarios where the presence of self-scatterings has
a significant impact on the effectiveness of annihilation processes through the
modification of dark matter momentum distribution. We study a few example
freeze-out scenarios involving resonant and sub-threshold annihilations, as
well as a model with an additional source of dark matter particles from the
decays of a heavier mediator state. Interestingly, when the calculation is
performed at the level of dark matter momentum distribution function, we find
that the injection of additional energetic dark matter particles onto the
thermal population can lead to a $\textit{decrease}$ of its final relic
abundance.
