Self-Injury Support Group

Whether you or someone you know or love struggles with self-injury, this is the community to discuss your experience, find support, meet others going through the same, and get advice on how to stop. Working together, we can help find alternative coping skills to reduce the urge to self-harm.

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jenalso 01/28/2009

I'm on my fifth day of fighting the urges to SI, it's so hard to resist the urges. I know set backs are just that.I've been self harming for years and the longest I've ever gone is 18 mths. my kids keep bothering me and my husband doesn't understand. I been monitoring my mania and it is getting worse. just gotta hold on another fifteen min is all I keep telling myself. listening to music was helping but that stopped about an hour ago. just gotta wait alittle longer till the urges go away. I hate this illness, but I love it sometimes too. sorry just had to vent alittle. thanks for reading. :)
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deleted_user 01/28/2009

I might have Manic Depression. They think I was mis daignosed at age 13. [[I was diagnosed with Severe General Anxiety and General Depression.]]

I'm kind of afraid?
I've been SI free for two years.
Does Manic Depression get worse as you get older?
Will it make me go back to SI?

jenalso 01/28/2009

you go back and forth with it. it is a constant struggle between ups and downs. I have SI since I was little as an escape from abuse so I don't know if it is exclusive with manic depression but for me it is a sign that I am manic. so is not sleeping for days on end and racing thoughts

deleted_user 01/28/2009

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They think I have it, because my anxiety fluctuates. I'll go straight weeks and months where I can't sit still or refrain from getting so irritable i scream.
Then for months I'll say that I'm fine.
Sometimes the flops are with shorter or longer periods of time.
It makes it impossible to do medication, because for my good days/weeks/months i'll refuse to take medication saying that I'm fine.
But in my bad days/weeks/months i'll demand it.

jenalso 01/28/2009

sounds kinda similar I was first diagnosed when I was in the 8th grade then it went away till I had my first kid. Then it was back and with a vengenance. I have alot of aggression issues too. but at least it was gone for like 6 years. I hope that helps alittle.

deleted_user 01/28/2009

i get that love hate thing. keep up the fight friend. it's hard I know...just keep giving yourself small goals and be gentle with yourself

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