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.
So i recently got myself a boyfriend, yay right?! it's going great but i have the urge to cut and if i did he would notice. I've tried explaining to him why i get urges, because of depression(bi polar) and that when i feel like my life is spinning it's a way out. but as a non-cutter he didnt quite understand. So today, i was feeling the urge to cut super bad, and tried talking to him first, but his suggestions were to study harder (i'm stressed about exam time) and get a new hobby. So not very helpful. so i had a smoke(only stress smoke sometimes, previous heavy smoker) and here i am.
My cutting history, when i was 16 years old i was a heavy cutter, then i quit until i was about 21 then now its been in spurts.
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Hi All.... It's great to see all of the new people joining the site... I'm loving it!!...smileI'm not sure if people are aware that if you don't have Bipolar Disorder but have a loved one who has the disorder we do have a board for people to go to in order to share their experiences and seek friendship, support or adviseIt's the Friends and Family of Bipolar Board.... I hope you'll take a...
Talking to a new guy who you don't really know is not the way to go, that's what Therapist's who know about your illness and are trained to deal with it are for. I don't mean to be too blunt, but cutting urges are hard enough to fight, putting yourself in the hands of someone you don't really know, someone who's thoughts on the subject you don't know....that can cause you alot of emotional damage. You have to be careful what you give to new people in your life, until you make sure they are going to be in life for a while...you have to take care of yourself first.
Talking to your Pdoc or Therapist if you have either about the Urges and learning what coping skills you might use to help control them would be the best option to go with.
Take care,