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I am new to the realm of SI.

4 weeks ago I was dx with Rapid Cycling Bipolar II disorder and possibly borderline personality disorder. I started SI by continuous scratching when I would have an anxiety attack or depression episode.

Now that I am a bit more stable from the meds they gave me that f***ed me up I am still having the urge to slash to feel better.

I took it a step further tonight and used a razor blade - it felt great. It was such a relief of emotion, almost like I did some elicit drug or something.

I am worried and wanted comfort from those dealing with the same thing

Why do you cut?
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the only time i cut is when i get myself so worked up and cry usually when my brother or mum gets ill again or i have an argument with my dad, i find it hard to cope with alot of things and im always crying, i havnt cut in 19 days but have urges all the time x
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hun, it is different for every person who self harms. sometimes that person themselves dont even know why they cut, they just know that it makes them feel better. personally there are a number of triggers for me. but it took a few months to figure this out.
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DON'T! RUIN WHILE U STILL CAN!!!!!! *hugs* was had the same dx (radip cycling BP 2) last december... I know what its like, PLEASE don't, I KNOW it feels good, but it is addictive and you can still stop *hugs*
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DON'T! RUIN WHILE U STILL CAN!!!!!! *hugs* was had the same dx (radip cycling BP 2) last december... I know what its like, PLEASE don't, I KNOW it feels good, but it is addictive and you can still stop *hugs*
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Plz if you never do anything for yourself again, plz plz plz stop while you can. si is something you will never stop doing, plz listen to me, stop it while you can.
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listen to them.. stop while you can... I've been doing this for over 20 years... I can't express things ... so I SI to get the bad stuff out or to punish myself.

please stop... please

*hugs*
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listen to them
please stop while you can
before you wrists are permanantaly scarred
before you're addicted
it's not a fun road
not at all
so please stop while you still can
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All I can do is agree with everyone else. Stop now, please. It is like a drug. The longer you do it the harder it is to stop.
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well everybody cuts for diifferent reasons. different things are triggering for each person.

some people cut to feel pain, others cut to see blood and so many more reasons.


usually i cut so that i could calm myself down when i was angry. or when i was stressed.


but after months it developed into a seperate problem.
it was all i could think about and i was always disappointed in myself.


so please dont continure doing this.
its really not a solutions.
talk to me anytime you need it.
ill always be here to help you out with this
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I recently got tagged with the borderline label myself, but have always had major depression with psychotic features (ie sometimes I hear or see shit that isn't real).
As far as borderline goes it gets a bad rep a lot of times but self harm is one of the hallmarks and criteria that they use for diagnosing it. (DSM IV) I would suggest joining the personality disorder group if you haven't already and as for me from the very first time I cut it was too late to stop. I think about it daily but try to use other options like the rubberband thing or whatnot. Hang in there and I will pray for you as well.
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i cut wen im angry or upset n if i think sumthings my fault...im very emotional n im always getting upset n crying but try 2 cope wiv it on my own insted of tlking 2 my parents...so i guess its wen all my emotions get bottled up n i jst cnt cope anymore!!...plz dnt start cutting tho its not worth it hun...get sum help before it starts 2 ruin ur life...im here if u need 2 tlk xxxx
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sometimes its all about force of habbit, over times its because i hate myself, and more recently its a way of reliesing anger and other emotions.
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