Self-Injury Support Group

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Self Injury and Panic Attacks

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I am interested to see how much crossover there is between these two groups and if so how much crossover there is in the conditions. I sometimes self harm to stop myself panicking or I self harm after a particularly bad attack. Does anyone else do similar? Im posting this in the panic attacks community as well so if you see it say hi so I can see the crossover :)
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i used to do that
but i've stopped cutting now
the panic attacks are still there though
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yea i have the cross over...i have anxiety/panic attacks and self harm...but im not entirely sure i cut to stop myself panicking, i guess ive just always had both??
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well i ocasionally get panic attacks but my panic attacks and my self harm usualy happen for unraleted resons, i usually have panic attacks because im worried about whats happening tommorow or somthing likethat , sometime its because im desprete to stop self harming and i go a little crazy so it sometimes happens after self harming.
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I used to have panic attacks all the time. But i'm better now.

It went both ways. I'd panic, then cut, and cut, then panic, and do it all over again.
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I have panic attacks sometimes but it never leads to cutting. My cutting is more related to not being able to cope with emotional stress. mostly at the end of the day when i am trying to wind down. the panic is mostly in the morning when i am trying to get going.
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I have been having major anxiety and panic attacks lately, and all I can think about is cutting. Nothing else is seeming to work to calm myself, and I "think" that the cutting will reduce the paniky feeling. I DO feel the crossover. I am trying everything I can right now to "self sooth" and not resort to self harm this evening, but it is REALLY diffucult.
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i haven't cut in in five months and my anxiety has definitely increased because i don't have that release anymore. i've had some minor crises but no outright panic attacks. im just kinda queasy and nervous a lot.
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