I needx Help

[Help_Me_Please_2010]

i have been cutting since i was 11...and now im 18...im depressed all the time...and have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and put on meds...buyt they dont seem to work...i cut alm0ost ev3rday...i feel like the pain from things in my life that i feel inside ii can only get out through cutting...idk eat to do...its my form of abuseon myself...idk where to start...i need help cause if i dont quit im going to end up killing myself one day...

[xyzman]

well talk to ur dr abaut trying new meds and try to fined a difrent way to feel beter i know haw hard it can be but cuting dusint help enyone or urself i lisin to music and just breath slowly untill i feel beter

stay strong and pm me eny time and im hear for u every one hear is

[brooke]

Hey, i've been in the same situation as you...i cut for a long time and didnt think that i would be able to stop...turns out my mom and my entire family found out...she turned me in to a therapist. I hate to say it, but it was the best thing that has ever happened. I am currently an all time client and i have been self-harm free for a year and 3 months june 5th. Just a thought, hope this helps...take care...

[~CourageousSurvivor~]

Hey there,

Dealing with self harm can be hard but it is not something you have to deal with forever. I think it is great that you are seeing a doctor and what not and getting medicine but medicine is not a cure all. The point of medicine is to get us to a point in life where things are a little less stressful so we can then work on the issues behind our depression, self harm etc.

Are you in therapy? If so talk to your doctor. Be open and honest. The only way that therapy can help is if you open up and are honest. A doctor can only help us if we give them as much information as possible. So the more information you give your therapist the better able he/she will be to help you.

If you do not have a therapist I would really suggest that you get one. Therapy can be really beneficial. It gives you someone objective to talk to. I know when I am struggling and I go and talk to my therapist I feel a lot better. I am able to get all the things I am dealing with off my shoulder and get some type of feedback.

Another thing that can help with self harm is Alternatives to Self Harm. For a while it might not seem as if the alternatives work but don't give up on them. It takes a while for our bodies to accept them and grow used to them.

I hope this helped and if you need anything feel free to pm me.

Jenna

[Star Crow]

Talking to anyone really helps. It's nice to have a connection with people who will listen. Like the above post I agree that alternatives take a while to get used to but they really do work after a while. If you go long enough without self harming eventually you just won't want to anymore. You might still have the urge to but there will be a part of your mind that will be strong enought to resist.