I'm bipolar 1 with no history of self injury. I've been in a manic episode for the last several weeks. And for some reason my mind has been obsessing about cutting.

Last night I even took a pair of sharp scissors and began pushing it into the skin of my hand. I never broke the skin and eventually put the scissors away, forcing myself to "snap out of it."

This isn't the first time I've thought about cutting. When I was in a very depressed state a while back I also thought about it.

Does bipolar lead to cutting? Are they related?

I'm really confused about why I feel like this and don't know what to do.

Please don't think I'm trying to minimize self injury. Because I'm not.