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Originally Posted by SoupDragon
I too SI. I did as a teenager and then it stopped. It returned again after starting T. I do feel ashamed by it - particularly as all the literature seems to say it is something people younger than me do (I am 45) - that makes me feel that there is something doubly wrong with me. The main trigger to it is sui thoughts - I do try and do other things, but it seems to be the only thing that calms the intensity of the thoughts down - so I guess it is serving a purpose for me at the moment.
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I am older too. I started cutting my arms in high school. Then I quit on my own. I had no idea it was a symptom of anything, ie borderline. It was around age 28 I discovered BPD and that my personality traits fit with this disorder. I always thought I just had sever anxiety problems. I do not think anything is doubly wrong with us, we just want to feel better.