Welcome to the forum HikingChick! Glad you found some reasons not to self harm, I know the urges are difficult to deal with but it's good to find some helpful coping skills.
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“All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.” -St. Francis of Assisi
Diagnosis:
Schizoaffective disorder Bipolar type
PTSD
Social Anxiety Disorder
Anorexia Binge/Purge type