[Berries]

Are there a lot of bipolars out there that struggle with self-destructive/self-sabotaging behaviors?

I have been struggling with that my whole adult life.

I have been struggling with that for the past 6 months.

Is this common? Is there anyone out there who behaves/feels this way?

How does one get past it?

How does one ignore the screaming voices inside that tell you to do bad things to yourself? How do you listen to those who care about you over those negative voices?

[thelionkinglives]

Originally Posted by Berries

Are there a lot of bipolars out there that struggle with self-destructive/self-sabotaging behaviors?

I have been struggling with that my whole adult life.

I have been struggling with that for the past 6 months.

Is this common? Is there anyone out there who behaves/feels this way?

How does one get past it?

How does one ignore the screaming voices inside that tell you to do bad things to yourself? How do you listen to those who care about you over those negative voices?

For myself, it seems to be better with the right combo of meds.
You're not alone though, I once thought that God was speaking to me through my tv...which was really odd since I considered myself Aethist at that time.. I would see black eyes in people that really freaked me out & at my darkest heard voices telling me to kill myself.

I stayed as calm as I could & started as best I could telling myself it wasn't real & tried to use my logical processes to kind of run a mental diagnostic on my self....and then I RAN to the hospital

I try to take a step back & laugh at myself a little & not take myself too seriously. sometimes, that works....

That was a dark hopeless place & I hope I never drop to that point again. I am far from "fixed" but I'm also far from there...

Best of luck & just know you are not alone...

[Berries]

What about the self-destruction/self-sabotage; the self-harm?

Do lots of people do this? Is it a bipolar thing? Is it a MI thing? Is it a human thing?

I find I am doing well for only short periods of time and then BAM, I am hurting myself in some way or another.

Like I can't be happy or am not allowed to be happy.

Do others do this, too?

[Amazonmom]

I have to fight a poor self esteem all the time. That I am not good enough, not smart enough, I shouldn't even try to do the things I like because I don't deserve it.

I then avoid social situations or career opportunities because of that. I consider that a form of self harm.

It's entirely human, just some of us humans have it to an extreme. (bipolar doesn't make us inhuman,it makes us humans with bipolar).

[skeeweeaka]

Originally Posted by Berries

Are there a lot of bipolars out there that struggle with self-destructive/self-sabotaging behaviors?

I have been struggling with that my whole adult life.

I have been struggling with that for the past 6 months.

Is this common? Is there anyone out there who behaves/feels this way?

How does one get past it?

How does one ignore the screaming voices inside that tell you to do bad things to yourself? How do you listen to those who care about you over those negative voices?

I've struggled for 8 years with the voices, psychotic drugs did not hep much... Recently, I started a low dose bioidentical estrogen that stopped the voices...the psychosis.... I haven't had any for a little over a month! I can't believe it and some days still think they may come back but so far so good! It is frightening everything that I have experienced and telling it to a sane person leaves them looking at you as if you have 3 heads! It's been very, very hard and I sympathize with you. We're here for you because those negative voices are very destructive... I still struggle sometimes because I'm still working on getting the E dose right, but I'm prayerful!

Best Wishes,

TJ