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Sep 08, 2013, 12:08 PM
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So I have been dxed schizoaffective bipolar type for about 9 months. Before that it was schizoaffective depressive type for about 2 years. For 4-5 years before that I had a different pdoc who said I had psychotic disorder NOS.
Anyways I have always (since college) (6-7 years before going to a pdoc) participated in SI. Does anyone else do this? Is it a symptom of schizoaffective? I don't cut. Mine manifests a little differently. I wet my skin so it gets damp/soft. Then i scratch it until it is raw and bleeds. I was afraid to admit it to a pdoc for a while. I finally got a T that I admitted it to who told me I needed to let pdoc know. It was scary but I did. He didn't react to me like I was crazy. He just simply brushed it off as something minor and said he was more concerned with my paranoia and hallucinations. T asks every visit how I am doing with it...I am honest with her and will openly admit that I am still struggling with it. Pdoc has only asked about it once since I told him and since he seemed to say it was minor last time, i lied to him. I want to be girly and start wearing skirts again, but my legs are covered with sores where I scratched it raw and then pick the scabs when it does start to heal. I just don't know if I should let pdoc know or not. I don't want him to brush it off again, yet I want help. I don't even know if there is anything he can do about it. Just looking for some input/thoughts. I will stop rambling now. |
 pandarama123456789, Tsunamisurfer
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Sep 08, 2013, 03:39 PM
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It's best to be honest with your pdoc. I wasn't fully trusting in the beginning and thought he'd think I was crazy. But this is his job,it's what he does,so he's used to us. Share your fears and motives and hopefully he'll listen.
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Sep 08, 2013, 09:12 PM
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Squirrell, I use to self injure. It was a part of my illness. I had a period when I cut and burned. The the last thing I did was pick at my skin until I had open wounds. They got so bad at several points that I had to go to the doctor because of it. Being honest with my pdoc was important for my treatment. My meds also helped..........D.
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