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Aug 09, 2013, 06:03 PM
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im currently under the effect of sedatives. im very stressed right now, just had a fight with my siblings and an feeling worthless. it was partly my own fault but i didnt deserve the reaction i received. so after an hour of weeping in my room i went into the bathroom and inserted syringe into a vein in my arm and bled for sometime...not a lot, just about 10 ml. once i was done with it,it suddenly struck me that this would not be a normal strategy to cope with stress.
 so, i just want to make sure that its not a mental illness ,right? self inflicted bleeding using a syringe is not equivalent to cutting, is it? looking for to your response. |
 Anonymous50123, Christina86, lynn P., tealBumblebee
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Aug 09, 2013, 06:04 PM
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it has happened once before aswell.
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Aug 09, 2013, 06:22 PM
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In my experience, yes, this is self injury. You said you were using this as a coping mechanism after a stressful day. Self injury is typically conflated with cutting. Which isn't always true. I was one to bruise myself when I first started hurting myself. And I refused to believe that it was self harm because it was bruising. Not cutting. Self harm comes in a variety of different shapes and forms. It is a spectrum. And it can be a complicated one.
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Aug 09, 2013, 06:26 PM
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yeah i immediately felt better. but then started worrying whether im mentally ill or not! |
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Aug 09, 2013, 06:39 PM
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I can agree this is self injury. Sorry you were so upset.
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Aug 09, 2013, 11:05 PM
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What would being "mentally ill" mean to you? And, yes, this is self harm and serves the same purpose as cutting. (just curious, why was there a syringe around to use?)
Remember, if you can identify a problem, it makes it possible to address the problem.
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Aug 10, 2013, 06:10 PM
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by mentally ill i mean a condition in which i'll only get better if i get professional help and not being able to respond to situations in ways that most people would. |
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Aug 14, 2013, 08:55 AM
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This could also apply to a "physical" illness. (you could have a stroke, chronic lung disease, brittle diabetes, a broken leg (to throw in something mechanical))
What about this "mental illness" is so frightening for you?
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