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Cutting Posted: 03-04-07 11:01am
I have a friend that is a cutter, I have
bipolar disorder and OCD. Is cutting a
sign of being bipolar?
How deep does a cutter have to cut to
qualify as a cutter?
She cuts herself lightly but you can see
the cuts is that what a cutter does?
How about hurting yourself in other ways.
Like damaging other parts of the body, by
banging it on the wall or something?
Damaging an elbow enough to hurt for
months?
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Stan
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Posted: 03-06-07 09:34am
That may be a symptom of bi-polar
disorder, but it's totally not enough to
make an assumption, let alone a diagnosis.
Any doctor that would is an fool. Any
cutting qualifies, I've even seen people
just use a pencil eraser and rub
themselves with it. Any type of self harm
counts as long as it causes damage to the
body.
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Re: Cutting Posted: 03-06-07 09:50am
SimeonCross
wrote:
I have a friend that is a
cutter, I have bipolar disorder and OCD.
Is cutting a sign of being bipolar?
How deep does a cutter have to cut to
qualify as a cutter?
She cuts herself lightly but you can see
the cuts is that what a cutter does?
How about hurting yourself in other ways.
Like damaging other parts of the body, by
banging it on the wall or something?
Damaging an elbow enough to hurt for
months?
people who cut
lightly,most of the time,are the ones who
don't want to leave a scar of some
sort.they do it for th pleasure I
think,not for attention.this person sounds
depressed.look up the signs of bi-polar
and depressed and se which category this
person falls under.
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SimeonCross
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Posted: 03-07-07 20:02pm
Stan Stepanic you said any type of self
harm. What about a person, another
person, who slams and bruises their legs
and arms into things to hurt themselves.
Sometimes even hurting themselves enough
to go to the doctor?
This person has already been diagnosed
with bipolar disorder, does anything mean
of that. Should they share this with
their therapist?
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Stan
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Posted: 03-07-07 21:25pm
Yeah, that would qualify. Starting to
verge on something called borderline
personality disorder, but there are many
other symptoms involved. Techincally,
yes, someone with bi-polar disorder should
let their therapist know this, but they're
not required to do it.
