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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 9303" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Masta, if you have a mental illness, you are attention seeking because you are crying for help. However, in talking to both my daughter and my best friend, both who cut and stopped, they said the identical things: "I did it to FEEL something or to divert the pain." This is associated with mood disorders and drug abuse (I don't know if your daughter abuses drugs or not) and becomes a habit that is hard to stop. There are other ways to get attention. in my opinion it's best to make one last attempt to get her help. Just because one professional took the bipolar diagnosis. away doesn't mean she doesn't have it. It's that one professional's opinion. Borderline is being treated with mood stabilizers these days and the connection to bipolar is being noticed by many psychiatrists, some who believe it's actually bipolar, with the mood swings and erratic behavior and neediness. If you are mentally ill, you are needy. I don't buy that cutters are spoiled and want attention--heck of a way to get attention. I think your daughter likely has a serious mental illness, and not just because of the cutting. Her symptoms indicate somebody way out of control. You can't discount the hereditary factor of her father. However, since she is eighteen, I'm not sure there is much you can do. I do hope she decides to comply with treatment. Good luck to both of you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 9303, member: 1550"] Masta, if you have a mental illness, you are attention seeking because you are crying for help. However, in talking to both my daughter and my best friend, both who cut and stopped, they said the identical things: "I did it to FEEL something or to divert the pain." This is associated with mood disorders and drug abuse (I don't know if your daughter abuses drugs or not) and becomes a habit that is hard to stop. There are other ways to get attention. in my opinion it's best to make one last attempt to get her help. Just because one professional took the bipolar diagnosis. away doesn't mean she doesn't have it. It's that one professional's opinion. Borderline is being treated with mood stabilizers these days and the connection to bipolar is being noticed by many psychiatrists, some who believe it's actually bipolar, with the mood swings and erratic behavior and neediness. If you are mentally ill, you are needy. I don't buy that cutters are spoiled and want attention--heck of a way to get attention. I think your daughter likely has a serious mental illness, and not just because of the cutting. Her symptoms indicate somebody way out of control. You can't discount the hereditary factor of her father. However, since she is eighteen, I'm not sure there is much you can do. I do hope she decides to comply with treatment. Good luck to both of you. [/QUOTE]
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