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Readers Respond: Tips for Coping With Self-Injury
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By Kimberly Read & Marcia Purse, About.com

Updated March 18, 2009

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Self-injury is all too common in bipolar disorder. Tell others how you cope with the desire to injure yourself by cutting, scratching and burning, etc. Your tips may save someone from scars both outside and inside. How Do You Cope?

Seeking Advice

I know exactly how you all feel. How do you stay strong when everything seems to go wrong? Lately my whole world has been changing. People who i have been friends with for many years are turning on me? What can i do?
—Guest janelly

overdosing

well when i feel sad i feel like killing myself so to ease the pain i overdose on my pill i have 2 take i been to evalution 2 times before.but life is not fair so i want to die and i hate every body espically my mom cause she gave me away when i was little so i wish she can just die
—Guest yaneisha edwards

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Tips for Coping With Self-Injury

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