Triggering (SI) - Mania and self-harm

[quautia]

Just wondered if anyone can relate. I've suffered from depression and anxiety for a long time, and frequently self-harmed.

Now, I'm in a manic phase, but still self-harming. Pyschiatrist said I'm still using it as a coping mechanism, to cope with being high.

Does anyone else self-harm when manic? I don't get why I'm doing it, because I'm not sad, I just really want to cut myself!

[[Fog]]

I self harm less when I'm manic, but I still do. I'm not sure why, maybe to try and bring myself down. Also, my manias tend to get very agitated and frightening pretty quickly, and things get really warped, so I self harm more because of that. When I had my last serious manic episode I remember my dad finding me on several occasions in the kitchen playing around with knives. I wasn't sad, I just was kind of fascinated. Hope your manic phase is over soon.

[Fry]

I used to cut myself when manic for different reasons, largely because I was feeling stressed or the general need to 'calm down'. I also found it a lot more addictive when manic and drank quite a lot too which led to less inhibitions therefore more cutting and more severe too. When I'm 'high' I don't feel physical pain as much easier and get carried away things a lot more. Also judgment isn't as good.
It can be really bad in a mixed episode too when there sudden lows or anger or the energy of being high but the thoughts, mood and feeling of being low.
Definitely can relate.

xx