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I have mild bipolar , OCD , Paranoia Personality Disorder , ADD , Epilepsy (Absence seizures) and anxiety.

I have been self injuring for 3 years now and I'm dealing with bulimia.

I have been hospitalized for both , and it hasn't worked.

Nothing works , nothing makes me feel better besides my two comfortw (bulimia and self injury)

I'm not fond of counsellers or therapists ,

is there any way I would be able to stop both without any mental help?

(i'm not taking medacation for anything though , cause I always puke when I take pills)

 

You're going to find out that nothing is going to make you feel as good as self-injury or other self-destructive behaviors such as bulimia. Once you let go of this idea and get comfortable with the idea you're going to *be* uncomfortable then starts the difficult part. 

However, it's only the start. I personally have been unable to entirely let go of self-injury and it's been about twelve years aside from two where I quit aside from one instance. There are no guarantees.

I've found that people who have a support system fare better. Groups of friends who are stable enough to offer support.

Also, it's going to be doubly tough since you have mental health issues (the bipolar and OCD) that aren't going to be cured from a talk with a friend and are usually controlled through medication, which is not an option for you now it seems. Closing the avenue of therapy/counselling might be a bit premature. There's tons of downright awful therapists but there are a few diamonds in the rough. 

There are self-help books for self-injurers if you want to go down that route. The Scarred Soul by Tracy Alderman is one of them.

The issue with psychiatric issues is that there are no easy answers and none that fit every person.

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Thank you for helping me out. I really appreciated your strongly worded response Gabrielle , it helped me out :) <3

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