help me

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I've been going to doctors for over a year now. I've been diagnosed with depression, with severe manic tendencies, and general anxiety disorder. I flip on a dime, I self harm, and then other days I'm just a normal happy college student full of energy and making friends. WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH ME?! I feel like two different people most of the

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[aiwendel]

sounds a bit like me.
I finally was described as 'emotionally labile' (ie moodswingy) and BPD is the lable I've been given: http://www.mind.org.uk/mental_health_a-z/8037_understanding_borderline_personality_disorder#selfcar
- there's a link to helpful coping techniques on there.

Also this website, a bit hard to navigate, but has helpful techniques for coping in it:
http://www.dbtselfhelp.com/html/dbt_skills_list.html
http://www.dbtselfhelp.com/html/connecting_skills.html
(A place to study when on form I think rather than in crisis).

I self harmed more on antidepressants than off.
Talk to the dr, see if you can find something else that works.

When you're in good shape try to remove the tools you use to cut so you haven't got the temptation when you're not coping.

Remember it doesn't help.

Try this as a technique when tempted: http://buddhists.livejournal.com/888766.html

Hang in there.

You're doing great.
You will learn to manage these feelings, and find ways for them to last less long and to be less damaging.

xxx