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For people who self-injure(SI)

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This poll is to find out why you self-injure. Please only take the poll if you have ever self-injured.
What is your age range?
13-18
19-25
26-30
30-40
over 40
Are you male or female?
Female
Male
The first time you ever self-injured. What was the reason?
Noone would listen to me.
I felt numb and depressed.
Someone had hit me.
I felt unreal.
I was punishing myself.
I was trying to hurt someone.
It was a compulsion.
I was angry.
Other.
At the time you had first self-injured, what do you think someone could have done, so that you wouldn't have ever done it again?
Asked me why, and listened.
Taken me to the doctor.
Told me how important I was.
Punished me.
Helped me figure things out.
other.
Do you try to cover the area that you injure?
Yes.
No.
Sometimes.
I want people to see it.
If you have seen a doctor for your self-injuring, were you diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder?
Yes.
No.
If you were diagnosed with BPD. how did this affect you?
It made me feel important.
It made me feel more alone.
It didn't change anything.
I felt like I was bad.
I don't let people label me.
Other.
Do you think self-injury is caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain?
Yes.
No.
Partly.
I don't know.
Are you currently taking medication for self-injury?
Yes, and it helps
Yes, but it doesn't help.
No, I've never been offered.
No, I don't like taking meds.
Other
Have you ever been in therapy for self-injury?
Yes, it helped me.
Yes, it didn't help.
No,I don't think it would help
No, I don't need it.
other
Do you have anyone you can talk to who will really listen to you?
Yes
No
If you answered no to the last question, and you want to post in the message area, I will really listen to you. I've been there, and I think you and I are too important to hurt ourselves. Do you agree?
Yes
No
I don't feel important.
Maybe.
If you had to pick one feeling that you have right before deciding to self-injure, which of these choices would you pick?
Detached
Hopeless
Angry
Confused
Helpless
Overwhelmed
Numb
After you self-injure, what is the feeling (of those listed) that is closest to how you feel?
In control
Relaxed
Guilty
Aware
Sad
Triumphant
I don't know
This poll was created on 2001-08-22 03:46:40 by judgetinkle