
vanish
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My was is diagnosed with anxiety, depression and borderline personality disorder, but for the most part, is stable and is no longer considered 'ill enough' by doctors to warrant medication. The thing is although her moods can be mostly stable and she is my nominated carer (she receives an allowance from the government for providing me assistance when I am unwell), she continues on occasion to self harm. She has told me numerous times before that the injuries were caused by something else and has blatantly lied to me (probably in an effort to protect my mental health from anxiety). She sees a therapist once a fortnight for 90 minutes at a time but I worry. I know being secretive and often lying about the nature of the injury can be part and parcel of self harming behaviours, but I really want her to stop. She always feels depressed afterwards, especially after admitting the truth.
Does anyone have any tips or advice on how to tackle this? I find the harming behaviours only occur when she is worried about me or another close family member.
Does anyone have any tips or advice on how to tackle this? I find the harming behaviours only occur when she is worried about me or another close family member.