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how do you get someone to stop cutting before it becomes an addiction? my best friend just informed me she cut herself last night…. and im scared that she got the idea from me although she keeps telling me i didnt so not to worry… but its scaring me cause she reminds me of me…. she said that she likes the look of the cuts on her wrist.. like her own personal tattoo. and when she looks at them it reminds her of him…and im just so scared… im so far into this that i dont have good advice on how to stop… can someone please help me???
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Tell her about your experiences and why it’s so bad. Tell her how much you want to stop and how it’s affecting your life. Inform her about ow unhealthy is it and how bad for her it is. I went through this same thing with my friend. Just let her know your there and she doesn’t need to rely on cutting herself. Be there for her as much as possible and reassure her with your own stories and what it’s like for you.
i am… im talking to her a lot.. trying to reason with her and tell her that its not the way to go… ho much i regret it and wish i could stop and everything.. and i told her anytime she feels like cutting to call me and id try and talk her through it.. but im still scared….shes one of the only people in real life that knows that i cut.. and i think thats where she got the idea from… and ahhhh i cant take this. im so worried about her :(
All you can do is be there for her hun. But always let her know your there. Treat the situation like if it were you back when you first started. Do things you wish you could have done for yourself. Make sure she gets in through her head that this is a bad thing to start. It’s not your fault though Lisa. You didn’t make her do it. Just be there for her and support her through this.
yeah i guess… thanks. but im just so scared…
i mean i know i didnt make her do it.. but when i first told her i cut,.. she asked why and i told her.. that its makes me feel better for a bit… and then like.. she got depressed a while ago and was probably thinking ;well if it helps lisa, maybe itll help me” and ah. i hate myself for saying that.. i wish i could turn back time.
All humans make mistakes that we just want to go back in time and fix. Unfortunatly, thats not possible. You sound like your a great friend and thats all you can do now, stay a good friend and be there. I’m sure everything will be fine.
thanks hun (:
i had a long talk with her yesterday…. told her a lot of stuff… how i feel about cutting and all that. she said shes losing hope and feels like no one can help her now… but i told her theres ALWAYS hope and always help even if it doesnt seem like it… we talked about it for like 2 hours.. and at the end she said i helped a lot.. so i hope i can get her to stop now :\
shes cutting because it reminds her of him? a boyfreind?
sorry lisa for stalking your posts,
didnt mean to send that, unfinished.
But she will be fine..You’ve talked to her..and she said you helped.
lol i dont matter if you stalk my posts (: lol
but yeah she is. they were like.. more than bf/gf… i cant explain it. i mean obviously they werent literally more… but they had this strong connection and idk..
but yeah… i hope i helped enough though…. :\
hey angel, all you can do is talk to her about it, try and show her that it’s a bad idea. otherwise, it’s up to her unfortunately. but it isn’t your fault. it was her choice, not yours.
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lol i dont matter if you stalk my posts (: lolbut yeah she is. they were like.. more than bf/gf… i cant explain it. i mean obviously they werent literally more… but they had this strong connection and idk..
but yeah… i hope i helped enough though…. :\
:/ yeah..she will be fine. she has you as a freind (:
Self harm is an addiction.
You cannot help someone who is not willing to help themself.
You can be there for her, be a shoulder to cry on but in the end it is her choice as to if she stops of not.
It sounds as though you and her may be sharing similar feelings? Do you self-harm?
If so, you may be the wrong person for her to be speaking with and yes, it could be possible that your outlet is somewhat becoming her outlet.
Professional help would be best.
theirs not much you can do just tell her youll be thier when she needs you and one day she will wake up a realize she canpick herself up and move on
i usedto cut my self when i was a teen into my 20s it a release to me so i felt somthing eles other then my emotions i stoped after i became a dad and thought to myself what if my kid walked in on me doing it and stuff like that another thing i did insted of cutting was hitting things like a brick wall or lockers or pillows but the pain i felt after i hit something helped after i stoped cutting for a long time it was easer to stop myself after i became a dad
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