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It’s like this.

I have this best friend, and I’ve known her since forever [like most best friends do] but, today everything changed.
She told me she was going emo, and at first i was laughing hard b/c
lots of people label themselves emo, but they aren’t really. but then
she showed me her wrists! she told me she was possessed to cut herself.
it scared meh. but i was still like “yea right..cuts can be accidental” UNtil i saw her digging at her fricken hands in MATH!
It was horrible. she grabbed this pen and just started stabbing her hands!! Then, like on reflex i broke my pencil in half and chucked it at her head telling her to stop. she stopped for the rest of the day
but she said she was trying again afterschool! I tried to accept it
but how can you accept and not do anything about your friend TORTURING themsevles?!!?! help! she knows its wrong, and that it hurts
i still believe i can change it, but i cant just tell her “STOP!”
because you cant quit anything unless you want to. =[ help

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JoJo offline Verified User (3 years) Long Term User Shouts: 7 #
Fort Collins, CO, US | 2 years, 10 months ago (2 minutes after post)

You should not accept this! You need to get your friend help. She obviously wanted you to know that she is struggling like this, so maybe she is looking for someone to help her. Talk to a trusted adult.

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candp offline Verified User (2 years, 12 months) Help.com Volunteer Moderator Long Term User Shouts: 146 #
Las Vegas, NV, US | 2 years, 10 months ago (8 minutes after post)

What Kingdom said! Also you must understand that you do not have the power to change her but you do have the power to assist her in helping herself. Ask her where she got the idea that self mutilation is cool?

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Practically LiV offline Verified User (2 years, 10 months) Long Term User Shouts: 0 #
An Unknown Location | 2 years, 10 months ago (1 hour, 32 minutes after post)

Don’t be afraid to go to a counselor or teacher at her school and let them know that she is cutting. You might feel like a “traitor” but someday, she will thank you for it. But I would say that you should start by talking to a person in authority who is not her parent or guardian, because a counselor or teacher is less likely to have an emotional reaction and make things even more complicated for your friend.

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