One of my really good friends tried to cut herself?!
Question: One of my really good friends tried to cut herself!?
She took an eraser (one with a metal thing on the end) and started trying to slit her wrist with it!. I actually wasn't there but one of my other good friends told me!. I asked her if I could see her arm and she wouldnt let me!. When i was finally able to look at her arm, she had scratches almost all the way up to her elbow!. I asked her why she did it and she said it was because she was having a bad day!. I told her i would tell her parents and she laughed in my face and said that she hated her parents and they hated her!. Oh, and she came into school today with a black eye because her brother punched her!. WHAT SHOULD I DO!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
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Samantha, when people get to the point when the pain is too much they act out!.!.!.the abuse to ones self and from others to the self can cause severe depression and I will take a gander that she might be in a very bad situation that most likely deals with sexual abuse also!.!.!.she feels trapped and has taken it on her own sholders as if she has caused it herself, most abuse victims do!. Give her a way out!.!.!.be there to talk to her, help her to understand that she has options, help her to seek help for herself!. the brother needs own his irrisponsibities towards her!. It IS against the law!.!.!.and if the parents are not parents and she is trapped by the abuse of this brother she needs the authorites to help her find a safe place to be!. She needs a safe place!. The cutting is like a bandaid on a gushing wound!.!.!.it is only the surface of deep pain!.!.!.you take care of the pain and the cutting stops!. It is a cry for help!.!.!.If it were me and I were you I would be making some anoyomes calls to child services and the police about the abuse!. you might very well be saving her life!. First off I would pray for her, God can put the right people in the situation to help her!. May I commend you for being a good friend!.!.!.get her to counseling!.!.let her talk to you without judgement!. Let her know this too shall pass!.!.!.life can get better!.!.!.and God loves her!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I'm guessing your friend is between the ages of 13 and 18!. My friend went through the same thing!. Seriously, it may be a sign of depression!. Teens go through depression mostly around 16 - 18 years old!. I know because I am going through almost the same thing!. If this problem is going on for a month or so, I would reccomend some kind of anti-depressant, but it may just be a phase or maybe just and argument at home (I hope) because you don't want to be depressed!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I don't think her parents hated her!. She is being a teenager and teenager always acted out and rebel!.
Tell her to stop acting that way!.!.!. and just do what her parents
tell her to do!.!.!. She will be 18 and she can move out after that
and get herself a job!.
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your friend doesn't deserve help or sympathy!. my ex wife cut herself, and divorcing her was the smartest thing i've ever done!. these people act the way they do for attention and to feel sorry for themselves!. cut (no pun intended) off all contact with her, and if enough people do that she'll stop!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I think you may want to tell your school counselor so she can get some help and possible intervention!. You can do so anonymously!.
It's the right thing to do!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
It's the right thing to do!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
^^ ignore this guy!.!.!. your friend needs you!.
Best thing you could do is to talk to your school counselor!.!.!. or even a teacher or other school worker you trust!. Professionals in schools are what is called "mandated reporters", which basically means that if they find out about any kind of abuse (no matter from who to who OR if it's self-abuse) they are REQUIRED to report it!.!.!. most often to social services!. At that point, they can step in and assist your friend with getting the help she is crying out for!.
btw: The whole "just getting attention" thing MAY (or may NOT) be true, but it's beside the point!. If your friend is hurting herself to get attention, she STILL needs help!. She may have a disorder called "Borderline Personality Disorder", which is common among self-harmers AND attention-seekers and CAN be treated!!Www@Answer-Health@Com
Best thing you could do is to talk to your school counselor!.!.!. or even a teacher or other school worker you trust!. Professionals in schools are what is called "mandated reporters", which basically means that if they find out about any kind of abuse (no matter from who to who OR if it's self-abuse) they are REQUIRED to report it!.!.!. most often to social services!. At that point, they can step in and assist your friend with getting the help she is crying out for!.
btw: The whole "just getting attention" thing MAY (or may NOT) be true, but it's beside the point!. If your friend is hurting herself to get attention, she STILL needs help!. She may have a disorder called "Borderline Personality Disorder", which is common among self-harmers AND attention-seekers and CAN be treated!!Www@Answer-Health@Com