I have a problem with cutting and its gone around the school and some people beleive it some people dont but I'm a pretty well liked kid and I have a reputation to take kare of... i recently slit my wrist and i had to go to the hospital and get stitches and the only person there that night was my X boyfreind and my mom..it left a NASTY Mark that will leave a really really bad scar i kno...2 gurls found out about it when they seen me in walmart the other day and since then more than 10 people have called me asking me IS IT TRUE YOU SLIT YOUR WRIST!?!?!?! and when i tell them I'll tell you after you tell me who told you this..they keep telling me umm I dont remember or things like that...idk whether it was my x or those 2 gurls but either way idk how to cover this up and how to deal cuz these kids's parents are talking about it and stuff and i feel like a really bad influence to them even tho im going counseling and have stopped since then. what should i do? and what should I tell them?
2006-06-23 21:23:39 · 8 answers · asked by lexy u 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Adolescent
This sounds like a familiar scene for me.....i had exactly the same situ at school myself only my situ was constant cutting and my wrists are an extreme mess....It may help you to enlist the help of a teacher on this one...i know you dont want to advertise the fact that you have done this but having the teacher aware of the problems you are facing regarding it...may help...can you get your parents to talk to them?.....As for covering the scar...makeup could help but i dont know about you i like to look at my scars to remind me of how stupid i was and how i dont really want to go down that route again. ....Fair play to you on the counselling...it takes guts to face up to your mistakes. As for the x boyfriend...just an idea...but maybe you could go up to him whilst there are a number of people around and point out that this is the reason that he is an 'x' and not a current...trust me people are habitual and it wont be too long b4 they have something else to focus on besides you and your scar....good luck and i hope this has helped just a little...xx
2006-06-23 21:38:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Girl.. don't stop going to counseling, and don't worry about other people, as you describe, they're just dumb people looking for something to talk about... next time you get asked about it (and you know it's not because they're worried about you) answer "yeah, i slit my wrist, why don't you try it?".
It is rude, but I think it's even more rude to treat you like a freak... nobody has the right to step on you, specially in these hard moments.
Your life depends on you, not on this bunch of airheads, go back to counseling, I'm sure it will help you to deal with this whole situation... it is hard, and you need a helping hand.
Good luck, girl!
PS: About the scar... you can cover it with some bracelets (lucky you, they're big now... and now fashion says "the more, the better"). And you can talk to a dermatologist, I've heard there are some wonderful creams that help to relief the scars, or to make them smaller.... if it's already closed in your skin, but bumpy... you can use some corrector in the meantime to discimulate it.
2006-06-23 21:36:18 · answer #2 · answered by ma_isa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know what to tell you to tell people, but to cover it up (if it goes across your wrist and not down your arm) you could get a really wide cuff bracelet that fits kinda tight on your arm. If you do that, make sure to put some gauze or something between the cut and the bracelet. Just so you know, people will probably still suspect you're trying to hide something, but people talk about other people all the time and there's really nothing you can do about it.
2006-06-23 21:33:23 · answer #3 · answered by Tiffany 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u made the right decision to quit there.thumbs up for u.for the next part,u can tell them what made u actually do something as dangerous as cutting ur own wrist.tell them the danger and the impact of ur action to the people around u and urself.tell them don't do it as it may cost them their lives.i have a similar experience when i was younger,though i didn't really slit my wrist.i have this bad habit to hurt myself every time im depressed or in a bad mood.i simply took any sharp object around me and started to cut myself until the part which i cut was smeared with blood.but then i decided to quit as i was close to be getting a serious infection.so please never do it again~
2006-06-23 22:03:01 · answer #4 · answered by saru_lp 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its called a wristband were 2 wristbands and if they ask u that show them the wrist that isnt slit. just say if u have a problem with that if so go jump off a cliff
2006-06-24 17:44:57 · answer #5 · answered by minime 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont tell them anything its not their business. Be careful hun slitting your wrists is very addicting, i have the scars to prove it, good luck
2006-06-24 10:17:25 · answer #6 · answered by jackdanielschik17 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell them the truth, and tell they how dangerous it was for you to do that. That you could have lost your life and you're so glad you're still her and can talk to them. That you are getting help. If you asked them to support you they would kids are REALLY bright.
2006-06-23 21:31:16 · answer #7 · answered by duuh 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i almost slit my wrist once. but then i snaped out of it. i want to live. i want to be successful in life. i have modivation to go on in life. i am driven. i will not surrender. don't surrender.
screw those damn ppl. i don't know how to deal with this.
good luck.
DON'T SURRENDER.
2006-06-30 21:17:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋