2007-03-13 17:28:02 · 12 answers · asked by Debbie W 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Odds are he’s cutting himself for one of two reasons:
1. He wants attention.
2. There’s so much pain in his life emotionally he wants to harm himself physically.
I think were you would need to start it to talk to him. Approach him with genuine concern, not nagging or condemning. You need him to open up to you, so you’ll have to take down his defenses and not trap him in a corner.
After that you should see if he would be open to talking to a mental health professional. Also, take an active interest in his life. He may hate you now for it, but ten years later he’ll appreciate it.
And remember this: A person considers suicide when his or her pain is greater than his or her ability to cope.
2007-03-13 17:43:20 · answer #1 · answered by Joel S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is hard to answer your question not knowing anything other than he cuts himself.
I would want to ask him/her what is bothering him so badly that causes him to do this. Of course with teens you cannot come right out and say it just like that. Spend a day with HIM/HER doing what HE/SHE likes to do. Then talk about things that interest HIM/HER and gradually ask the question? Now you need to do this with parental guidance and their language at the same time, so that they know you do care as a parent; but you are willing to listen to him/her at their level. You will get more out of them than you think. Once you get the answer then you will know exactly what to do to guide him. HINT: If he/she told during the time you spent together this is one thing you want to do more often.
2007-03-13 17:50:33 · answer #2 · answered by no.#1 Mom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just, whatever you do, don't let the cutting make them less accountable. If you back out of disciplining them because they cut, they'll just cut or threaten suicide every time they get into trouble. I'm saying this from my experience of being a cutter. The best way to get them to stop cutting, Don't Let Them Think It's Accomplished Anything. Once the parent puts it into their head that it's accomplished something, nobody can talk them out of believing that it doesn't.
2007-03-14 06:59:32 · answer #3 · answered by Melissa Y 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are psychological reasons behind to what your teen is doing all they are doing is trying to get your attention if your constantly yelling at them or if they are in trouble everyday i would find a therapist for your teen if that dont work your therapist will be able to reccomend you somewhere
2007-03-13 17:33:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a friend with this problem. He had a low self esteem and felt that this relieved his anxieties. Hurting himself actually gave him some sort of relief in the problems he had with people making fun of him. You teen needs someone to talk to. S/he needs some councelling.
2007-03-13 17:34:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hate Abercrombie and Fitch, so I would be laughing with the other 8% while the other 92% was dead.
2016-03-28 22:33:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get him / her to a psychiatrist as soon as possible. This is the best and most effective thing that you can do. Sorry that you're going through this.
2007-03-13 17:34:07 · answer #7 · answered by Neil L 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell him to quit beating around the bush and leave the gun cabinet unlocked.
2007-03-13 17:55:13 · answer #8 · answered by Brutally_Honest 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell them if they hate thier life, in a few years theyll be able to move away and change it.
2007-03-13 17:33:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You need to get him help. If it is at school report it to a counselor.
2007-03-13 17:33:46 · answer #10 · answered by Timothy Y 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋