Help i have a friend here who keeps on cutting herself i'm worried about her what should i do?

Answer 1

tell her to use a sharper blade and stop procrastinating

Answer 2

If she won't stop and the self-mutilation gets worse, call the police. They will take her to a mental health facility. It sounds like she needs psychiatric treatment or at least a professional therapist to talk through her pain. You are a great friend to help her get through this very difficult time in her life. Assure her that you're not trying to judge her, that you care about her and that you'll stand by her until she gets through this.

Answer 3

be a friend, an get her medical help.Maybe she has had a bad experience an the pain is too much to handle, so she cuts herself for release, its called "self harming" type it into google, so you can get all the info about it, and know what you are dealing with. Good Luck-to you And your Friend x

Answer 4

You need to get her help..I don't know where you live but most states will do a BAKER ACT or similiar in which they keep a person for 72 hrs to evaluate their condition..All you have to do is call the police and they will take care of the rest..Good Luck & Best Wishes..

Answer 5

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/self-injury/DS00775
Self-injury/cutting
Introduction

For people who can't fathom deliberately hurting themselves, self-injury may seem shocking and frightening. But for people who do injure themselves by cutting or other means, self-injury offers a momentary sense of calm and a release of tension. Unfortunately, that's usually quickly followed by guilt and shame and the return of other painful emotions. And with self-injury comes the very real possibility of inflicting serious and even fatal injuries.

Self-injury isn't a specific disease or condition. Rather, it's a type of abnormal behavior. It may accompany a variety of mental disorders, such as depression and borderline personality disorder. Because self-injury is often done on impulse, it's sometimes considered an impulse-control behavior problem. Self-injury is also known as self-harm, self-injurious behavior and self-mutilation.

http://health.discovery.com/centers/teen/cutters/cutters.html
http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/mental_health/cutting.html
http://www.kidzworld.com/site/p4217.htm
http://www.thehelpline.net/selfinjury.html
http://teenadvice.about.com/od/cuttingbranding/
http://www.webmd.com/content/article/53/61375.htm

Answer 6

i had friends who used to cut themselves. about four, actually. i got two of them to stop by sitting them down and telling them that it's not worth it. i told them to stop cutting themselves for at least a month and see how much better life will get, and they did after about a week of persuasion. they finally stopped. unfortunately the other two kinda went in their own direction and stopped talking to me. they still cut themselves and i gave up trying to get them to stop. all you need to do is convince her that life will be better once she quits cutting herself. but also make sure that you know the reason why she is doing it so you can comfort her.

Answer 7

LET HER KNOW YOU ARE HERE TO HELP!


People who cut themselves do it because they have problems expressing how they feel and thinks that but hurting themselves physically actually makes them feel better. They are overflown with emotions. Like sadness, depression, anger.

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It is very important to let your friend know that you care about her and that you don't think she's a bad person for doing this.

If your friend is someone who finds it difficult to voice her feelings . Maybe you can get her a notebook and ask her to write all her thoughts and feelings in it. (you can actually reply her through that notebook)

The important thing is to encourage her to talk to someone who can help her to stop and deal with her problems.



Although cutting is difficult to stop, it is POSSIBLE!

Answer 8

The best thing you can do for your friend is to get her to some professional help & fast ...

Self mutilation can lead to much worse ...no time to sit & talk about it although she will need your support at this time & is
fortunate to have someone like you who cares .

Answer 9

aw that sux.. sadly i have friends that do it too. the best thing you can do is just be there for them..i no it dosn't sound helpfull but thats really all it takes just talk to them help them through it. you can't force your friend to stop so its best just to wait it out..or show her the issue on cutting yourself in last months cosmo or cleo it has a girl who is badly scared put me off it for sure! anyway good luck im sure your doing a good job. xx

Answer 10

Tell her parents, your parents, your guidance counselor, principal, teacher, her teacher, the school nurse, any adult who will listen and act on the information you've given them. She needs counseling. This is a disorder many young ladies suffer during teen years and there is help available.

Answer 11

I would start by calling a social service agency in your area---start with the mental health department. They can tell you how to effectively deal with this situation.