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    samantha lear Posts: 3, Reputation: 0
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    Jul 8, 2011, 06:06 PM
    My friend cuts her self what do I do? I'm really worried about her
    I'm worried:(
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    Jul 9, 2011, 10:51 AM

    Do your know specifically WHY she does this?
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    Jul 11, 2011, 07:44 AM

    Well, you could follow your own advice: "i have a friend that is doing the same her parents dont know she is pretty bad with it i would talk to her a much as you can about you need to stop and stuff lke that but most of all i would pray as hard as you can for her!!!!!!!if anything can help her its GOD!!!" https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/mental...-254151-3.html

    Please keep in mind that not everyone on this Board is Christian and/or believes in your God. You repeatedly post "pray" as your answer.
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    Jul 11, 2011, 08:08 AM
    Cutting goes hand in hand with mental health problems.

    If her parents are unaware she is cutting, they need to know. If they know and this serious issue is not being dealt with appropriately through Doctors and mental health avenues, and this friend is a minor, then seek outside help with a social service agency. If she has grandparents, aunts, uncles, an older sibling, etc. tell them and ask for help.

    It takes professional intervention to deal with a person who is actively cutting, and as a friend there is only so much you can do. You must be careful not to get drawn into this situation so deeply that you cannot see how little you can really do for her.

    Friendship assumes both the good, and the bad during a relationship. You are not helping her, if she remains untreated. I personally think that stepping up outside the serious reality of this situation, is more important, and a true act of friendship, rather than remaining silent. Inform appropriately those who can actually get her the help she is in desperate need of.

    Being worried about her, is not enough.
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