She needs help for depression. Encourage her to talk to a doctor and get some recommendations for counselling and/or medication. I am a depressive, so I know what it is like to feel the type of sadness she is feeling, but this is not the way to go. Friends encouraged me to get help. Be a good friend, like mine were to me. ALl the best.

Buy her a Punchbag so she can punch away her anger

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In addition to singwells answer I would add - Teach her to meditate. It will help her get in touch with her feelings and see them for what they are... My brother suffers terribly from depression and the doctors finally found the right medication. He told me only this monday saying "I feel like I have only just woken up Brad, from when I was 13." He's 57. I cried. You have all by best wishes. Thank you for being such a caring person. Your friend needs you.

we all need our release. maybe you could encourage her to find an artistic means to help her through. i understand her situation but i also know that self destructiveness isn't very effective.

She has to flip her view of the future from sad to hopeful. So, anything you can do to help her do that. Actually, first, anything you can do to help her WANT to do that.

Tell her how much it hurts You. How that wound on her body and inside is tearing away at you.

The cutting isnt about you or how it makes you feel. Itshow SHE feels. Its how She handles whatever pain she feels on the inside. She must find a way to address it. You can be there and be supportive but laying a guilt trip on her about how bad she makes you feel will only compound the issue. You can tell how much you care, and tell her if she wants to talk when she feels like cutting you will listen. her self esteem is low. Support her. Listen like a real friend and be ready for a late nite call- and answer with no hesitation.Follow through and be a friend.

Help her find a different outlet for her pain. Like for example get her a punching bag and let her beat the crap out of it till her knuckles bleed when she gets down.

I think u need to sit her down and talk to her.. Tell her how u really feel about her doing this.. And it may come to the point to where u seek after help.. i mean not like fo ru but for her.. Because she may come to the point to where she wants to kill herself. I have learned that if u love someone enough u will find help for them and u will tell someone that wont say anything.. And if she gets mad thats her problem.. Because all u wanted to do was help her.. and if she loves u enough she wont get mad but if she does i promise she wont stay mad long..

take her to the desert and let her walk in the sunshine!

Do nothing but let her know you are there for her. Sometimes it has nothing to do with depression but more with anxiety. When she cuts she most likely feel like all the pain, anger and lack of control bleed out.

Nothing - you don't have that power over her or anybody else but yourself. All that you can do is tell her parents, preferably face to face and in private. They are really the only people that have the power to get her some help - sadly you cannot help her and you cannot stop her. If she won't tell somebody who could help then you can tell them - and it could even be a teacher at your school if you prefer. She may not want you to do it and you do not have to tell her as long as you tell somebody else. This is way to heavy a burden for such young shoulders to bear alone - and I refer to you, not her. If all else fails, tell your own parents about it before it starts to weigh you down.

People who have been sexually and otherwise abused are often, "cutters" so personally, I'd tell someone who can help her, outside of her family. Like a school counselor or be bolder and call your local child abuse number. You don't have to give your name.

IF SHES TELLING YOU THATS GREAT AND SHE LISTENS THATS GREAT SHE NEEDS A FRIEND LIKE YOU JUST MAKE SURE SHE NOT CUTTING ACCROSS HER WRISTS SHES LUCKY TO HAVE A FRIEND LIKE YOU MOST OF US DON'T

It's probably working better than any antidepressant. Let it be.

this sounds bad but you can't really help her stop. you can give her ways to cope with whatever she is going through but telling her to stop isn't going to help. i cut and when i was confronted everyone told me to just stop, cold turkey. i couldn't though, now i have no one to talk to. just be and good friend and give her support. let her know you understand and don't think any less of her. i wish someone was there for me like that and to tell me those things.

As a cutter, i would tell her I do the same thing as to not sound hypocritical. If I was her friend, I'd tell her she was beng silly and to see someone about it. Avoid parents, though, because witht hem involved, the problem will only mount, honestly, she might get worse. She needs a home environment that's completely clueless of her condition so she feels like she can get back to her life like nothing happened (whether thats delusional or not)

My boyfriend cut his arm four times while I was sitting in the next room. He's 24. The thing that blows my mind is that I knew that's what he was doing, but I didn't say anything since I didn't want to believe it was true. After he finished, he said I was going to be upset with him and asked me for some bandages. I saw his arm, and I just started to cry. He said that the look on my face was worse than the pain he had from cutting himself. His cuts were deep, and he told me he cut himself slowly to watch the gap form in his arm. For him, knowing how much I care was enough to promise me that he's going to try to find another release. I also talked to his family, and they assured him that they're proud of him and that they love him. Just like I've heard from other people who have been/are "cutters," he was also sexually abused when he was younger, and has had other family-related issues in his past. I didn't talk to any of his family members who were a part of those issues. He refuses to see a therapist, and I won't make him go since it could really hurt our relationship. It's hard for me at times, but I listen to him when he talks about his past experiences. When it is too much for me, I talk to someone I can trust. My boyfriend knows this. A friend of mine told me that as long as my boyfriend is talking, that's a good sign. Even if it's not to a professional, he is finally talking about things that have been upsetting him. The main difference between me and a professional is that they have a degree for what they do, and that their clients don't see them every day and might feel safer talking with someone they don't usually see verses someone they see daily. I have had friends commit suicide, and I have had friends who have cut themselves. None of my friends who have committed suicide cut themselves, but that's not to say that it doesn't happen. Let your friend know that you're there to listen, and that you care about her very much. Check up on them and tell them when you see that they are truly happy. It takes a very strong person to be able to help a friend through this, and if you feel you might not be strong enough or that the situation is endangering the person's life, then talk with someone you think will be able to help.

I've been the friend who cuts. The thing t]hat brought me to my senses was seeing how messed up and terrified my friend (in this case the "you") became because of it. She didn't deserve that. So, I quit. I've been stopped for 2 months, and it's the only thing that keeps me from pulling out the blade again. Tell her how much it hurts you delicately because it could make her cut more or stop. If she's really far gone, her life is more important than your friendship. Only if it's a life or death situation, tell her parents and the guidance counselor.

wow.....i am suprised that she did not die...you all know the way to slit your wrist's is not horizontal, but, vertically...but, sometimes that does not work.....i have known a lot of people who took their own life and not leave a note......that is really sad....she may have to be hospitalized to ensure her own safety....take care....Brian....

you should spend alot of time with her because most cutters cut for attention

Tell her that it upsets you that she harms herself. And that everytime you see she has a new cut you too will cut yourself.

ok, if u want my opinion, which im sure u do because u posted this, i would talk to her about it, listen, find out the truth, just because people cut doesnt mean thet are suicidal, when i did, i wasnt suicidal, it wasnt until i quit that i was suicidal even. but all you can do is talk to her, if you make her talk to her parents or a counselor or anyone else, it will most likely only make things worse, it did for me because i was ashamed, so find out how she truely feels about it. maybe she just needs someone to be there for her. so be there. thats all i have to say. thanks :)

In my experience, a person like this needs a shock to get out of it. She is in a rut, and it is jarring to get out of a rut! It may permanently ruin your friendship, but you could try staring that shock yourself and telling her parents or your parents. Or you could wait to see if the shock happens in some other way, in which case your friendship may be spared. Or you could wait and watch her self-destruct. Or maybe she'll get out of this without the shock, I don't know. This is one of those situations where you can't know what to do -- you'll only know that in retrospect. Good luck.

This is a common practice with emo kids. It is less harmful than eating fried foods. What will it take to get you to totally stop eating fried foods? It is a phase and they will grow out of it.

I bet everyone else gives You a lot of great advice about it, so I'm not going to repeat it. . I'll just add, that if all someone wants is some pain, then let Her find a way to get pain without hurting Herself permanently. There are many ways to feel pain without permanent damage and there is no need to cut oneself. . So a temporary solution might be to suggest such a method to Her.

look shes not realy suicidal shes emo its a little different. if you want to helf find out whats making her sad and if its the parents then try to confort her and invite her to your house alot so shes not home whith them alot and help her make lots of friends and chat with her about her problem and make sure she lets out a good cry it could help. good luck with your friend. o and tell her not to kut her self she is better than that.