You NEED to tell someone. I had the same problem. My best friend my grandma that I was cuting myself. And now I don't. It might not be as easy for her, though. But if you REALLY care for her you will tell. She might get mad at you, but you did it because you cared. And even if she doesn't want to be friends, you will know you at least saved her life, because cutting yourself can KILL you.
talk to her about it and see if something is bothering her
All you can do is be there for her - she has to allow herself to move on.
Talk to a psychologist about how you can't stop cutting yourself. He can help you. If you have a good friend, talk to them. Surely they can help you in getting your problem done and over with.
She was 11 years old when she started cutting herself.
She needs immediate professional help. Do whatever you can to get her to a therapist. See the links below for more information. You sound like you are a teen just like me. And teens are not going to go to adults to get professional help. I understand, because I am doing the same thing in life that your friend is doing. Life is hard, and it is her choice to cut herself. There is 2 things that you can do; what I do when a friend of mine is cutting, smoking, or hurting themselves in anyway, is tell them that if they do, that they will loose everything. My friend was doing hard drugs, so I told him that if he continues, I will do them all twice as hard. And that got him to stop. My other friend, she was cutting, and I told her that if she continued, I would cut twice as deep. She stopped.
You can not convince your girlfriend that it hurts you when she cuts herself to save a life. If she is cutting herself to save a life something is horribly wrong. In this day and time, no life can be saved by cutting yourself. Your girlfriend needs more help than you can give her.
You are obviously a good, kind person to be checking things out on behalf of your friend. It is a great help for her to have your support. In my experience, I understand that actually telling them not to do it, often makes it worse. It is better to talk about their feelings and try and understand why they feel they must do it. The danger of this behaviour is infection, which can happen. It can help if they can be persuaded to put an ice cube against their skin, instead of cutting it, as it can sometimes halt the desire to cut themselves. Ideally your friend should go and see a professional, like a doctor, or a youth counsellor. It would be a start. And you are there in the background being supportive - not everyone has such a thoughtful friend.
A lot of people that cut themselves use 'cat scratches' as an excuse. It can be hard to cope with the idea that your friend is hurting themselves, and it can be even harder to get them help when they're denying it. It's not easy to talk to adults or specialists about your friend's problems and secrets, but it may be the only thing you can do to help her get better. Chances are that if you were right about her cutting, then she'll be mad at first when she hears you've told, but in the end...you might end up having saved her life.
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Try EVERYTHING , tell her parents and sisters or brothers. She is deppressed in some way, dont not be her friend cause of it.. Just be-friend her and HELP her, theres clearly something wrong . ='( Shes deppressed .. Idk what lots of info really means .. Cause you dont need much.. lmao ;) But anyway, do all of that. And if that doesnt help tell the teacher or principal whatever helps.
Your friend needs professional help. Cutting is actually a symptom of something deeper going on, sort of like a cough is a symptom of pneumonia. If your friend is cutting, something else is wrong. Cutting is an unhealthy way of dealing with emotional problems like stress or feeling out of control of a situation. The best you can do his tell his/her parents, a school counselor, or a teacher. Your friend needs help, and probably not help you are able to give them. It may feel like you are betraying your friend by seeking help for them, but you are saving them from something a lot bigger than what you can see on the surface.
if he/she is really your best friend you should be able to say as nice as you can to get over herself and youll help him/her through whatevers happened but they have to c-oporate without them being offended.