Parent Cutting Please Help
health advisory
Hospital
Mental Health
2007-11-15 19:02:19
jaysangel040106@yahoo.com
good luck!
TRY TO TALK TO YOUR MOM AND MAKE HER FEEL BETTER-- TALK TO HER ABOUT IT AND MAKE HER GO TO FUN PLACES OR TAKE A VACATION be her little angel!!!!!!!
Give her cool cut some credit. Buy a gift package with aloe vera neosporin and a band-aid. No-one will want to get involved. If shes doing it to spook you, hit her in the jaw and try to knock her out, then run away. Oh, hi.
talk to a counselor at school.
Okay, well that sucks. Whatever you do, don't ever try to imitate her so that you can understand what it does for her - in other words, don't cut! As far as what you can do about it, there really isn't much. It's the same as with an alcoholic or drug user - you can't make them stop until/unless they are ready/want to.
Sadly your Mom did not learn healthy coping methods.
One potential thing that can be done is for you to get your Dad and bros and sis? and whatever family and friends involved and plan an intervention. Demand that she seek treatment and make sure that she knows everyone is doing this out of love for her. Most cutters don't really want to keep cutting themselves - they know it numbs the pain/issues for a little bit - but the pain and issues always come back and the scars never go away. It's a crappy thing to do or live with.
The best thing you can do for you is to keep yourself in a healthy and positive state. Take care of you and work on goals in your life.