What you all said makes sense. But how am I supposed to sit back and watch my best friend do horrible things to herself? Doesn't that make me look a little crazy? Because it makes me feel crazy. How can I be there for her if I cant do anything to help her? And what happens if she does get those stitches Deliquesce was talking about. I would know that I let her get that bad to the point she harmed herself so horribly that she needs stitches. How do you think that would make me feel? So you all are telling me that I need to let my friend hurt herself on a daily basis and not push the self injury subject. I dont think that sounds like much of a friend. Even if I pushed it a little too much, she's the type that cant be alone and I'm the only one she talks to. She would never push me away. She understands that I want to help her. I just dont want to see her get as bad as I was with cutting. I did horrible things to myself when I was a cutter. I just got worse and worse and worse because I had no one to help me. I had plenty of friends but they all acted like I needed my space. But all I needed was a friend to be assertive enough with me to help me quit. I finally got that, but it took a couple years. But if you all really think that just letting her do that to herself is the best way to go then I will try it out. But it's going to be extremely difficult.