My friend is dealing with self-injury and I feel bad because I don't know how to help. She says she doesn't want to talk about it, and I respect that and don't want to push her if she doesn't want to.
But I want to do something, and I want to make sure I watch for warning signs in case she gets worse.
I started snapping a rubber band against my wrist any time I think a bad thought (i have obsessions, similar to Ocd). It would've been fine but a couple times my wrist had red marks from it. my other friend, a former self-harmer, looked worried when i told her and told me to make sure not to go any further with it. I notice her glancing over at me now when I do it so I try not to do it around her. Haven't done it lately though! things like that come and go with me. I swore to myself though I couldn't tell anyone about those kinds of things cause it's attention seeking, so I feel guilty even mentioning it here.