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Oct 16, 2010, 11:10 AM
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I believe this counts as self-injury but I would really like some advice.
My friend punches herself until her skin turns purple, and she has done this so frequently that she has lost feeling in certain parts in her arm. This is a little bit different from other forms of self-injury, but I know that it is still self-injury. I have plenty of examples with how to deal with someone who cuts or burns as a means of self injury... But how do I go about helping her in any way? |
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Oct 18, 2010, 04:21 AM
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Does your friend have other problems like depression or family problems? Do you think that her family would help her if they found out? Does this girl have an adult who she trusts?
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Oct 19, 2010, 01:01 AM
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I've known her my whole life but I know very little about her home life. It's a very strange thing to realize, so I don't know if she has had a problem with depression, and I'm not sure how her family would help her out. Her father works several hours a day and comes home late at night. Her mother works at a bank but spends a lot of her time helping her grandmother...
As far as I know, her mother might be a bit abusive. Her father has always seemed like a light-hearted, good natured guy. Both her and her father have had issues with insomnia... So far it seems that she trusts her parents fair enough, but she doesn't really want to trust people with her problems. Her, I, and another friend of hers have talked about how she should probably talk to someone such as a councilor, but she admitted that she has trouble opening up to people and telling them her problems... |
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Oct 19, 2010, 03:12 AM
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I would continue to encourage her to see a counselor.
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