My best friend cuts herself b/c of guys?

she says things just get to her but i know its over guys b/c it always has been. i feel that i have run out of advice to give her. can anyone help me to give her better advice that may stop her from hurting herself futher. thank u!

My best friend cuts herself b/c of guys?
this is a very serious, yet common thing for many young girls to do. The reason people do this is because they are in so much emotional pain and they do not know how to direct it. They cut because the physical pain feels better than the emotional pain. They cut because when it hurts physically, then its a reason to cry and it's like a catalyst to letting out some of the emotional pain. Some cut because they feel completely numbed emotionally and they just want to feel something. Your friend needs help. Encourage her to seek some counseling. If she is a minor, she needs to talk with a school counselor and/or her parents. No boy is worth going through everything she is going through. I know of a really excellent article that discusses this subject in more detail.
Reply:Tell her mother so she can get help. There are psychotropic drugs that help with this condition
Reply:Your friend needs professional help. If you want to save her, you have to report her actions to the mental health authorities in your area. Sorry. I don't think there is anything else that can be done. Cutting oneself is a serious mental problem that just being a good friend and offering advice will almost never stop.





Good for you for being there for her. I'm very proud to have known someone as great as you are, if only second hand here on the Yahoo! answers board.
Reply:people self mutilate because they think they aren't in control of anything else. they think that the pain they give themselves is the only thing they can control. if the problem is about guys it would be a self-esteem problem. teen and preteen boys are jerks; they are selfish, stupid, and heavily influenced by their friends. that's all i can say, raise her self-esteem and tell her to concentrate on her studies more... tip: check out some self-esteem and "how do i get a guy to like me" questions. there sometimes are wise answers.
Reply:why should she cut her self boys are not wrth a tear ao injuries or nothing else well tell your friend that boys are not worth anything.